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Month: February 2020
Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms…
Read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders…
Free trading fuels rampant speculation in stocks like Tesla and Virgin Galactic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked…
Buffett says it’s ‘almost certain’ stocks will beat bonds over long term if rates, taxes stay low
Warren Buffett says stocks are the place to be invested in for the long haul if…
This fund is a play for the millennial home renter, and some of its holdings are up big this year
A contractor prepares a sliding door for a home under construction at the Toll Brothers Inc.…
Here’s how to tell a bear market is coming
A trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December…
Free trading fuels rampant speculation in stocks like Tesla and Virgin Galactic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Friday
Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 228 points The Dow dropped 227.6 points, or 0.78%, to close…
Fed officials downplay virus even as markets see rate cuts
When Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, should that influence the Fed’s…
Investors in LatAm get bitten by the hotel investment bug as Ayenda raises $8.7 million
Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains. In fact, Ayenda,…
Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion in settling criminal and civil investigations into its fraudulent sales practices
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $3 billion and admit wrongdoing to settle criminal and civil investigations…
Stock market live Friday: Dow down 220, JPMorgan sees ‘sell signals,’ hedge funds buy tech
This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 4:01 pm: Dow drops more than 200…
Stock market live updates: Dow down 280, JPMorgan sees ‘sell signals,’ hedge funds buy tech
This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 4:01 pm: Dow drops more than 200…
Bloomberg’s plan to tackle the $1.7 trillion student loan crisis
Democratic presidential candidate former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during the Democratic presidential primary…
Coronavirus fears spoiled a solid earnings season and will further dominate markets ahead
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The coronavirus…
Fed’s Mester calls for changes in how rate decisions are communicated
Loretta Mester Jodi Gralnick | CNBC The Federal Reserve should be providing markets more information about…
Outdoor Voices founder Tyler Haney is stepping down as CEO as growth slows
Tyler Haney, the founder and chief executive of activewear label Outdoor Voices, has stepped down, the…