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13 Financial Pros React To Emergency Interest Rate Cut: More Stimulus Needed?
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 1:18pm | 1304Read More...On Sunday, the Federal Reserve issued its second emergency interest rate cut of March, slashing its fed funds target range by 1% to between 0% and 0.25%. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed announced a new $700 billion quantitative easing program. On Monday morning, the Federal Reserve said it...
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Andreessen Horowitz Invests In Blockchain-Based Online Data Startup
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 3:44am | 483Read More...Blockchain startup Arweave raised $5 million over the last six months by selling its native cryptocurrency to various venture funds, the company said in a statement Tuesday. What Happened The investments are led by California-based Andreessen Horowitz. Other buyers include Texas-based...
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ESG Investing Startup OpenInvest Raises $10.4M In Funding Round Led By QED, Andreessen Horowitz
Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 9:28am | 354Read More...OpenInvest, a fintech startup that allows investors and advisors to create portfolios composed of companies that follow certain environmental, social and governance criteria, has raised $10.4 million from prominent Silicon Valley investors. What Happened The San Francisco-based company's Series...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: Robinhood Wallet Rumors, Lockup Expiration Driving Prices Lower
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 4:33pm | 504Read More...The cryptocurrency market struggled again on Tuesday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading lower by more than 2 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move. Headlines Popular...
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PeerStreet: Enabling Real Estate Investors To Reach Previously Inaccessible Asset Classes
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 9:49am | 855Read More...It's almost that time of year. The 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards is a competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive technology that are paving the future in financial services and capital markets. To get you prepared for this year's awards, Benzinga will profile each...
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Venture Capital Firms Are Investing Less Money Today Than A Year Ago
Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 11:09am | 341Read More...According to a Bloomberg report, venture capital funds are investing less cash in startups today than they were a year ago. Notable Silicon Valley firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners aren't having any problems raising cash; in fact, they are doing so at levels that haven't been...
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Andreessen Horowitz-Backed Self-Driving Car Startup Raises $3.1 Million
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 2:26pm | 469Read More...Comma.ai may not be a name many are familiar with, even within autonomous car circles. However, the name garners attention, particularly now that it has been confirmed the company has raised just over $3 million. This round of funding has come from Andreessen Horowitz, partner Chris Dixon...
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Marc Andreessen On Global Markets, Currencies, Investing In Growth & Twitter's CEO Search
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 4:36pm | 430Read More...After meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, appeared on Bloomberg to share some thoughts on the Chinese market volatility and the ongoing CEO search at Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). The Markets & Currency Shifts The...
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Facebook Just Acquired Natural Language Developer Wit.ai
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 5:56pm | 190Read More...Wit.ai announced on its blog Monday that it is being acquired by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). According to the company, joining Facebook “is an incredible acceleration in the execution of our vision. Facebook has the resources and talent to help us take the next step. Facebook’s...
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3 Apple Stories Investors Might Want To Ignore
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 11:52am | 875Read More...Investors are quick to react to any and all news relating to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), but there are times when they might want to ignore the headlines. For example, Apple recently filed a patent for a unique stylus that works on any surface and could theoretically beam what the user writes or...
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Google Ventures-Backed Startup Wants To Change The Way You Trade
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 4:59pm | 726Read More...Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but Robinhood (a new Fintech startup) wants to give investors the ability to trade without robbing anyone. "We really intend for Robinhood to be a product for a new generation of investors," Vladimir Tenev, co-founder of Robinhood,...
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Flower Disrupter BloomNation Announces $5.55 Million Investment
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 4:52pm | 347Read More...BloomNation set out with the goal three years ago of disrupting the flower delivery business. A $5.55 million series A venture capital round led by Ronny Conway reaffirms this mission. Other series A investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Chicago Ventures, who funded a...
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BuzzFeed Lands Big Investment From Andreessen Horowitz
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 2:37pm | 131Read More...BuzzFeed, the online content sharing site, received a $50 million dollar investment from one of the biggest VC firms, Andreessen Horowitz, according to a report in the New York Times. BuzzFeed presently gets about 150 million viewers per month, with about 75 percent of the traffic coming via...
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Is Bitcoin Your Chance To Profit Like A VC?
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 3:28pm | 990Read More...This week, Pantera Bitcoin Partners announced a $150 million joint venture from Venture Capital Firms Fortress Investment Group, Benchmark Capital and Ribbit Capital. They join Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Ventures in...
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Peter Thiel Comes Out Against Spinoff As PayPal Battles Continue
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 1:53pm | 629Read More...In January, activist investor Carl Icahn called for eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to spinoff PayPal. Since then, he has repeated his stance several times. Commenting last week at a conference in Silicon Valley, PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel was asked if he thought PayPal should be...
