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This is the 19-slide pitch deck two 22-year-olds used to nab $57 million in funding from Silicon Valley
Technology is shattering legacy financial systems that can’t keep pace with market demand – and Brex is at the forefront. ...
Germany’s Daimler sees 2021 pandemic recovery lifting sales, profits
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Daimler AG expects significant improvements in sales and operating profit in 2021 and will ...
EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
BEIJING (AP) – For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling ...
Cost controls, luxury sales help Daimler weather pandemic
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Car and truck maker Daimler AG increased its profits by 48% to 4.0 billion euros ($4.8 ...
Air France-KLM plunges to huge loss in pandemic-hit year
PARIS (AP) – Air France-KLM plunged to a 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) loss in 2020 as the global pandemic ...
Apple lobbies for India incentives as it plans iPad assembly: sources
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is angling to participate in a new scheme to boost India’s ...
Tesla reduces price of base variant of Model 3 and Model Y
(Reuters) – Tesla reduced the price of its base models of Model 3 and Model Y cars, according to the ...
INSURTECH DISRUPTORS: Here’s exactly what full-stack insurtechs are doing to beat incumbents on customer acquisition, personalization, and claims processing
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of the Insurtech Disruptors research report from Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Insider ...
Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the darkest moments of the past year, Stephanie Dua, co-founder and ...
Japan’s Toyota, Honda can likely cope with global chip shortage: Fitch
(Reuters) – The global semiconductor chip shortage is not likely to significantly affect the financial profiles of Japan’s Toyota Motor ...
Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans’ path to power
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the ...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 1992 Dream Team that dominated Olympic basketball
Susan Ragan/AP The 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team, the “Dream Team,” consisted of several Hall of Famers and is considered ...
‘We will be proceeding with the Code’: As Facebook bans Australian news, the government says it won’t back down on new media laws
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo The Australian government says it won’t back down on its proposed news media ...
Oil prices extend gains as Texas cold snap cuts U.S. output
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose as much as a dollar on Thursday, extending this week’s gains ...
Baidu says has decided on a CEO and brand for its EV company with Geely
BEIJING (Reuters) – Baidu has appointed a chief executive officer and decided on a brand for its electric vehicle (EV) ...
Why are Apple Pay, Starbucks’ app, and Samsung Pay so much more successful than other wallet providers?
BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Insider Intelligence, Insider’s premium research service. To learn more ...
These are the top 5 UK financial institutions ranked by the mobile banking features consumers value most
This is a preview of Insider Intelligence’s second annual UK Mobile Banking Competitive Edge Study, available exclusively to enterprise subscribers. ...
Muddled promises on schools pose political problem for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is in a political firestorm over how and when to get more schools open ...
A high-profile engineer at Mailchimp accused the company of ‘sexism and bullying’ in resignation announcement
Mailchimp has announced a new Patreon integration for its users. SOPA Images / Contributor Mailchimp engineer Kelly Ellis quit Wednesday ...
Congress to hold hearing on news media’s role in promoting conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the 2020 election
Supporters of US President Donald Trump fly a US flag with a symbol from the group QAnon as they gather ...
Asian markets eye muted start on economic hopes, pandemic fears
By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – Asian markets were set for sideways trade at Thursday’s open as lingering pandemic concerns pushed ...
New housing to replace Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh, but the laughs will go on
As a development takes the place of Goodnights off Hillsborough Street, here’s what’s next. Powered by WPeMatico
New housing to replace Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh, but the laughs will go on
As a development takes the place of Goodnights off Hillsborough Street, here’s what’s next. Powered by WPeMatico
Dow closes at record high as investors remain optimistic on economic growth
Lucas Jackson/Reuters The Dow closed at a record high on Wednesday as investors welcomed positive economic data. Bitcoin hit a ...
How to find out if your investing app sells your trades to make a profit
Brokerages and investing apps are required to disclose if they accept payment for order flow (PFOF). izusek Personal Finance Insider ...
Get a sneak peek into the most trusted social media platforms of 2020
Stephen Lam/Getty Images Digital trust is the confidence people have in a platform to protect their information and provide a ...
US judge dismisses aluminum antitrust claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday narrowed a long-running antitrust case where aluminum purchasers ...
When I first started investing, I threw my money at companies I knew and loved, but it was an expensive mistake for 2 reasons
The author, Jen Glantz. Adam Kossoff When I started investing last year, I had no idea what I was doing ...
Developer proposes hundreds of more student apartments for busy Chapel Hill corridor
Developer Russell Greer also was behind the Carolina Flats project proposed in 2011 for a major intersection in town. Powered ...
Humacyte, a Durham biotech firm with Duke ties, valued at $1.1B after going public
Humacyte, a Durham-based biotech founded by a Duke professor, makes bioengineered human tissue. Powered by WPeMatico
