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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Didi Checks Into Hotel Booking Industry
Didi Checks Into Hotel Booking Industry
October 30, 2018  |  Ridesharing

China’s largest ridehailing app Didi Chuxing is breaking into the hotel booking business. The news comes as the company tries to recover from two highly...

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Naspers Invests $300M In South Africa Startups
Naspers Invests $300M In South Africa Startups
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Naspers has announced that it has created an R1.4bn ($300 million) startup fund to boost the technology sector in South Africa. Naspers Foundry, which will...

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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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Bitcoin Daily: Sony Launches Digital Asset Wallet; UK Shelves Digital Gold Plan
Bitcoin Daily: Sony Launches Digital Asset Wallet; UK Shelves Digital Gold Plan
October 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Royal Mint in the U.K. has put plans for a digital gold token called Royal Mint Gold (RMG) on hold, Reuters reported. That news...

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Nest Rival tado° Raises $50M From Amazon, Others
Nest Rival tado° Raises $50M From Amazon, Others
October 25, 2018  |  Investments

Munich-based tado°, the intelligent home climate management company, announced on Thursday (Oct. 25) that it has landed a $50 million investment from investors, including Amazon....

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Amazon’s HQ2 Hunt Has Real Estate Investors Making Bets
Amazon’s HQ2 Hunt Has Real Estate Investors Making Bets
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

Even before Amazon names the city where it will put its second headquarters, investors are already looking for cash commitments and capital to invest real estate...

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PayPal Invests In Emerging Markets Lending App Tala
PayPal Invests In Emerging Markets Lending App Tala
October 22, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct. 22) a strategic investment from PayPal. In a press release, Tala said the undisclosed...

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eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
October 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

To steal a phrase from the movie Network, eBay is mad as hell, and is not going to take it anymore. The target of eBay’s ire...

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