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Gowling WLG | Tara Amiri-Khaledi | Nov 24, 2020 As an entrepreneur trying to get your business off the ground, there are many factors to think about and the legal "stuff" may easily be forgotten. In this article, we touch on the top 5 considerations entrepreneurs need to think about when starting out. Term Sheets

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 2018, a taskforce at MIT set out to understand how work will change in the coming decades. They lay out their findings in a new 92-page report.

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

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

Silicon Public | Lisa Ardill | Nov 24, 2020 Learn how to kickstart your career in fintech and what to expect of the field from people working in it, from software developers to blockchain engineers. Wondering what it takes to carve out a career in fintech? It’s an industry going from strength to strength with

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Mary Roberts lost $60,000 in contracts when Covid-19 decimated the cruise line industry. Now, she's working five jobs and struggling to stay afloat.