Home Guides & Resources chevron_right Economy and the Markets Today’s Market Takeaways: February 16, 2021 Published February 16, 2021 In our latest installment of Today’s Market Takeaways, Research Analyst Liz Laprade explains SPACs (special-purpose acquisition companies) and the potential risksThe probability that an investment will decline in value in the short term, along with the magnitude of that decline. Stocks are often considered riskier than bonds because they have a higher probability of losing money, and they tend to lose more than bonds when they do decline. of investing in them. Tags: coronavirusvideo