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Dow drops 1,300 points, S&P 500 loses 5% as coronavirus market sell-off reaches new low
Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, reaching a new coronavirus crisis low as investors worried about the economic…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Wednesday
Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange, December…
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It’s been a bonkers week in the world, with markets gyrating, companies fretting, investors tweeting and…
Focused on health in the home, Novi lands $1.5M to help CPG companies source clean, safe ingredients
Kimberly Shenk has been focused for a while now on “clean” products that are made without…
Investor Bill Miller calls this market one of the best buying opportunities of his lifetime
Bill Miller Scott Mlyn | CNBC Investor Bill Miller said during Wednesday’s violent market dive that…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Marriott, Carnival, Boeing, Kroger, United Airlines & more
This photo taken on January 11, 2018 shows a woman walking past Marriott signage in Hangzhou…
As Uber and Lyft continue to melt, the 2019 unicorn class loses its shine
You’d be excused for feeling that mid-2019 was in a different decade as far as venture-backed…
Manage remote teams with a transparent culture
Many companies have been designed to optimize productivity when everybody is in the office. As offices…
All Raise CEO Pam Kostka on how the world isn’t ending
This isn’t the first economic downturn All Raise CEO Pam Kostka has been through. “I was…
Quit Genius raises $11M Series A to expand into opioid, alcohol addiction treatment
Quit Genius, the YC-backed startup that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help folks quit smoking and…
Around is the new floating head video chat multitasking app
You have to actually get work done, not just video call all day, but apps like…
Lunchbox and Eniac launch a website for supporting local businesses
Many of you are probably looking for ways to support the restaurants and small businesses that…
With the travel market in tatters, when can Airbnb go public in 2020?
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Stock futures drop, hit ‘limit down’ halt, amid unprecedented volatility from coronavirus crisis
Stock futures pointed to big losses on Wednesday as the markets remained highly volatile with the…
Deepgram raises $12M for enterprise speech recognition
Deepgram, a startup focused on high-quality, real-time speech recognition, announced a $12 million Series A this…
British challenger bank Revolut launches accounts for children
Revolut Revolut, one of Europe’s biggest fintech (financial technology) firms, has launched a “money management” product…
Revolut launches Revolut Junior to help you manage allowance
Revolut is introducing a new product specifically targeted toward kids aged 7-17 years old — Revolut…
SoftBank may not complete $3 billion tender offer for WeWork, sources say
Japan’s SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during a press briefing on the company’s…
Dow futures fall 300 points in overnight trading after rebound on hopes for $1 trillion stimulus
Stock futures dipped in overnight trading on Tuesday as the markets remained highly volatile with the…