Filling in the Origins of 'Blank Check' A bit of political shorthand has its roots in mid-19th-century British rhetoric—and chess.

Fallout from the coronavirus has fueled a fresh wave of interest in an unusual investment vehicle with a shaky reputation: the blank-check company. Blank-check companies are essentially big pools ...

Now, blank check companies have returned, but this year’s crop is a different breed. The celebrities are gone, the buzz has faded, and many SPACs are coming from serial sponsors who are, well ...

Companies can issue blank check preferred stock to raise capital and defend against hostile takeover bids.

Wall Street is enticing investors with SPACs — funds that won't say what they're buying.

The patient happened to be a lawyer who has represented people who faced surprise medical bills.

Rise of the unconventional IPO The popularity of the blank check method these days can be largely attributed to the volatility of markets and COVID-19.

Shares of blank-check firms, which have no operations, are sold to the public to finance a merger or acquisition that the executives haven’t yet identified.

In July the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit unanimously upheld Bush’s use of a military tribunal to try Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Guantánamo detainee who was allegedly Osama bin Laden’s ...

DEAR ABBY: I gave my stepdaughter a blank check to pay for my wife’s birthday party. She consulted me about the choice of the restaurant but did not talk to me about anything else. She had ...

Now, blank check companies have returned, but this year’s crop is a different breed. The celebrities are gone, the buzz has faded, and many SPACs are coming from serial sponsors who are, well ...