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Goldman and Morgan Stanley had already finished unloading their positions when rivals announced they faced steep losses tied to a hedge fund implosion.

A steep decline in wages in 2020 could reduce Social Security benefit calculations for some. But an improving economy could help curb that drop.

ComplianceX | Mar 25, 2021 On Wednesday, short seller research site PlainSite posted a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Twitter revealing that the agency is investigating SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications company and investing giant notorious for financing various unprofitable “technology” companies like WeWork, Uber, Compass, and Oyo. Aaron Greenspan, founder of the Think Computer Foundation that runs

Investment News | Mark Schoeff Jr. | Mar 22, 2021 During her first three years on the commission, Peirce was part of a Republican majority. With the likely confirmation of Gary Gensler as SEC chair, Democrats will have the edge. Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce will soon have a new experience on the

TechCrunch | Natasha Mascarenhas | Plaid, the fintech giant, has announced the inaugural cohort of startups in its new accelerator program, FinRise. The equity-free and capital-free program has chosen five early-stage fintech startups out of 100 applications to join its cohort, working on issues central to the financial services industry such as simplifying payments and

Torys | David A. Seville, Janet Holmes, and Michael Murphy | Mar 23, 2021 Sustainable finance continues to gain momentum as governments and corporate issuers pay increasing attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and investors, regulators and other stakeholders encourage more robust ESG practices.  Interest in sustainable finance accelerated in 2020, with the

Oasis Digital Studios and Liquid Avatar | Mar 28, 2021 Our partners at Liquid Avatar Technologies and Oasis Digital Studios are hosting an NFT webinar on April 13, 2021 called Myths, Markets, Media & Mania. Save the date! Early registration here:  https://hello.liquidavatar.com/oasis-webinar-registration   The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (NCFA Canada) is a financial innovation

A steep decline in wages in 2020 could reduce Social Security benefit calculations for some. But an improving economy could help curb that drop.

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Alcon, Semtech, Upstart, and others.

Rents in many cities could fly back up when the pandemic peters out. That is unless they're one of the growing units covered by rent regulated laws.

Starboard Value acquired its stake in eHealth in the last 60 days, but the firm has already nominated four directors to the insurance marketplace’s board.

NASA this past week unveiled the Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) project, with plans to award up to $400 million in total to as many as four companies.

Republic | Business Wire | March 17, 2021 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republic, a leading investment platform, announced today it has completed the initial closing of its $36M Series A fundraising. The round was led by Galaxy Interactive with participation by Tribe Capital, Motley Fool Ventures, and Broadhaven Ventures. In addition, Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures) made

The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act significantly lowers the threshold for when online sellers will receive a tax form.

Bitcoin.com | Kevin Helms | Mar 17, 2021 Visa CEO Al Kelly anticipates that cryptocurrency could become “extremely mainstream” within five years. He is working to position Visa in the middle of it should cryptocurrency take off. He further confirmed that Visa is working to allow bitcoin purchases, in addition to enabling the cryptocurrency to