Houston to give $1,200 in relief to neediest residents

4 minutes ago | Stl Today

HOUSTON - The Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a relief fund that will provide thousands of residents who are struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic...
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What Makes a Successful Pitch

56 minutes ago | Bplans

No, it's not really the format, the pictures, or the design... although those help. Ugly, confused, or disjointed is never an advantage. But what makes a successful pitch in a...
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Trump's odd new attack on Section 230 is probably doomed

2 hours ago | Tech Crunch

Trump's crusade against a key internet law known as Section 230 tends to pop up in unlikely places. His Twitter feed on Thanksgiving , for one. Or at times you'd think the...
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Here are the VCs getting huge paydays, again, because Salesforce is buying Slack for $27.7 billion

2 hours ago | Business Insider | 4 articles

Summary List Placement Salesforce chief Marc Benioff has called his company and Slack "a match made in heaven." And if Salesforce's purchase of the popular work-chat app for...
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Businesses at properties owned by the Trump Organization and Kushner Companies benefited from over 25 PPP loans worth $3.65 million, a new report shows

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Businesses at properties belonging to the Trump Organization and Kushner Companies, owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared...
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US stocks erase losses, finish higher amid renewed stimulus optimism

2 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement US stocks erased their morning losses and closed higher on Wednesday as investors once again latched onto hope that another round of fiscal stimulus is...
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US stocks erase losses, finish higher amid renewed stimulus optimism

2 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Getty Images / Bryan R. Smith US stocks erased their morning losses and closed higher on Wednesday as investors once again latched onto hope that another round of fiscal...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry reveals he's short Tesla, tells Elon Musk to issue more stock at its 'ridiculous price'

3 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Michael Burry, whose bet against the housing market was made famous by "The Big Short," revealed in a late Tuesday tweet that he is short Tesla . The...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry reveals he's short Tesla, tells Elon Musk to issue more stock at its 'ridiculous price'

3 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Jim Spellman / Getty Images Michael Burry, whose bet against the housing market was made famous by "The Big Short," revealed in a late Tuesday tweet that he is short Tesla. The...
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Google Cloud is acquiring Actifio, an Andreessen Horowitz-funded data backup startup last valued at $1.3 billion

3 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Google Cloud announced Wednesday that it plans to acquire Actifio, a data backup and recovery startup that counts firms including Andreessen Horowitz...
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Stock indexes shake off a weak start and end mostly higher

Stocks shook off a sluggish start to finish with modest gains Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 index to an all-time high for the second straight day. Read more ...

Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday and his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus... Read more ...

Here are the VCs getting huge paydays, again, because Salesforce is buying...

Summary List Placement Salesforce chief Marc Benioff has called his company and Slack "a match made in heaven." And if Salesforce's purchase of the popular work-chat app for... Read more ...

Leaked Fashion Nova campaign briefs reveal what it's offering to pay...

Summary List Placement Fashion Nova, the edgy fast-fashion brand built on influencer marketing, has grown tremendously in the last few years by partnering with more than 3,000... Read more ...

Daily Crunch: Apple announces its best apps of 2020

Apple releases its annual best apps list, a self-driving truck startup raises $350 million and the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency approval in the United... Read more ...

A key chart in DoorDash's IPO filing doesn't 'pass the smell test,' and...

Summary List Placement Food delivery startup DoorDash revealed this week it's looking to go public at a mammoth valuation of as much as $32 billion. Paramount in justifying... Read more ...

The Latest: Pfizer CEO urges patience on reopening economies

ATHENS, Greece - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla urged global governments not to reopen economies too quickly because of the optimism created by possible COVID-19 vaccines. Read more ...

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield says Salesforce's $27.7 billion deal to buy...

Summary List Placement Salesforce sent shockwaves throughout the software industry when it announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy Slack for $27.7 billion , One day later... Read more ...

California winds bring fire threat, possible power outages

LOS ANGELES - Californians hoping December would finally usher in wetter weather after a disastrous fire season were instead bracing Wednesday for another round of dry winds... Read more ...

Amex, Citi, and other banks let you pay off big purchases over time for a...

Summary List Placement Many consumers may go into debt from holiday shopping, adding to financial stress from the coronavirus pandemic. Three of the biggest banks in the US... Read more ...