A mail carrier wearing a protective mask passes a banner displaying Palantir Technologies Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Shares of Palantir Technologies, a data mining company co-founded by technology billionaire Peter Thiel, opened trading today on the New York Stock Exchange at $10 after the company sold shares to investors in a direct offering. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images