So in one of the most spectacular flameouts in recent years, Theranos went from a $ 9 billion Silicon Valley unicorn to a Silicon Valley unicorpse. (fortune.com)
But you don't need a spectacular flameout like that to hurt your portfolio. (moneysense.ca)
But the performance of ETFs such as iShares Russell Microcap Index (IWC) and PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap (PZI) has been unimpressive — perhaps because the micro-cap universe is full of flameouts as well as stars ready to soar. (kiplinger.com)