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In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch LONDON — British fintech firm Zilch said Wednesday it’s raised $125 million in debt financing from German banking giant Deutsche Bank in a deal that will help the company triple sales in the next couple of years and move closer

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018.  Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — Ratings agency Fitch no longer expects China to cut its policy rate this year, and has pushed back its expectations for a reduction to next year as the

Xreal, an augmented reality glasses maker, has launched a connected Beam Pro mobile device that allows users to capture spatial video and 3D images. Xreal BEIJING — Games and movies on Google Play Store apps can now be viewed in three dimensions via a new Android mobile device from augmented reality glasses maker Xreal, the

Rudi_suardi | E+ | Getty Images Americans have seen their buying power rise for a year amid falling inflation and a strong job market, which might be welcome news for households struggling to afford everyday purchases. The average worker in the private sector saw their real hourly earnings grow 0.8% from May 2023 to May

In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the post where GameStop is traded on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters GameStop shares dropped to session lows Monday after the company’s highly anticipated annual meeting

In this article ADSK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeffrey Smith, CEO and chief investment officer at Starboard Value LP. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starboard Value, the activist fund run by Jeff Smith, has taken a sizable stake in graphics-design firm Autodesk and has spoken with the company’s board in recent weeks over

In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors worried about concentration risk in the market may want to consider value-oriented investments. Avantis Investors chief investment strategist Phil McInnis suggests taking a more diversified approach than simply looking at index funds such as the S&P 500. He thinks his firm’s exchange-traded fund strategy can

In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Merchandise lines the shelves of a GameStop store on May 28, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images GameStop raised more than $2 billion in a recent stock sale as the video game company took advantage of a revived meme rally

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that just one cut is expected before the end of the year. With markets hoping for a more accommodative central bank, Federal Open Market Committee policymakers following their two-day meeting took two rate reductions off the table from the three indicated in

Miragec | Moment | Getty Images A startup that uses technology to stop employees from abusing corporate expenses just raised 8 million euros ($8.6 million) of funding from investors, defying a slump in investment for the financial technology industry. CleverCards, a Dublin-based firm, uses a digital platform linked to configurable expense cards to give companies

Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the bank’s William McChesney Martin building on May 01, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Wednesday projected only one rate cut for the remainder of 2024, down from its March

In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A holding page for Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop’s rally, before a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sell-off in GameStop shares intensified

Long gone are the days when venture capital was flowing into fintech startups with bold ideas — and little to show in terms of business metrics and fundamentals. Bloomberg | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — The financial technology industry is embracing a new normal — with some industry executives and investors believing the sector has reached

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters A humanoid robotics startup cofounded by the CEO of bankrupt fintech firm Synapse has canvassed Silicon Valley investors for funds by claiming

In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop’s rally, during a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Roaring Kitty continues to watch his favorite GameStop shares

In this article AAPL AFRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple device users will soon be able to tap into buy now, pay later loans from Affirm for purchases, the companies said Tuesday. Affirm will surface as an option for U.S. Apple Pay users on iPhones and

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters When is the next stock market crash taking place? It’s a question I get asked often since I wrote “A History of the United States in Five Crashes – Stock Market Meldowns That Defined a Nation.” Until now, I’ve always

Saravutvanset | Room | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Corporate payments startup Payhawk told CNBC it is planning mergers and acquisitions to grow its footprint in the U.S. and take on big players in the space like SAP and venture-backed firms Brex and Ramp. The startup said it is looking to acquire a U.S. company or companies at

In this article FRGE HNI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An alternative trading platform CEO wants to revolutionize private equity investing to help mitigate a stalling initial public offering market. So, Forge Global’s Kelly Rodriques partnered with Accuidity to launch the Forge Accuidity Private Market Index this spring. The ultimate goal: Give more investors

Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of GameStop shot to session highs Thursday after meme stock leader Roaring Kitty scheduled a livestream on Youtube, which would be his first one in almost four years. Roaring Kitty, whose real name is Keith Gill, set the time for his live chat at