Stocks Finish Second Straight Quarter of Big Gains Many investors attribute the strong performance to an economy that has steadily improved—though it remains far from where it was to start the year—as well as a powerful surge in big technology stocks. Zoom, Tesla Among Market Stars This Year

Palantir Grabs $21 Billion Valuation With Direct Listing Data-firm Palantir and Asana were the first two major companies to do a direct listing since Slack and Spotify. Palantir’s IPO Shortcut: A Direct Listing