Technology companies have been doing all of the following in 2022 to respond to the meltdown in their stock price, except: a. b. C. d. e. Lining up to hire Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for new tech IPOS. The valuations of private, pre-IPO Fintech, cloud, software and e- commerce companies have come down, just like their public peers traded on Nasdaq. Firing workers and freezing new hires Writing off their stakes in crypto after the collapse of FTX, the second largest digital asset exchange in the world. Cutting back on expensive new projects like Mark Zuckerberg's multi-billion-dollar metaverse.

Technology companies have been doing all of the following in 2022 to respond to the meltdown in their stock price, except: a. b. C. d. e. Lining up to hire Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for new tech IPOS. The valuations of private, pre-IPO Fintech, cloud, software and e- commerce companies have come down, just like their public peers traded on Nasdaq. Firing workers and freezing new hires Writing off their stakes in crypto after the collapse of FTX, the second largest digital asset exchange in the world. Cutting back on expensive new projects like Mark Zuckerberg's multi-billion-dollar metaverse.

Essentials Of Investments

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