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Airbnb said to price IPO between $67 and $68
The WSJ is reporting that Airbnb is expected to price its IPO at either $67 or…
UK electric vehicle startup Arrival picks Charlotte for its North American headquarters
Arrival, the U.K. electric vehicle startup that plans to become a publicly traded company through a…
Covid relief bill would add a $300 boost to unemployment benefits for 16 weeks
A $908 billion Covid relief bill would pay $300 a week in extra jobless benefits and…
Dow falls more than 100 points as tech drop pushes stocks off record highs
Stocks fell on Wednesday, retreating from the record highs, as tech shares struggled and traders weighed…
Consumers are spending more in 2020 than they did in 2019, says Bank of America CEO
Moynihan’s commentary is the latest indication that many Americans are showing a surprising financial resilience.Moynihan’s commentary…
GetAccept raises $20M Series B, led by Bessemer, to expand its sales platform for SMBs
Last year all-in-one digital sales platform GetAccept raised a $7 million Series A funding round. The…
Squire, a barbershop tech startup, triples its valuation to $250M in latest round
Squire, a startup that sells software to barbershops, has raised $59 million in a round led…
Dow falls 100 points as uncertainty around additional stimulus remains, Apple drops 1%
Stocks slipped on Wednesday, easing from record highs set earlier in the day traders weigh the…
TC Sessions: Space 2020 launches next week
TC Sessions: Space 2020, our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week…
Covid relief bill would add a $300 boost to unemployment benefits for 16 weeks
A $908 billion Covid relief bill would pay $300 a week in extra jobless benefits and…
Stimulus SBA: PPP EIDL Grants Advance Forgiveness
The Small Business Administration Payment Protection Program loan forgiveness, confusion about Halloween dates and the forms…
MTG acquires mobile racing game studio Hutch Games for up to $375 million
Sweden’s MTG is making a significant acquisition in the mobile gaming industry. The company is acquiring…
Arthur.ai snags $15M Series A to grow machine learning monitoring tool
At a time when more companies are building machine learning models, Arthur.ai wants to help by…
Stuf raises $1.8M to rethink self-storage
Stuf, a new startup transforming basements and other unused spaces into self-storage locations, is announcing that…
With investors expecting a Latin American cryptocurrency boom, Mexico’s Bitso raises $62 million
Six years after the launch of the Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform Bitso, the…
European Central Bank set to increase its stimulus as Covid lockdowns blight the economic recovery
The ECB is set to expand its massive stimulus program on Thursday as the continent deals…
HealNow raises $1.3 million to bring online payments to pharmacies
As the healthtech landscape rapidly evolves another startup is making its presence known. HealNow has closed…
China court blacklists cash-strapped apartment rental startup Danke
As financial troubles escalate at Danke, China’s authorities are stepping in to hold the once-promising apartment…
Stock futures slightly up after markets reach record highs and S&P 500 tops 3,700
U.S. stock futures rose slightly early Wednesday, building on recent strength that’s pushed the major averages…