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S&P 500 is flat as stocks struggle for direction in September
The S&P 500 was steady on Wednesday, with the average still flat for the month of…
TikTok, influencers on the clock
Alex is on a well-deserved vacation this week, so for the Equity Wednesday deep dive, we…
Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp
Video editing software may become the next big addition to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools. On…
Forerunner is software for NFIMBYs, or no flooding in my backyard
Mayors have the toughest job in the world, and leading a city is only getting harder.…
UnitQ raises $30M in Accel-led round to help companies improve product quality
Product quality is hugely important when it comes to the success of a product. Even if…
Black-owned start-ups in the UK are hitting billion-dollar valuations for the first time
Marshmallow co-founders Alexander and Oliver Kent-Braham. Marshmallow LONDON — Billion-dollar start-ups are hardly a rarity anymore,…
Stock futures are flat following the Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…
Stock futures are flat following the Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…
Addi raises $75M to advance ‘buy now, pay later’ in LatAm, nearly triples valuation
Buy now, pay later is officially everywhere, and Latin America is no exception. Today, one startup…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, Tesla, Citrix PayPal and more
Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq market site…
Stock futures are flat following the Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan lands $120M from Apis Partners, DisrupTech and others
Over 70% of Egypt’s young and fast-growing population of over 100 million is financially underserved despite…
JPMorgan is buying a majority stake in Volkswagen’s payments unit
The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters, The JP Morgan Chase Tower in Park Avenue, Midtown,…
PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B to crack the buy-now, pay-later market in Asia
PayPal Holdings, the U.S. fintech company, announced an acquisition of Paidy, a Japanese buy now, pay…
Stock futures fall after Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…
Nigeria’s Prospa gets $3.8M pre-seed to offer small businesses banking and software services
In Nigeria, there are more than 40 million micro-businesses underserved in some form or another regarding…
China’s central bank keeps the brakes on economic stimulus
People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in…
Stock futures are little changed after Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…
Stock futures are flat in overnight trading after Dow’s 260-point loss
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly |…