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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Hyundai, Kia Invest $250M In Grab To Work On Electric Vehicles
Hyundai, Kia Invest $250M In Grab To Work On Electric Vehicles
November 07, 2018  |  Innovation

Hyundai Motor and Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-sharing company, announced a deal Wednesday (November 7) in which Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors will invest an...

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Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech
Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech
November 06, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest European push to tax such...

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API Sandbox And Open Banking Collaboration Debut In UAE
API Sandbox And Open Banking Collaboration Debut In UAE
November 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Open banking and APIs make inroads into the United Arab Emirates, via sandbox. In Asia, FinTech and FI collaboration work via Temenos and SPD Bank...

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GE Slashing Quarterly Dividend, Reorganizing Power Unit, Facing DOJ Inquiry
GE Slashing Quarterly Dividend, Reorganizing Power Unit, Facing DOJ Inquiry
October 30, 2018  |  Earnings

GE, in conjunction with reporting a third-quarter loss of $2.63 a share, revealed that it is slashing its quarterly dividend, is reorganizing its Power unit and...

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Jay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
Jay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Ethos, a startup that claims to process life insurance applications in minutes, has raised $35 million in venture funding. CNBC, citing the company, reported the...

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Coinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
Coinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion. According to a...

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Grab Notches $200M Investment From Booking Holdings
Grab Notches $200M Investment From Booking Holdings
October 29, 2018  |  South East Asia

Southeast Asia’s Grab has taken in a $200 million investment from U.S.-based Booking Holdings amid a strategic partnership. With the tie-up, users of Booking Holdings’ apps...

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Berkshire Hathaway Has Been Investing In FinTech This Year
Berkshire Hathaway Has Been Investing In FinTech This Year
October 29, 2018  |  Investments

Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett investment company, has been getting in on the FinTech market, investing hundreds of millions of dollars during the past few...

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Equifax Shares Skid On Mortgage Slowdown, Breach Costs Mount
Equifax Shares Skid On Mortgage Slowdown, Breach Costs Mount
October 25, 2018  |  Earnings

The headlines may have focused on the 14.7 percent drop in Equifax’s stock, on missed top and bottom lines vs. expectations and guidance. But beyond...

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