S&P 500 rises to a record after better-than-expected jobless claims, Dow climbs 150 points

The S&P 500 climbed to an all-time high on Thursday after weekly jobless claims came in…

Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort

First, some housekeeping: Thanks to our new corporate parents, TechCrunch has the day off tomorrow, so…

Explosion snags $6M on $120M valuation to expand machine learning platform

Explosion, a company that has combined an open source machine learning library with a set of…

S&P 500 rises to a record after better-than-expected jobless claims, Dow climbs 100 points

The S&P 500 climbed to an all-time high on Thursday after weekly jobless claims came in…

Point raises $46.5 million for its premium debit card

Challenger bank Point has raised a $46.5 million Series B funding round. The company offers an…

Station F launches FemTech Program on its startup campus

Paris-based startup megacampus Station F is announcing a new program for early-stage startups looking for opportunities…

HomeLight closes on $100M Series D at a $1.6B valuation as revenue surges

HomeLight, which operates a real estate technology platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million…

YouTravel.Me packs up $1M to match travelers with curated small group adventures

YouTravel.Me is the latest startup to grab some venture capital dollars as the travel industry gets…

Pancake aims to make customers flip for its virtual home design platform

Pancake brought in a $350,000 seed round to develop its home design platform that leverages furniture…

Curia Completes Acquisition of LakePharma

ALBANY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Curia, formerly AMRI, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced it…

Kasual, a Craigslist Personals Alternative App, Serves Up Enhanced Safety Features for Casual Dating

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hookup app Kasual dropped a hot new version of its no-strings-attached platform on August…

Stock futures gain after better-than-expected jobless claims

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange…

All the reasons why you should launch a credit or debit card

Over the previous two or three years we’ve seen an explosion of new debit and credit…

Pixalate tunes into $18.1M for fraud prevention in television, mobile advertising

Pixalate raised $18.1 million in growth capital for its fraud protection, privacy and compliance analytics platform…

Stock futures gain after sluggish start to September with key jobs data ahead

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hormel, Lands’ End, Hill-Rom, Signet and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Hormel (HRL) – The food producer reported…

IRS chief tells Elizabeth Warren: More transparent bank data can fight tax evasion

A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, June 25, 2020. Al Drago |…

IRS chief tells Elizabeth Warren: More transparent bank data can fight tax evasion

A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, June 25, 2020. Al Drago |…

SoftBank deepens commitment to LatAm with two new partners focused on early-stage investing

In March 2019, SoftBank Group International made headlines when it announced the SoftBank Innovation Fund, which…

Stock futures gain after sluggish start to September with key jobs data ahead

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange…