Latest News on private equities market

Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic on Wednesday confirmed to CNBC that it remains on track to conduct its next test spaceflight this fall.

Bloomberg | Gillian Tan, Sarah Syed, and Katie Roof | Oct 13, 2020 Wealthsimple Inc. raised money from an investor group led by Technology Crossover Ventures that will give the Canadian investment firm unicorn status. The Toronto-based startup closed a fresh round of C$114 million ($87 million) in funding led by Menlo Park, California-based TCV

The post Robo Adviser Wealthsimple Hits Unicorn Status With TCV Deal first appeared on National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada.

JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is also the first major lender to report earnings.

"We have a strong conviction that the average investor still is under-invested," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on Tuesday.

A survey by software company Qualtrics and theBoardlist is one of several that highlight the disparity working women are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.

"We continue to navigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic extremely well. Credit costs have stabilized; deposits continued to increase," CEO Michael Corbat said.

The Social Security Administration announced on Tuesday just how much benefits will increase next year. But for beneficiaries who may already be spread thin financially amid Covid-19, the modest increase may not be good news.

Amazon's annual two-day Prime Day sales event kicks off Tuesday after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the event for months. Owners of the more than 1 million small businesses that sell products on Amazon are looking to the two-day shopping event to provide a sales boost.

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that long-term financial security is a necessity, not a luxury. And that means competent and ethical financial planning must be a priority, writes Kevin R. Keller, chief executive officer of the CFP Board.

Amazon Prime Day will run through Wednesday, Oct. 14, with discounts on more than 1 million items, including intermittent “Lightning Deals,” for Prime members.

You've probably heard a lot about the best deals on Amazon Prime Day. Here are some items you might want to hold off purchasing.

Unemployment spells are becoming longer and are less likely to be temporary in nature, meaning the U.S. is trending toward a riskier period of joblessness.

Guest Post | Oct 13, 2020 AI is the future and a lot of us want to invest in it. Here are 7 essential facts you must know before investing in AI. We cannot fathom how deeply Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) is involved in our day-to-day tasks – from simple chatbots helping us

The post 7 Things You Need To Know Before Investing in Artificial Intelligence first appeared on National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced employers to take a hard look at the workplace benefits they're offering. Here's how that benefit menu might change to adapt to today's new reality.

Sifted | Maija Palmer | Oct 8, 2020 Clearbanc, the world’s largest ecommerce investor, is coming to the UK with a $500m pot of money and a funding model that disrupts the way traditional VC investment works. Instead of taking equity stakes in startups like a conventional VC, Clearbanc — founded by Canadian Dragons’ Den

The post World’s biggest ecommerce investor enters UK with an alternative VC model first appeared on National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada.