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Finding Stable Real Estate Investments In An Unstable Economy
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 2:22pm | 1566Read More...The combination of pre-pandemic trends, the coronavirus-driven recession, and the government-imposed shutdowns of the economy drove more than three dozen major retailers into Chapter 11 in 2020, and weakened or imperiled many more. At the same time, certain retailers actually thrived during...
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French Government Gives $4.7B Infusion To Ailing Air France: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 12:38pm | 497Read More...Air France, the French flag carrier and a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Sponsored ADR (OTC: AFLYY), is receiving a $4.7 billion injection from the French government to repair the carrier’s financial health, which has been severely dented during the COVID-19 pandemic. What...
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Investment Firm Report Shows 62% Of Clients Would Switch To Financial Advisors Offering Bitcoin Advice
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 8:54am | 390Read More...New York-based digital asset investment firm NYDIG (NASDAQ: BTCNX)’s recent survey has revealed “unprecedented client demand” for advisors to offer access to Bitcoin. What Happened: According to the report, 62% of clients said that they would switch financial advisors to...
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What Does A Joe Biden Administration Mean For Your Real Estate Investments?
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 7:39pm | 1800Read More...When you’re a real estate investor, changes in the market will always be of interest. With a major shift like Biden’s administration coming into power, there are bound to be both long-term and short-term changes that can affect your investments in many ways. Since real estate...
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Fintech Apps Need To Be Less Complex And More Comprehensive To Attract More Investments
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 2:04pm | 1152Read More...A common pitfall for many fintech apps is that they are too complex to use for some inexperienced users. A complicated design, coupled with the natural nervousness of an unsophisticated investor, drives many new investors to traditional brokerages and firms in lieu of apps. This occurrence is a...
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Investments In The Financial Services Industry Is Pushing Blockchain Startups To Grow In 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 2:35pm | 1341Read More...In recent months, cryptocurrency leaders have cast legitimacy and staying power of crypto as an asset class. Financial services companies such as PayPal Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Visa Inc (NYSE: V) have even gone as far as to adopt cryptocurrency as a payment method over the last year. With all...
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Harborside Raises CA$35.1M Via Brokered Private Placement
Friday, February 19, 2021 - 11:16am | 282Read More...Cannabis company Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF) recently raised some CA$35.1 million (US$27.8 million) through a brokered private placement. The Oakland, California-based company closed its previously announced upsized brokered private placement of its units at CA$2.55 per SVS Unit,...
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AeroPay Secures Seed Round Financing
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 1:59pm | 317Read More...The financial technology company AeroPay has finalized a seed-funding round. The exact amount it raised was not disclosed. Continental Investors led the effort. The Chicago-based firm's portfolio includes e-commerce marketplace Drizly, publicly-traded financial technology company...
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Investing In Cannabis: The State Of Affairs, August 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 2:52pm | 1099Read More...This article was originally published on Hoban Law Group, and appears here with permission. It’s now August 2020, and I believe most of us thought we’d be over the hump with the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, it certainly appears that the virus will remain a challenge for many months to...
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Facebook-Backed Jio Platforms Gets $750M From Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund As It Looks To Challenge Amazon, Walmart In India
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 5:54am | 393Read More...Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd.'s digital arm Jio Platforms has raised $750 million from Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, it announced Sunday. What Happened The investment will give Abu Dhabi Investment Authority a 1.16% stake in Jio, the latter said. Morgan Stanely (NYSE: MS)...
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DocuSign Rival Startup Gets $5M Seed Funding From Google
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 3:04am | 347Read More...Anvil, a Silicon Valley startup working to simplify paperwork processing for businesses, has raised $5 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. What Happened Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google's artificial intelligence investment arm Gradient Ventures...
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Facebook, PayPal Join Google As Investors In Indonesian Tech Giant GoJek
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 5:16am | 439Read More...Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) have invested in Indonesian ride-hailing giant GoJek, TechCrunch reported Tuesday. What Happened The two companies didn't disclose the amount they invested or the stake they have acquired in GoJek as a result. GoJek told...
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House Republicans To Introduce Bill Banning Investments In China-Linked Foreign Defense Companies
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 5:33am | 369Read More...Three Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are planning to unveil new legislation aimed at curbing United States investment into Chinese military-linked defense companies later this week, Reuters reported Monday. What Happened The bill, prepared by Wisconsin Representative Mike...
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Andreessen Horowitz Creates Second Cryptocurrency Fund With $515M Investment
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 7:25am | 460Read More...Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced that it was creating a second fund dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. What Happened General Partners Chris Dixon and Katie Haun, in a joint statement, said that the firm, better known as "a16z," will focus on next-generation...
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Starbucks Partners With Sequoia To Make 'Strategic Co-Investments' In China
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 5:09am | 283Read More...Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) on Sunday announced it had partnered with Sequoia Capital's China arm to make strategic co-investments in the country. What Happened The partnership will give Starbucks a footing in China's "growing technology landscape," and help forge...
