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Stock futures decline following a historic rebound as massive stimulus deal nears
Stock futures were lower in overnight trading, following Tuesday’s historic rally, as investors awaited an unprecedented…
Looking back at Zoom’s ascent a year after it filed to go public
Zoom, a video chat service then popular with corporations, filed to go public on March 22,…
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nike, Square, Boeing and more
A customer uses an Apple Inc. iPhone to make a payment on a Square Inc. device…
Swiss startup Creal is building display tech for the next generation of AR/VR headsets
After years of hype, the AR/VR space has certainly grown quieter as of late, but some…
Stock market live Tuesday: Dow soars 2,100 points, biggest jump in 80 years, stimulus close
All eyes are on Congress closing in on a much-needed stimulus bill to rescue the economy…
Control each other’s apps with new screensharing tool Screen
It’s like Google Docs for everything. Screen is a free interactive multiplayer screensharing app that gives…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Tuesday
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi waits for U.S. President Donald Trump to arrive to deliver…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Norwegian Cruise Line, American Airlines, Virgin Galactic, Zillow & more
People look out from aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises, as it…
Motion website blocker aims to improve your focus online as you WFH
Y Combinator’s latest class of startups arrived to a fairly lukewarm public reception last week as…
Astra encounters anomaly during pre-launch testing, will evaluate options for next attempt
Rocket launch startup Astra, which had been attempting to claim DARPA’s prize for successful demonstration of…
Startup valuations drop as exits are delayed and the stock market reprices tech
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the…
Instagram launches Co-Watching of posts during video chat
Now you can scroll Instagram together with friends, turning a typically isolating, passive experience into something…
Stock market live updates: Dow up 1,300, hope for a stimulus deal, gold surging
All eyes are on Congress to pass a much-needed stimulus bill to rescue the economy from…
Dear Sophie: How is COVID-19 affecting immigration?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and…
Where top VCs are investing in D2C
If you’re looking for toothbrushes, skin-care face masks, mattresses, glasses or even socks, there’s a digitally-native,…
The Fed is providing way more help for the markets now than it did during the financial crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Semiannual…
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Chevron, Twitter, Amazon, Mondelez & more
A Nabors Industries worker uses a power washer to clean the floor of a rig drilling…
UK fintech community comes together to build Covid Credit and let sole traders self-certify lost income
It all started with a tweet from 11:FS co-founder Simon Taylor. If the U.K. government could…
China to lift lockdown on Wuhan, the epicenter of its coronavirus outbreak
Government workers walk out of Jianghan Fangcang temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients, which is being shut…