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'It’s been crazy' — Maker of ultra-cold freezers sees surge in demand to store Covid vaccines

"Right now, we are out of everything," Dan Hensler of So-Low Environmental Equipment told CNBC.

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Investment Crowdfunding Advocates Join to Launch New Fintech Startup GUARDD in Move to Boost Secondary Markets for Exempt Securities

Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Nov 24, 2020 The exempt securities marketplace can be arcane and challenging to manage for entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital. The advent of online capital formation has helped to democratize access to capital as well as streamline securities offerings but hurdles do remain. A new startup co-founded by several


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14 million workers face losing unemployment benefits at the end of December

Millions of workers will lose their unemployment benefits at the end of December unless Congress passes legislation.

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Anti-spending movement gains momentum ahead of Black Friday

Holiday debt typically rises every year, but in 2020 financial experts caution shoppers to stick to a budget.

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The market is looking for clues from the Fed on whether it will adjust bond buying

The Fed could provide clues about whether it intends to change its bond buying program when it releases its minutes Wednesday.

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Blended families already had unique financial issues — then the pandemic hit

A blended family's financial life is tricky enough in normal times. Here's how to navigate the pandemic.

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'This can't wait.' Why long food lines signal need for more coronavirus stimulus aid

As Thanksgiving approaches, long lines are popping up at food banks nationwide. Increasing jobless protections with new legislation could help, experts say.

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Payments Startup Stripe in Talks for Funding at $70 Billion Valuation or More

Bloomberg | Katie Roof and Scott Deveau | Nov 24, 2020 Private financial technology business Stripe Inc. is in talks to raise a new funding round valuing it higher than its last private valuation of $36 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The valuation being discussed could be more than $70 billion or significantly


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SpaceX plans for Starship test flight next week, which Elon Musk gives 1-in-3 odds of landing intact

SpaceX is aiming to launch its latest Starship rocket prototype as early as "next week," CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday

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Pulling “Shadow Banking” Out Of The Shadows: FSB Report On March 2020 Turmoil Signals Increased Regulatory Scrutiny Of Non-Bank Financial Intermediation

Mayer Brown | Paul Forrester | Nov 18, 2020 In its recent report “Holistic Review of the March Market Turmoil” (Report), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) notes that “[t]he March [2020] turmoil has reinforced the need to better understand interconnections and amplification channels in the financial system and to consider the nature of vulnerabilities in


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GSMA Report: Global State of Mobile Money Industry Report 2019

GSMA | Nov 25, 2020 GROWING AND GLOBALISING 2019 marked a major milestone for the mobile money industry: the number of registered mobile money accounts surpassed one billion. Reaching the one billion mark is a tremendous achievement for an industry that is just over a decade old. The mobile money industry of today has a


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Student loan forgiveness may come with a tax bomb. How lawmakers might fix it

Generally, when a debt is canceled, you can expect to owe taxes. How might this look if student loan balances are forgiven?

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Some mutual funds are pricier than others. Here's when they may benefit investors

Index mutual funds and ETFs generally outperform active funds, after fees. Yet investors may fare better with active funds in certain categories.

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Cramer calls this stock market environment 'the most speculative' he's ever seen

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that gains in the speculative part of the stock market are "insane."

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'Black Friday has turned into Cyber Month' – here are the best deals

Some of the best deals of the season are already online. Here are the top picks from shopping pros.

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