Finance
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Top investors, including Bain and Index Ventures, say they’re expecting big exit events among fintechs in 2021
2020 has been a big year for fintech, with consumers turning to digitally-native apps and services to manage their finances. And there’s...
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From the COVID-19 panic to the Dutch Tulip mania in 1637, here are 10 of the worst stock market crashes in history
Wall Street Crash, 1929 General Photographic Agency/Getty The “Roaring 20s” were an age of excess and wild speculation. That all came to...
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2 senior bankers in Goldman Sachs’ powerhouse tech group map out what to expect as the IPO frenzy continues in 2021
Insider spoke to Will Connolly and Jane Dunlevie, two Goldman Sachs’ partners within its technology, media, and telecommunications division, which has worked...
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Nearly two-thirds of European consumers abandoned digital banking applications in 2020
European consumers are abandoning digital banking applications at a higher rate than in 2019. To curtail application abandonment, European banks will turn...
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423Warren Buffett ‘walked in like Santa Claus’ to a friend’s dinner party, carrying two huge teddy bears for her children
Warren Buffett YouTube / University of Nebraska-Lincoln Warren Buffett embraced the Christmas spirit when he turned up to his friend’s dinner party...
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369Warren Buffett bought Microsoft stock after meeting Bill Gates and made a $37 billion acquisition thanks to a chance encounter. Here are his 10 best quotes from an interview in a new book.
Warren Buffett, co-chair of the 10,000 Small Businesses Advisory Council, takes part in a panel discussion following a news conference announcing a...
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Former Goldman exec Marty Chavez discusses getting sober more than two decades ago, and why he feared it would be a ‘disaster’ for his Wall Street career
Marty Chavez, the former CIO and CFO of Goldman, helped create the company’s internal risk analytics system and led the development of...
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From getting laid off to making six figures a year: How a single mom built a rental portfolio and started a house-flipping business with just $8,000 in savings
In 2012, Amanda Young was working as software analyst, but her savings had been depleted by divorce. Drawing on advice from books...
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Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio warns that political and wealth gaps in the US could lead to conflict — and even ‘a form of civil war’
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio is warning that political and wealth gaps in the US could lead to conflict — and even...
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Warren Buffett is the world’s sixth-richest man. Here’s how the notoriously frugal billionaire spends his $84.6 billion fortune.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s net worth is an estimated $84.6 billion. Buffett lives modestly, still residing in the house he purchased...