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JUNE 25, 2018

The world’s startups are having a good year. The 2018 Q1 saw a combined valuation of VC investments nearing $50 billion — the fourth quarter in a row where VC funding has surpassed $45 million, KPMG noted. Though a startup could secure millions in venture capital funding, it could still take years to turn a profit.

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CFO Simplified

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here are two businesspeople that had great plans to ride off happily into the sunset with each other, but they didn’t make it. So, how do you get practical, and plan ahead for something that you don’t expect to happen? Here are some plans that maybe you should put in place to protect you from the unthinkable. We get along great.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Chinese coffee company Luckin , a fast-growing startup that aims to replace Starbucks as China’s largest coffee giant, is looking to raise $586.5 million American depository shares (ADS) that will be priced between $15 and $17 per ADS in the IPO , which would give the company a valuation of between $3.48 billion cups last year from 4.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Startup gains traction. Startup gains top line. Startup notches mounting losses, because as everyone knows, you’ve got to spend money to make money. But profitability looks elusive, and becomes less a question of “when?” It’s becoming a familiar story – or color scheme. Top line black, bottom line red.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Banks, unsurprisingly, who also need to make profits, put the kibosh on debit rewards. SoftBank is done with the dog-walking business, announcing this week that they are amicably parting ways with Wag — a dog-walking startup that Softbank’s vision fund invested $300 million in two years ago. But it seems that debit rewards 2.0

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is expanding its grocery delivery services , and curbside pickup and convenience stores are being planned nationwide. But the category of perishables marks new territory for Amazon, which The Motley Fool thinks could present a challenge and put a deep dent in short-term profits. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

billion in annual revenue, has a stock market valuation of $10 billion and an employee headcount that is expected to surpass 10,000 by the end of 2018. No more searching ‘Wayfair store near me’ or planning an all-day family trip to a furniture store to shop,” is all text that still appears on the site. Doubling Down On Tech.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Synchrony sent the market into a tail spin when it issued guidance that suggested that there would be a 20 to 30 basis point increase in credit losses from these products. million, thrown a $485 million valuation up on the big board (as of its last fundraising over two years ago) and inspired so many imitators.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

Denver-headquartered Frontier Airlines is retracting its $39 “More Room” fee that guarantees passengers would sit between empty seats after receiving criticism from lawmakers for “profiting from safety.” Square Merchants Shift Online As POS Volumes Sink. PayPal Processed More Transactions On May 1 Than On Black Friday.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Aswath Damodaran: Valuations, Narratives & Academia , is below. You’re known as the dean of valuation. He said, oh, dean of valuation, it’s easier to say. So let’s start with the question, what led you to focus on valuation? RITHOLTZ: Right. And I said, why?

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