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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund closes $4.6 billion growth fund
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images Founders Fund, the venture capital firm run by billionaire Peter Thiel, has closed a $4.6 billion […]
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Y Combinator startups are fastest growing, most profitable in fund history because of AI
Silicon Valley’s earliest stage companies are getting a major boost from artificial intelligence. Startup accelerator Y Combinator — known for backing Airbnb, Dropbox and Stripe — this week held its annual demo day in San Francisco, where founders pitched their startups to an auditorium of potential venture capital investors. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan told […]
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Dealmaker Michael Grimes expected to lead new U.S. sovereign wealth fund: Reuters
Michael Grimes, head of global technology investment banking at Morgan Stanley, smiles while speaking to freshman students enrolled in the Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (M.E.T.) program during an orientation at the University of California-Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Star technology investment […]
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Top Wall Street analysts are upbeat on the long-term potential of these stocks
Worrisome economic data, weak consumer sentiment and tariff fears contributed to a rocky ride for stocks in February, with the S&P 500 losing 1.4% during the month. Investors should pick stocks of companies that can withstand these short-term pressures and capture growth opportunities to deliver attractive returns over the long term. To this end, recommendations […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk’s money is not the issue for OpenAI
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images In January, U.S. consumers didn’t feel as inclined to open their wallets, causing retail sales for the month to fall more than expected, which might […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, Airbnb, WeRide, GameStop and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Warner Music Group — The entertainment stock popped 3% following an upgrade at Citi to buy from neutral. Citi analyst Jason Bazinet said that Warner Music’s multiple is “far below” those of its peers. Roku – Shares popped nearly 14% after the streaming company reported fourth-quarter […]
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Airbnb pops 14%, heads for record rally on earnings beat
Brian Chesky, co-founder and chief executive officer of Airbnb Inc., during a news conference in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbnb shares surged 14% and headed for their best day ever after the company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. The stock debuted on the Nasdaq […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Airbnb, GameStop, Roku and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Moderna — The biotechnology company retreated 4% after losing $2.91 per share in the fourth quarter, a wider loss than the $2.68 expected by LSEG. However, the company beat expectations of analysts for revenue in the quarter. GameStop — Shares rallied 8% after sources familiar with […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: GameStop, Coinbase, Airbnb, Informatica and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : GameStop — The video game retailer and meme-stock favorite jumped 7% in extended trading. GameStop is considering investing in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. The company is still figuring out whether the move would make sense for GameStop’s business, […]
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Airbnb shares pop 15% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Airbnb shares jumped 15% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company did compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 73 cents vs. 58 cents expected Revenue: $2.48 billion vs. […]
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