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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SoftBank Invests $300M In Wag
SoftBank Invests $300M In Wag
January 31, 2018  |  Investments

Wag Labs, a startup that connects dog walkers with dog owners through an app, is receiving $300 million in funds from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. According...

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Walmart Eyes Stake In India’s Flipkart
Walmart Eyes Stake In India’s Flipkart
January 31, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart could be preparing to take its rivalry with Amazon in India to the next level by acquiring a minority stake in Flipkart. Reuters reported...

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Baidu Wants $2B To Grow Financial Services
Baidu Wants $2B To Grow Financial Services
January 25, 2018  |  Investments

Baidu, the Chinese search engine company, is looking to raise money for its finance unit, Baidu Financial Services Group (FSG), and could secure as much...

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Urban Remedy Kiosk Expansion Plans Land $17M In VC Funding
Urban Remedy Kiosk Expansion Plans Land $17M In VC Funding
January 22, 2018  |  Retail

It’s not uncommon for food producers at Whole Foods to promote their products through in-store demos or catchy product designs. But one California company has...

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JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
January 16, 2018  |  Retail

Amid competition from Alibaba and Amazon, Chinese online retail firm JD.com has led an investment in Vietnamese eCommerce firm Tiki.vn, Business of Fashion reported. JD.com co-led...

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Zuckerberg Hedges On Crypto On Facebook
Zuckerberg Hedges On Crypto On Facebook
January 05, 2018  |  Facebook

Add Mark Zuckerberg to the growing list of people interested in cryptocurrency. According to Bloomberg, Facebook’s CEO mentioned cryptocurrencies in a Jan. 4 Facebook posting...

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China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
January 04, 2018  |  Ridesharing

One of Uber’s ridesharing rivals, China’s Didi Chuxing, has acquired Brazilian startup 99, reportedly for around $1 billion. According to TechCrunch, the news comes after...

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SoftBank Buys Uber Shares At A Discount
SoftBank Buys Uber Shares At A Discount
December 29, 2017  |  News

Japanese telecommunications firm Softbank Group announced it had acquired a large stake in ride-hailing company Uber Technologies on the cheap, with investors and employees tendering shares,...

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Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrency Transactions To Boost Foreign Investment
Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrency Transactions To Boost Foreign Investment
December 26, 2017  |  International

Belarus has legalized cryptocurrency transactions in an attempt to boost private sector growth and foreign investment. According to Reuters, President Alexander Lukashenko signed the decree...

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