Finance
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426PayPal is in early-stage talks to buy crypto asset security firm Curv for half a billion, reports say
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson PayPal is reportedly in early-stage talks to acquire US-Israeli crypto custody firm Curv for $500 million. Founded in 2018, Curv...
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392Jack Ma is no longer China’s richest person after his confrontation with the state’s financial regulators
Jack Ma Shu Zhang/Reuters Billionaire Jack Ma is no longer China’s richest person after his empire came under regulatory scrutiny. He dropped...
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414‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says governments may ‘handicap’ bitcoin – and doubts it can disrupt global finance
Michael Burry. Jim Spellman / Getty Images Michael Burry says governments could handicap bitcoin to protect their currencies. “The Big Short” investor...
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Digital closing company States Title, now Doma, is going public in a move fueled by the nation’s pandemic homebuying frenzy
Doma, previously States Title, announced it would be going public via a merger with a SPAC. Doma will merge with the fifth...
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Compass, the much-hyped Softbank-backed real-estate brokerage, has filed for an IPO. We pored over its 261-page S-1 filing and came away with 5 key revelations.
On Monday night, Compass released its S-1, revealing that it lost $1 billion in the past five years. The company also touts...
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414Legendary investor Jim Rogers warns of ‘bubble stocks,’ predicts a gold-and-silver boom, and says he regrets not buying bitcoin in a new interview. Here are the 10 best quotes.
Jim Rogers. REUTERS/Eric Thayer Jim Rogers views hype, SPACs, and amateur traders as signs of a stock-market bubble. George Soros’ former partner...
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What hedge funds really think about SPACs: How a money-printing frenzy could end in tears for whoever’s holding the bag
Investing in blank-check companies has made hedge funds big winners in the SPAC boom. Some market insiders are wary that SPAC mania...
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Legendary investor Jim Rogers warns of ‘bubble stocks,’ predicts a gold-and-silver boom, and regrets not buying bitcoin in a new interview. Here are the 10 best quotes.
Jim Rogers. REUTERS/Eric Thayer Jim Rogers views hype, SPACs, and amateur traders as signs of a stock-market bubble. George Soros’ former partner...
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Meet the 15 Goldman Sachs execs in charge of transforming Marcus from a consumer banking upstart into a Main Street powerhouse
Goldman Sachs is known for long tenures and promoting from within, but Marcus has seen more turnover. On Monday, Omer Ismail, Goldman’s...
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A founding partner of a top crypto law firm has been ousted and is being sued for ‘abusive, destructive, erratic, and obstructive behavior’
Roche Cyrulnik Freedman has sued several crypto projects and is representing others in the growing industry. On Saturday, the firm sued co-founder...