shakeout

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There are many U.S. startups, and a shakeout is likely coming.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

For workers like Tinner, it has been a rough realization that the Silicon Valley shakeout is stretching into another year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Investors essentially take refuge in another sector while the industry where they’ve been investing undergoes a shakeout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The proportion of unprofitable companies within the Russell 2000 index has climbed back to levels last seen during the post–financial-crisis shakeout.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

He is focused instead on what he calls JOMO, or the joy of missing out on a potential shakeout in tech stocks such as Palantir Technologies and other Nasdaq highfliers.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025