VC firm Andreessen Horowitz explains why it led a $23 million round in a social network for data

Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firms, has placed a bet on a start-up called Instabase that’s quietly building a web service where data scientists and less technical users can work with data, CNBC has learned....

Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s optimism is justified: JPMorgan strategist

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is right to be optimistic about economic growth, JPMorgan Fund global market strategist Gabriela Santos told CNBC on Wednesday. Yellen spoke to reporters after the central bank raised interest rates on Wednesday, and indicated she is...