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Pulling back the curtain on how SoftBank’s massive Vision Fund works — including just how big a check it can write

Picture it. The scene is Silicon Valley. Suddenly an investment firm materializes on the scene and starts writing checks bigger […]

The cities most at risk of a housing bubble

There are signs that the U.S. housing market is starting to cool down, but there’s still significant overheating in some of […]

Jeff Bezos says all his best decisions involved intuition and gut, not analysis

Jeff Bezos shared some advice on entrepreneurial decision-making on Thursday, saying he made all his best decisions based on instinct, […]

Famed Endowment Manager Invests Yale’s Money in Crypto Funds.

On October 5, 2018, an article published by Bloomberg stated that Yale University’s Investment Office, under the stewardship of famed manager David Swensen, […]

How Jack Ma went from English teacher to tech billionaire

Jack Ma, the rags-to-riches entrepreneur behind Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, plans to hand over the reins at the company he […]

LendingTree is the secret success story of fintech

Through acquisitions and a focus on cash flow, LendingTree has avoided the pitfalls plaguing the industry today For all of […]

After a huge user revolt, nobody wanted to work at Reddit. 3 years later, the CEO explains how the ‘front page of the internet’ rebuilt the team.

Guru Khalsa Reddit, known as the “front page of the internet,” has weathered a lot of storms. Over the years, […]

The next big bet in fracking: Water

Christopher M. Matthews Some investors see fortunes to be made in the U.S.’s hottest oil field—by speculating in water, not […]

Lending startup Portal Finance nabs $200 million for small business loans in Latin America

Latin American small businesses just got a big boost with a new commitment for a $200 million lending joint venture […]

There’s a $1 trillion question hanging over stocks right now — and the answer could determine the ultimate fate of the market

© Reuters / Lucas Jackson If you follow the stock market in any capacity, you know that Apple’s recent climb […]