Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Daimler Invests $573M In Self-Driving Trucks
Daimler Invests $573M In Self-Driving Trucks
January 07, 2019  |  Innovation

Luxury German car manufacturer Daimler has announced that it will invest $573 million (500 million euros) into developing technologically advanced autonomous trucks. The move will create...

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Grabango Raises $12M To Expand Product Development, Tech Deployments
Grabango Raises $12M To Expand Product Development, Tech Deployments
January 07, 2019  |  Investments

Grabango, the Silicon Valley startup, announced Monday (Jan. 7) that it raised $12 million in venture funding. In a press release, the startup, which makes...

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Grab To Top $7.5B In Growth Capital With SoftBank’s Latest $1B
Grab To Top $7.5B In Growth Capital With SoftBank’s Latest $1B
December 21, 2018  |  Investments

Southeast Asia’s Grab might be in for more funding: SoftBank’s Vision Fund may invest $1 billion in the ride-hailing company, according to The Telegraph, and...

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Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
December 20, 2018  |  Investments

In perhaps the latest vote of confidence in the movement toward speedier employee compensation, Earnin – which facilitates real-time payroll payments – announced Thursday (Dec....

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Inside Clearbanc’s ‘Alt VC’ Model For eCommerce Startups
Inside Clearbanc’s ‘Alt VC’ Model For eCommerce Startups
December 20, 2018  |  Investments

Capital tied to equity can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes deflating. Funding negotiations and deals are complex. A business might end up trading chunks of...

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Up Next For Huawei: A Cybersecurity Push
Up Next For Huawei: A Cybersecurity Push
December 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In a rare press conference inside its Dongguan facilities, Huawei Technologies said it would spend $2 billion over the next five years to concentrate on...

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Google Invests More Than $1B To Expand In NYC
Google Invests More Than $1B To Expand In NYC
December 17, 2018  |  Google

Google, the Internet search giant, announced Monday (Dec. 17) that it is stepping up its commitment to New York City by investing more than $1...

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SoftBank Backs Indonesia eCommerce Co
SoftBank Backs Indonesia eCommerce Co
December 13, 2018  |  Investments

SoftBank’s Vision Fund teamed up with Alibaba to lead a $1.1 billion funding round for Indonesian eCommerce site Tokopedia, according to a report by the...

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Coffee Startup Luckin Challenges Starbucks With $200M Investment
Coffee Startup Luckin Challenges Starbucks With $200M Investment
December 12, 2018  |  Investments

A coffee startup in China that’s gunning for Starbucks has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.2...

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