Latest News on private equities market

Satellite stock Intelsat drops 40% after FCC 5G decision

Satellite stock Intelsat drops 40% after FCC 5G decision

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Monday that it will publicly auction off a valuable telecommunications asset.

6 years ago
Airbnb signs Olympics deal up to 2028

Airbnb signs Olympics deal up to 2028

Airbnb has struck a deal to support the Olympic Games up to 2028, the short-term home rental company announced on Monday.



6 years ago
Teens want AirPods, Nike and Louis Vuitton for Christmas, survey shows

Teens want AirPods, Nike and Louis Vuitton for Christmas, survey shows

According to a new survey from Piper Jaffray, Apple, Nike, and Louis Vuitton are at the top of the holiday wish list for teenagers.

6 years ago
Visa R&D Arm Develops a Blockchain System That Could Replace Financial Data Aggregators

Visa R&D Arm Develops a Blockchain System That Could Replace Financial Data Aggregators

Coindesk |Nathan DiCamillo | Nov 18, 2019 The Takeaway The research arm of payment card giant Visa has published a paper describing the development of LucidiTEE, a blockchain system for orchestrating sensitive data among multiple parties. For example, the paper outlines a system that would allow banks and fintech applications to share data without relying

6 years ago
Trump says 'cordial' talk with Fed's Powell covered negative interest rates, trade

Trump says 'cordial' talk with Fed's Powell covered negative interest rates, trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday and discussed a wide range of topics including negative interest rates, monetary policy easing, dollar strength and U.S. trade with China and the European Union.



6 years ago
The world is getting windier and it could mean a big boost for alternative energy

The world is getting windier and it could mean a big boost for alternative energy

According to a new research report, the world is getting windier, and there are big implications for the wind energy industry.

6 years ago
Amazon offers ad-supported free music streaming service

Amazon offers ad-supported free music streaming service

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it has introduced an ad-supported free version of its music streaming service Amazon Music, taking on rival Spotify Technology which has nearly 140 million users for its free version.



6 years ago
Impact investing pioneers partner up

Impact investing pioneers partner up

Investment Executive | James Langton | November 7, 2019 Vancity Community Investment Bank to acquire CoPower investment platform Toronto-based Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB),  a subsidiary of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, will bolster the bank’s impact investing capabilities by buying Montreal-based green investment platform CoPower Inc., VCIB announced Thursday. The transaction brings together a bank devoted to

6 years ago
Auto parts supplier Prevent Group sues Volkswagen for suppressing competition

Auto parts supplier Prevent Group sues Volkswagen for suppressing competition

Volkswagen parts supplier Prevent Group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging the German automaker used anticompetitive tactics to stop larger suppliers like the company from acquiring smaller rivals in the United States.



6 years ago
Lawsuit against Boeing seeks to hold board liable for 737 MAX problems

Lawsuit against Boeing seeks to hold board liable for 737 MAX problems

A shareholder lawsuit filed on Monday accused Boeing Co's board of doing nothing to investigate the safety of the 737 MAX until the fast-selling plane suffered a second deadly crash in five months.



6 years ago
Wall Street nudges up as investors await U.S.-China trade clarity

Wall Street nudges up as investors await U.S.-China trade clarity

Wall Street's three main indexes on Monday barely extended the previous session's closing records as investors waited for concrete progress on U.S.-China trade relations after mixed headlines.



6 years ago
U.S. car safety agency head: NAFTA successor 'big win' for industry

U.S. car safety agency head: NAFTA successor 'big win' for industry

The acting top U.S. auto safety official said on Monday he was confident the U.S. Congress will ratify the trade treaty intended to replace NAFTA, boosting the auto industry and enabling automakers to build safer cars at lower prices.



6 years ago
With stores burned and looted, Walmart seeks police protection in riot-hit Chile

With stores burned and looted, Walmart seeks police protection in riot-hit Chile

Walmart has sought court orders for police protection in protest-wracked Chile after more than 120 of its supermarkets were looted or burned.



6 years ago
Subscriptions build revenue for companies but sap customers' wallets

Subscriptions build revenue for companies but sap customers' wallets

Seemingly small monthly charges are adding up as people "subscribe" instead of owning an asset outright.

6 years ago
Satellite stock Intelsat drops more than 40% after FCC 5G decision

Satellite stock Intelsat drops more than 40% after FCC 5G decision

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Monday that it will publicly auction off a valuable telecommunications asset.

6 years ago