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According to Dealogic data, more than one-fourth of 600 companies that went public in 2020 or 2021 via a traditional IPO traded at less than $2 a piece as of Friday's close. This includes Oatly Group AB, which makes oat milk, and loanDepot Inc. which is an online lender. SPACs (special-purpose acquisition companies) are another reason that many companies went public during the boom in mergers.

Individual investors have increased their stock holdings in the most volatile year since 2008, when global markets were at their highest point. U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded fund have attracted over $100 billion in net inflows in this year. This is one of the largest amounts in EPFR data since 2000.

Last week, regulators presented a proposal that would allow some stocks to be listed in price increments as small as one-tenths of a penny. For example, Uber Technologies Inc. shares trade at $26.20. The proposal would allow for prices as high as $26.204.

The National Association of Home Builders publishes its index, which tracks sentiment among single-family homebuilders. This year, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index fell in every month. The November preliminary reading was 39, down from the October reading of 45 and September's reading of 54.

Individual investors have increased their stock holdings in the most volatile year since 2008, when global markets were at their highest point. U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded fund have attracted over $100 billion in net inflows in this year. This is one of the largest amounts in EPFR data since 2000.

An aide to the committee stated that the panel will release certain materials, including the executive summary of its report and details about referrals, as well as information about witnesses who appeared before the select committee.

A statement made Sunday by a Qatari diplomat to EU stated that the European Parliament's decision "will negatively impact regional and global security cooperation as well as ongoing conversations around global energy poverty, security, and security." He also noted that Qatar is an important supplier to Belgium of liquefied gas.

There were more than 160 seats up for election. According to the government, 8.8% of eligible voters had voted by Saturday night. That's roughly 803,000 people. Tunisia is home to approximately 12 million people and 9 million eligible voters.

Nearby, Ukrainian troops used cranes to place concrete slabs. This helped strengthen the area. Three newly arrived tanks thundered past, their turrets flashing with blue-and yellow flags. The thumps and artillery could be heard making a distant sound of machine gun fire.

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This article is a text-version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter that was published earlier today.

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