Anatomy of a collapse
The collapses
How companies actually failed, and the early warnings that called each one first, with the receipts on screen. Every figure traced to primary sources.
No. 01 // SDC
$8.9B
peak valuation, gone in four years
How SmileDirectClub Lost $9 Billion in 4 Years
An $8.9 billion teeth-aligner IPO the market rejected on day one, that stranded two million customers when it died.
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No. 02 // BBBY
$11.7B
spent on its own stock buybacks
How Bed Bath & Beyond Bought Itself Into Bankruptcy
A $12 billion retail icon that bought back its own stock until it couldn't pay its bills, then liquidated 480 stores and wiped out shareholders.
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No. 03 // YELL
$700M
government bailout that bought three years
The $700M Bailout That Couldn't Save Yellow Trucking
A 99-year-old trucking giant the government bailed out with $700 million, that collapsed three years later in the largest trucking bankruptcy in US history.
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