What Is Investing?

What Is Investing? Investing is a way to increase the amount of money you have by putting it into financial products. These include bank accounts, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, precious metals and property. Anything that potentially increases in value can be an investment.

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Twitter CEO Supports Instant Bitcoin Payments
Twitter CEO Supports Instant Bitcoin Payments
February 06, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Jack Dorsey, billionaire tech founder and current CEO of Twitter, said he only owns bitcoin and that he supports the Lightning Network, a bitcoin network...

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Funds Flow in Southeast Asia, Giving Tech Unicorns Wings
Funds Flow in Southeast Asia, Giving Tech Unicorns Wings
February 06, 2019  |  Investments

In Asia, the marquee names seem to be ones that are attracting attention when it comes to investors’ appetites — and money! — and so...

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Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

Slack, a popular workplace messaging app, said it has confidentially filed with regulators in the United States to list its shares, according to a report...

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Amazon Shares Down Amid India eCommerce Regulation Uncertainty
Amazon Shares Down Amid India eCommerce Regulation Uncertainty
February 01, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon announced during an earnings call on Thursday (Jan. 31) that it was going to increase investment in the upcoming year, and expressed concern over...

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SoftBank Backs Storage Startup Clutter In $250M+ Round
SoftBank Backs Storage Startup Clutter In $250M+ Round
January 31, 2019  |  Investments

On-demand storage startup Clutter is raising between $200 million and $250 million in a funding round led by Softbank, according to a report in TechCrunch....

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Nearly 100 Chinese Tech Startups Hit Unicorn Status In 2018
Nearly 100 Chinese Tech Startups Hit Unicorn Status In 2018
January 28, 2019  |  International

China’s startup market had a good year in 2018, with close to 100 technology companies garnering a valuation of more than $1 billion. Known as unicorns,...

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CNBC, Acorns Announce Partnership And Investment
CNBC, Acorns Announce Partnership And Investment
January 28, 2019  |  Investments

CNBC and Acorns, the FinTech that makes a mobile investing and savings app, announced on Monday (Jan. 28) a strategic partnership to create editorial content and...

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How FinTech Startups Bring Keyword Searches To Financial Notes
How FinTech Startups Bring Keyword Searches To Financial Notes
January 23, 2019  |  Startup Check-In

FinTech startups are introducing new ways for users to sift through information that was once hard to find: Intrinio, for instance, is now letting users...

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Companies Mull IPOs Without SEC Approval
Companies Mull IPOs Without SEC Approval
January 21, 2019  |  Investments

Companies that want to go public during the first part of the year are hampered by a key roadblock: The month-long government shutdown has also...

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