Indigo Agriculture CEO David Perry grew up raising corn and cows on his family’s farm in Arkansas. While he wasn’t the type to set up a lemonade stand, he did show early entrepreneurial tendencies. He remembers gathering receipts and diving into the books of the family business at age 11 to figure out whether corn […]
Read moreThe bond market is signaling an upcoming correction and investors should sell their shares in listed companies, a strategist told CNBC Tuesday. Borrowing costs have gone up over the last few weeks, with the yield on both the 10-year U.S. Treasury note and the two-year bond reaching multiyear highs last Friday. Higher yields, which move […]
Read moreAutonomous vehicles are associated with big names in tech and transportation, like Alphabet‘s Waymo, GM‘s Cruise or ride-hailing giants such as Didi Chuxing and Uber. Less talked about is a critical safety component, Lidar sensors, which serve as the “eyes” of a self-driving car. Lidars are expensive today, but a start-up called Luminar is trying […]
Read moreAs one of the biggest digital currency platforms, Coinbase was in the right place at the right time as the price of bitcoin skyrocketed in 2017, but the company has no intention of taking its crypto gains for granted. With $150 billion in assets across more than 20 million customers, and 2017 revenue reported at […]
Read moreCan Spotify upend the IPO market? When Spotify went public April 3, it attracted a lot of interest, and not just because the company was well known to the public. Instead of hiring underwriters to sell new shares to the public, Spotify went public on the NYSE in what is called a “direct listing.” It […]
Read moreComing up with a game-changing idea or tackling a massive, entrenched industry isn’t the biggest challenge faced by disruptive companies. It’s the challenge of transitioning a fast-moving start-up that breaks all the rules into a sustainable business that plays by the rules. It’s the need to transition “from pirate to navy,” as LinkedIn co-founder and […]
Read moreAmerica’s wide lead in venture capital is fading, threatened by Asia and its rising brain center: China. A surge of new money from China and the rest of Asia helped drive funding totals to the stratosphere and transformed the venture landscape. Last year Asia directed 40 percent of the global total versus 44 percent from […]
Read moreIt took six years, but the CNBC Disruptor 50 list is starting to close the gap. There are more female CEOs and founders and start-up business models and products focused on women than ever before. The 2018 Disruptor list has nine female CEOs, up from just three last year. Thirteen of the companies have at […]
Read moreThe United States has raised tariffs on steel from Vietnam that Washington says originated in China and evaded anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel. The announcement following this week’s truce in a broader trade dispute between Beijing and Washington reflects the wide array of strains in the world’s biggest trading relationship. Importers of corrosion-resistant and cold-rolled […]
Read moreEuropean markets are set to open mixed Tuesday morning, as investors continue to monitor fresh corporate earnings. The FTSE 100 is seen off by 12 points at 7,856; the CAC is expected to open around 3 points lower at 5,632 while the DAX is poised to start up by 12 points at 13,148, according to […]
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