Investors have become a lot more skeptical about billion-dollar start-ups, data shows

by | Aug 27, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Investors are slowing their roll around so-called unicorns, or privately held companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more on paper. According to a new report from PitchBook, only 17 U.S. companies have clicked over to unicorn status so far this year. In both 2014...

Does Trump Represent U.S. Values? ‘The President Speaks for Himself,’ Tillerson Says

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” seemed to separate himself from the president on his equivocal response to the Charlottesville violence.

Three ways to beat Amazon in e-commerce, according to an Alibaba investor

by | Aug 27, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

As Amazon has grown more dominant, investors’ interest in e-commerce start-ups has plunged. In 2016, venture deal volume in e-commerce start-ups dropped to a four-year low, while the total dollar amount was almost slashed in from the year before, according to CB...