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Uber Will Consider Crypto As Payment, CEO Says It's 'Good For Business'
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 2:17pm | 283Read More...Speaking to CNBC’S Andrew Ross Sorkin today, the CEO of Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) Dara Khosrowshahi said the company would look into cryptocurrency as a means of payment. What Happened: Answering the question about whether the app is considering accepting Bitcoin as payment...
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Twitter, Cisco Line Up To Report After Today's Close, Followed By Uber, GM Tomorrow
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 10:52am | 2269Read More...Will today be lucky seven? The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) start off Tuesday defending six-session winning streaks, the best stretch in six months for either. The small-cap Russell 2000 (RUT) also hit new all-time highs...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For February 6, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021 - 5:37pm | 1508Read More...'This Is Not The Market Participant's Problem': Volatility Arbitrage Trader Talks GameStop, Market Microstructure, Regulation The dynamics that transpired in GameStop can be traced back to factors like Federal Reserve stabilization efforts and low rates, which incentivize risk taking...
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Fintech Focus For February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 8:18pm | 2714Read More...Quote To Start The Day: To better align our incentives with those of our members, we will stop participating in the practice of Payment for Order Flow. Source: Public.com One Big Thing In Fintech: An “anonymously” led startup called Millions has raised a $3 million seed round...
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Fintech Focus For February 2, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:38pm | 1809Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “This is not the market participants' problem, they paid to play. It’s the broker’s problem, from an operational standpoint, to make sure that these things are in check.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: Year 2021 will be all about...
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Benzinga's Weekly Bulls And Bears: AMD, Marathon, Tesla, Uber, Walgreens And More
Saturday, January 16, 2021 - 1:04pm | 1264Read More...Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The week's bullish calls included the electric vehicle leader and a recovering retailer. A ride-sharing company and a semiconductor maker were among the bearish calls. As the fourth-quarter earnings...
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Fintech Focus For December 8, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020 - 6:39pm | 1600Read More...Quote To Start The Day: There’s challenges with blockchain to date because it doesn’t have the scale to provide attractive economics. Source: Daniel Springer One Big Thing In Fintech: The fintech space is becoming increasingly crowded (since fintech is eating the world) with over $20...
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Fintech Focus For November 16, 2020
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:15pm | 1771Read More...Quote Of The Day: If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn Fintech Movers: The most well-funded US fintech startup is SoFi, with $2.5B in disclosed equity funding. The San Francisco-based personal finance platform offers an array of financial...
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Tech Stocks Rebounding As Investor Pivot From Growth To Value Companies Eases
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 11:13am | 1936Read More...The vaccine news is continuing to give the stock market a shot in the arm. News earlier in the week that a vaccine from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) demonstrated more than 90% effectiveness against COVID-19 has helped propel stocks higher as...
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Fintech Focus For November 11, 2020
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 11:46pm | 2239Read More...Quote Of The Day: Get busy living or get busy dying. - Stephen King Fintech Movers: By adding fintech, SaaS businesses can increase revenue per customer by 2-5x* and open up new SaaS markets that previously may not have been accessible. - Andreessen Horowitz Benzinga’s Fintech Award winners...
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Benzinga Survey: Will Uber Or Lyft Stock Grow More By 2025?
Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 5:02pm | 419Read More...Every week, Benzinga conducts a sentiment survey to understand what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. As the world continues to manage the coronavirus pandemic, it’s worth calling into question the future...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Coca-Cola, Sprouts Farmers Market, Mirati Therapeutics And More
Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 9:21am | 902Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story examines the prospects for an iconic beverage giant in a post-pandemic world. Other featured articles discuss emerging markets stock on the rise and where to find yield in utilities. Also, the prospects for medical REITs, a supermarket operator, cancer-...
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Fintech Focus For October 6, 2020
Monday, October 5, 2020 - 6:55pm | 2010Read More...Quote Of The Day: Don’t be afraid of Covid. - President Trump Fintech Movers: From providing digital payment solutions in channeling electricity subsidies and social safety nets for workforces, to becoming an investment platform for government debt securities, fintech firms assist...
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Fintech Focus For October 5, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 4:10pm | 1727Read More...Quote Of The Day: The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi Fintech Movers: With COVID-19 and remote work causing many people to reconsider where they live, cities like Austin, Denver and Salt Lake City have increasingly come into the...
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Breaking News: Uber Freight Raises $500M From Greenbriar Equity Group
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 1:41pm | 1112Read More...Friday morning, Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) announced that Uber Freight successfully raised $500 million from an investor group led by Greenbriar Equity Group at a $3.3 billion post-money valuation, or roughly three times revenue pre-money. Uber Freight issued Series A equity shares as part...
