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Jessica Mendoza

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The Journal.
The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

With all this cash flying around, there are some jitters, too.

The Journal.
The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

Just this month, the market reached an all-time high, but it also had its worst day of the year.

The Journal.
The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

And that tension has Spencer thinking about an old Wall Street allegory about a shoeshine boy.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

Those Kennedys.

The Journal.
The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

The Shoeshine Boy story is about knowing when to pull out of the market.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

And it speaks to a question that looms for investors.

The Journal.
The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

Are they getting in at the bottom or buying at the top?

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

So Spencer, do you think this IPO frenzy is an opportunity or a risk?

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

That's all for today, Monday, June 15th.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

If you want to read more of Spencer's writing, check out his Markets AM newsletter.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

We'll link to it in our show notes.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

We're out every weekday afternoon.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

Thanks for listening.

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The Great IPO Frenzy of 2026

See you tomorrow.

The Journal.
‘Backrooms’ Turns an Online Obsession Into Box-Office Gold

My son knows that I sometimes can snag tickets to premieres or early screenings.

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‘Backrooms’ Turns an Online Obsession Into Box-Office Gold

That's how I first learned this film existed, which he started asking me if I could get him into the earliest possible screening, ideally into the premiere.

The Journal.
‘Backrooms’ Turns an Online Obsession Into Box-Office Gold

This wasn't just like, oh, this is a cool movie.

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‘Backrooms’ Turns an Online Obsession Into Box-Office Gold

This is like, you know, a big screen expansion of this whole mythology that has been really meaningful to him for several years.