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Pre-IPO Investing: Exploring Secondary Investments

Pre-IPO Investing: Exploring Secondary Investments

Secondary offerings can provide a chance for liquidity pre-exit for early investors, and an opportunity for other investors to get in on a company that is not raising a new round of capital. Continue reading →

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'America’s Got Talent' winner to use windfall to wipe out college debt

'America’s Got Talent' winner to use windfall to wipe out college debt

Brandon Leake, the latest winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent," plans to use his prize money to pay off his student debt.

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Main Street pins hopes on Small Business Saturday sales to help stay afloat

Main Street pins hopes on Small Business Saturday sales to help stay afloat

It's uncertain how Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 will move the needle and help the millions of business owners on Main Street struggling to survive.

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5 steps business owners can take to trim their 2020 taxes

5 steps business owners can take to trim their 2020 taxes

We still don't know whether taxes will rise next year, but one thing's for sure: You can still act now to lower your 2020 tax bill.

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Evictions have led to hundreds of thousands of additional Covid-19 cases, research finds

Evictions have led to hundreds of thousands of additional Covid-19 cases, research finds

Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds.

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Beam customers are getting money back, but savings app still faces federal investigation

Beam customers are getting money back, but savings app still faces federal investigation

Despite customers getting their money, the Federal Trade Commission is still seeking a court order against alleged “deceptive acts” by Beam.

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Working remotely from different states? You could face additional state taxes next year

Working remotely from different states? You could face additional state taxes next year

Working remotely from different states? You could face new tax obligations next year.

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We’re the first neo-bank to break-even, says Starling Bank

We’re the first neo-bank to break-even, says Starling Bank

AltFi | Daniel Lanyon | Nov 20, 2020 A boom in business banking has helped boost Starling Bank’s coffers. Strong momentum in new customer accounts and increasing revenues have prompted digital bank Starling to break even, according to a trading update for the three months to 31 October. Starling Bank, which was launched by Anne Boden five years ago,


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China Says It Remains Open to the World, but Wants to Dictate Terms

China Says It Remains Open to the World, but Wants to Dictate Terms

The New York Times | Steven Lee Myers and Keith Bradsher | Nov 24, 2020 China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is pursuing a strategy to make the country’s economy more self-sufficient, while making other places more dependent on it than ever. After Australia dared last spring to call for an investigation into the origins of the


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

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

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

'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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You only have a few weeks to spend down this health-care fund. Meanwhile, savers forfeit around $400 million annually in unspent FSAs
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China’s Draft Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Platform Economy

China’s Draft Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Platform Economy

Paul | Weiss | Nov 18, 2020 China’s competition regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”), issued a consultation draft of the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the Sector of Platform Economies (the “Draft Guidelines”) on November 10, 2020. This marks China’s first major step in formulating a comprehensive regime to regulate competition among platform businesses


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Goldman Sachs bankers are using flying drones to help clinch billion-dollar M&A deals

Goldman Sachs bankers are using flying drones to help clinch billion-dollar M&A deals

The pandemic has forced change onto what had been one of the most old-school, technologically-resistant corners of Wall Street: investment banking.

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