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Set aside your Election Day anxiety and focus on what you can still control: your 2020 tax bill.

Fast Company | Christopher Zara | Nov 3, 2020  Ant Group’s record-breaking dual IPO has been halted. The extraordinary move comes after Ant executives—along with Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who controls the fintech giant—were summoned to a meeting yesterday with Chinese regulators. See: A $7 Credit Limit: Jack Ma’s Ant Lures Hundreds of Millions of Borrowers While

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Investment activity in 401(k) plans was more than twice the normal daily average on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with moves toward fixed income.

Inc. | Justin Bariso | Nov 3, 2020 It was a late night in September, 9:44 p.m., to be exact. At a very small airport, in a German city most have never heard of, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess patiently waited for the arrival of a special guest: Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk had arrived in Germany a few

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Bloomberg | Bloomberg News | Nov 2, 2020 For American brands struggling to survive the resurgent coronavirus, China is proving to be one of the few bright spots. As Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. prepares to host its biggest and most global shopping marathon ever, its position as a gateway to the world’s fastest-recovering economy is winning points

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As Republicans and Democrats face off in the polls on Tuesday, the votes will also determine how quickly Americans receive more coronavirus stimulus aid.

While the "stimulus trade" was wounded last week, most traders believe it still has legs.

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted tax and retirement planning for small-business owners, especially those focused on saving their businesses from the fallout earlier this year. With some hard work, however, there is still time to get back on track by Dec. 31.

Cash-strapped small businesses and their banks can't wait to kick off the forgiveness process. Why some firms might be better off proceeding slowly.

"If we had instant, systematic testing, we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't be talking now about the pandemic," said Nassim Taleb, author of "Black Swan."

The pandemic is impacting American families in myriad ways. Here's how the financial blowback of coronavirus is changing their money mindset.

From Election Day to the Covid-19 pandemic, news headlines can fuel financial uncertainty. But there are moves you can make now to improve your outlook.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are some valuable benefits offerings worth considering before open enrollment ends.

Tech Crunch | Ryan Falvey, Theo Katsoulis | Nov 1, 2020 According to industry reports, venture capital deal-making has notably rebounded since dropping off briefly in March as shelter-in-place orders gripped much of the country. As seed-stage fintech investors, this has certainly been our experience: “Hot” deals are getting funded faster than ever, and we

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Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Nov 2, 2020 Following a big win at the European Commission in regards to the harmonization of investment crowdfunding rules, the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has published a report analyzing European blockchain regulation. Crafted in partnership with the law firm of Denton’s, the ECN report reviews the European legal framework, including standards, policies, and directives, governing

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