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Motley Fool Money · Friday, August 14, 2026

Afterpay's Acquisition by Block Faces Scrutiny

The discussion touches on the performance of Australian tech companies, specifically mentioning WiseTech and Afterpay. Andrew Rampage notes that WiseTech is down 60%, and expresses doubt about the success of Afterpay's acquisition by Block, suggesting it has not gone well.

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Wise tech or is that sixty percent down probably
Andrew Rampage
after pay or acquired by a block but I don't think that's gone well
Andrew Rampage
No hasn't Or at least from the from the purchase price
Andrew Rampage
Heard on Motley Fool Money — “Another day, another bailout? August 14, 2026, published Friday, August 14, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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