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Ex-Goldman tech chief Marty Chavez joins start-up seeking to disrupt cancer
Martin Chavez, Goldman Sachs Amanda Gordon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Marty Chavez’s next act is…
Goldman Sachs is telling wealthy clients stock returns will be much less this year
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Goldman…
Top tech analyst knocks down theory Apple’s surge is due to passive investing, buybacks
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets employees and customers on a surprise visit to the Georgetown Apple…
European stocks close lower as US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran
European stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, paring earlier gains after the U.S. announced fresh…
Your first trade for Friday, January 10
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a…
This behavior suggests traders are betting on an ‘explosive’ market move
XFA’s Bill Looney is seeing more traders making bets that a monster market move is coming.…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GrubHub, Boeing, Amazon, WD-40 & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: GrubHub (GRUB) – GrubHub denied a Wall…
We asked what your biggest financial commitments are in 2020. Here’s what you said
Every year millions of Americans make resolutions, and every year those same Americans fall short of…
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone backs tutoring platform Scoodle
Scoodle, a U.K.-based startup that, in its own words, wants to help tutors become influencers, is…
PayU acquires controlling stake in Indian credit business PaySense, to merge it with LazyPay
PayU is acquiring a controlling stake in fintech startup PaySense at a valuation of $185 million…
European stocks close higher amid cooling US-Iran tensions
European stocks closed higher Thursday as investor sentiment improved on the back of easing U.S.-Iran tensions.…
Quibi’s biggest challenge will be convincing consumers they need another streaming service
Meg Whitman of Quibi at CES Source: CNBC It’s not particularly difficult to argue that Quibi,…
Meet MarsCat, a robot cat with lots of love to give and room to grow
At CES 2020, one of the more well-represented gadget categories was definitely consumer robots – but…
Here’s what happened to the stock market on Thursday
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 211 points The Dow gained 211.81 points, or 0.74%, to end…
Companies are paying big bucks to insure boards against liability as class-action suits soar
This year may bring sticker shock for publicly traded U.S. companies when they get their insurance…
Lime is laying off about 100 people and ceasing operations in 12 markets
Lime is hoping to achieve profitability this year by laying off about 14% of its workforce…
OrCam announces new AI-enabled device for hearing impairment
OrCam is expanding its product lineup with new devices that tackle new use cases. OrCam’s best-known…
How gig economy giants are trying to keep workers classified as independent contractors
Now that 2020 has started, Uber, DoorDash and Lyft are taking additional steps to undermine a…
2019 saw a stampede of fintech unicorns
Dana Stalder Contributor Share on Twitter Dana Stalder is a partner at Matrix Partners, where he…