Month: October 2019

Getty Images More than a third of female entrepreneurs experience gender bias when trying to raise capital for their business, according to research by HSBC. In a report published Tuesday, the bank said British and American women experienced the most bias while seeking investment when compared to their international counterparts. HSBC surveyed more than 1,200
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The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Google.  Karen Finerman was a buyer of Delta.  Dan Nathan was a seller of The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund. Steve Grasso was a seller of ULTA.  Disclosure Trader disclosure: Tim Seymour is long AMZN, AAPL, ACBFF,
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Family at fjord, Aure, More og Romsdal, Norway Getty What do I mean by “Goldilocks-level fertility rates”? Simply put, a stable, replacement-level (or thereabouts) fertility rate that ensures a sustainable balance between workers and retirees. Earlier this week I wrote about the inexplicable decade-long drop in fertility rates in Finland. Back in August, I profiled
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An interview with billionaire Private Equity titian and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein. In this interview, David discusses how the Private Equity industry works and creating The Carlyle Group. David also talks about what makes a great CEO, Venture Capital and Donald Trump. ????Books recommended by David Rubenstein are located at the bottom
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Elizabeth Holmes leaves a federal courthouse in San Jose. Meghan Mariani Defense attorneys for former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny “Ramesh” Balwani criticized prosecutors Wednesday for stalling to turn over what they call key documents that would clear their clients. “The evidence produced so far confirms our belief that certain documents directly contradict allegations
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In this Tuesday, April 16, 2019, photo, an apartment building under construction nears completion in downtown Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ASSOCIATED PRESS Apartment construction was expected to peak in 2016/2017 according to many industry watchers and participants, but evidently the market didn’t get the memo. It seemed like the boom in rental apartment buildings
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