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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Goldman Takes Bitcoin To Task
Goldman Takes Bitcoin To Task
May 29, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin: not worth much – except what someone else is willing to pay for it. Goldman Sachs’ withering assessment of bitcoin this week may be...

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Google Eyes Vodaphone As Part Of India Investment Plan
Google Eyes Vodaphone As Part Of India Investment Plan
May 28, 2020  |  Investments

As it looks for a new way to hop into India’s hot mobile market, Google may be ready to take on rival Facebook, which has...

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With Startup Valuations Down, VC Firms Seek Deals
With Startup Valuations Down, VC Firms Seek Deals
May 26, 2020  |  Investments

With valuations sinking, startups are becoming reticent to fundraise like normal. But venture capital firms, seeing the lower prices, are becoming more aggressive on buying...

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Grocery Startup Missfresh To Close On $500M In Expansion Financing
Grocery Startup Missfresh To Close On $500M In Expansion Financing
May 22, 2020  |  Investments

Beijing’s Missfresh Ecommerce Co., a Chinese grocery delivery startup, is expected to receive more than $500 million in expansion financing as COVID-19 has fueled demand...

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KKR Becomes Latest Investor In Jio Platforms
KKR Becomes Latest Investor In Jio Platforms
May 21, 2020  |  Investments

It seems everyone wants a piece of Jio Platforms, India’s largest mobile company. KKR, the global investment firm based in New York, is the latest mega...

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Pizza Delivery Platform Slice Nets $43M To Boost Online Ordering
Pizza Delivery Platform Slice Nets $43M To Boost Online Ordering
May 13, 2020  |  Investments

Online pizza delivery firm Slice was the beneficiary this week of a $43 million investment from private equity firm KKR & Co. The investment, according...

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Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
Tim Hortons Coffee Chain Notches Funding From China’s Tencent
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

To bolster its growth in China as it looks to reach coffee drinkers in the country, Tim Hortons has reportedly found a partner in Tencent. The...

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Sale Of Share Of AmEx Business Travel To Carlyle And GIC Appears Dead
Sale Of Share Of AmEx Business Travel To Carlyle And GIC Appears Dead
May 10, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

American Express Global Business Travel, seeing its sales more than halved from the pandemic, could now also lose out on a purchase by private equity...

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Vista Equity Injects $1.5B Into India’s Jio Platforms
Vista Equity Injects $1.5B Into India’s Jio Platforms
May 08, 2020  |  Investments

Jio Platforms Ltd., India’s largest mobile operator, announced it is raising 113.67 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) from Vista Equity Partners, the U.S. private equity firm....

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