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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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Afterpay's Acquisition by Block Faces Scrutiny — Heardvine