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Honing Your Startup’s Elevator Pitch

Honing Your Startup’s Elevator Pitch

Learn what a startup elevator pitch is, why they’re so important, what should go into one, and critical areas to hone to make it shine. Continue reading

4 years ago
Expanded child tax credit may last for 1 more year instead of 5 as Democrats cut economic plan

Expanded child tax credit may last for 1 more year instead of 5 as Democrats cut economic plan

The monthly payments millions of American families have received may end after one year as Democrats look to cut spending plan.

4 years ago
Bigger state and local tax deductions still possible as Democrats grapple over spending plan

Bigger state and local tax deductions still possible as Democrats grapple over spending plan

Key Democrats are still fighting to change the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Here's what to know.

4 years ago
SEC says GameStop’s wild stock surge was not short covering

SEC says GameStop’s wild stock surge was not short covering

Market Insider | Shalini Nagarajan | Oct 19, 2021 The Securities and Exchange Commission published a long-awaited report on Reddit darling GameStop's retail-trading frenzy on Monday, saying the phenomenon was caused by a rapid rise in investor accounts betting on the stock. "Whether driven by a desire to squeeze short sellers and thus to profit


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4 years ago
What to expect as Education Department gets ready to resume student loan payments

What to expect as Education Department gets ready to resume student loan payments

After nearly two years of pausing student loan bills, the U.S. Department of Education is trying to figure out how to start collecting the payments again.

4 years ago
Goldman Sachs wants to build an investor-friendly SPAC business following market bust

Goldman Sachs wants to build an investor-friendly SPAC business following market bust

Nuclear measurement and analytics company Mirion Technologies started trading on New York Stock Exchange after merging with GS Acquisition Holdings Corp. II.

4 years ago
1 in 5 gig drivers got unemployment benefits at pandemic peak

1 in 5 gig drivers got unemployment benefits at pandemic peak

About 19% of drivers for online ride-hailing and food-delivery platforms were collecting jobless aid in July 2020, more than other groups, according to a report.

4 years ago
Don't bet against Tesla, says former president. But here's why he's not a shareholder

Don't bet against Tesla, says former president. But here's why he's not a shareholder

Jon McNeill told CNBC on Thursday the EV industry is going to see multi-decade growth.

4 years ago
SpaceX expected to become more valuable than Tesla, Morgan Stanley survey finds

SpaceX expected to become more valuable than Tesla, Morgan Stanley survey finds

A Morgan Stanley survey concluded that SpaceX is both a more attractive investment and expected to become more valuable than Tesla.

4 years ago
Some investors are putting more money into cryptocurrencies than stocks

Some investors are putting more money into cryptocurrencies than stocks

A survey of cryptocurrency investors found that many of them are now investing more money in the digital assets than they're putting in traditional brokerages.

4 years ago
Founder CEO Coaching:  ‘It’s the latest sleeveless vest to have a coach’

Founder CEO Coaching: ‘It’s the latest sleeveless vest to have a coach’

Sifted | Amy Lewin  | Oct 20, 2021 If you want to know what it really feels like to run a startup, there are a handful of people you need to speak to — and they’re not founders. They’re the founders’ coaches.  They hear it all — cofounder skirmishes, nightmare investors, even founder fetishes —


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4 years ago
U.S. Justice Department Sets Up National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

U.S. Justice Department Sets Up National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

ComplianceX | Jack J. Kelly | Oct 18, 2021 The U.S. Justice Department is creating a national cryptocurrency enforcement team to tackle investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency and to recover the illicit proceeds from these crimes, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Wednesday. The creation of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which


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4 years ago
Amazon impersonators stole $27 million in a year. Here’s how

Amazon impersonators stole $27 million in a year. Here’s how

About 96,000 consumers reported being targeted by phony Amazon representatives in the year ending in June, a fivefold increase.

4 years ago
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans expect to take on debt this holiday season. How to not be one of them

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans expect to take on debt this holiday season. How to not be one of them

The Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on many people's finances, leaving 32% of survey respondents feeling financially unprepared for the coming holiday season.

4 years ago
Switching to Medicare from the public health exchange: How to avoid costly mistakes

Switching to Medicare from the public health exchange: How to avoid costly mistakes

You're generally required to enroll in Medicare at age 65 unless you have qualifying coverage elsewhere — and health plans through the marketplace don't count.

4 years ago