Summary List Placement The real estate market in some parts of Europe is getting hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Deloitte’s 2020 property index, the residential real estate market is forecast to stagnate in terms of prices and see a decline in transaction activities. All are indicators that a savvy investor could swoop in. […]
Coca-Cola is using Amazon tech to let you pour drinks by tapping your phone at 52,000 Freestyle soda fountains
Summary List Placement Coca-Cola has partnered with Amazon’s cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) to let thirsty diners pour drinks at Coca-Cola touch-screen soda fountains using their phones. Diners simply scan a QR code on the Freestyle machines, of which there are 52,000 in the US, and the buttons usually displayed on the machine […]
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller is said to be shorting the US dollar — and he expects a Democratic sweep this election to hurt stocks in the coming years
Summary List Placement American billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is betting that the US dollar will weaken, and expects a Democratic ‘blue wave’ this election to be a long-term drag on stocks, Bloomberg reported. At a virtual conference on Tuesday, the hedge-fund manager said higher taxes and inflation will hurt equities in the coming years. “We have […]
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller is said to be shorting the US dollar — and he expects a Democratic sweep this election to hurt stocks in the coming years
Summary List Placement American billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is betting that the US dollar will weaken, and expects a Democratic ‘blue wave’ this election to be a long-term drag on stocks, Bloomberg reported. At a virtual conference on Tuesday, the hedge-fund manager said higher taxes and inflation will hurt equities in the coming years. “We have […]
Future of Fintech: Funding’s New Guard
Summary List Placement Over the last decade, fintech has established itself as a fundamental part of the world’s financial services ecosystem. Today, fintech financing is surging across the globe, despite major banks remaining cautious about acquisitions. Instead, three emerging trends are fueling the current fintech boom: new geographical fintech centers, more late-stage mega-rounds, and the […]
An early Peloton and Fitbit backer invested in visa startup Sherpa after seeing this pitch deck
Summary List Placement Sherpa, the Canadian travel startup, just raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by True Ventures, which previously backed major names like Peloton and Fitbit. COVID-19 has seen a raft of new rules and regulations introduced in international travel. On top of the standard visa or health requirements, some countries […]
Horoscopes Oct. 28, 2020: Julia Roberts, be direct and earnest
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nolan Gould, 22; Julia Roberts, 53; Bill Gates, 65; Annie Potts, 68. US actor Nolan Gould / AFP PHOTO / TIBRINA HOBSONTIBRINA HOBSON/AFP/Getty Images Happy Birthday: Determine what it will take to reach your goal. Put a strategy and timeline in place and move forward. Confidence will play a role […]
Word Game: Oct. 28, 2020
TODAY’S WORD — DEPLETES (DEPLETES: dih-PLEETS: Decreases the fullness of; empties.) Average mark 24 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 33 or more words in DEPLETES? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — BUTANOL baton blat bloat blot blunt boat bola bolt bout bunt ulna unbolt unto tabu talon tonal tuba tuna about […]
Bridge: Oct. 28, 2020
When I watched today’s deal in a penny game, West was the dreaded Grapefruit, he of the acid disposition and matching tongue. He berates his partners without mercy. The other members of my club worship the quicksand he walks on. When South opened one spade and Grapefruit overcalled in hearts, North leaped to four spades, […]
Investors flee risk, dumping stocks and buying bonds, as France nears national lockdown
Summary List Placement European shares slid to their lowest in four months, tumbling by more than 3%, as investors fled risk assets in light of the onset of more lockdown restrictions at the heart of the eurozone economy, battering bank stocks and the oil price. Adding to the risk aversion was a degree of nervousness […]
Investors flee risk, dumping stocks and buying bonds, as France nears national lockdown
Summary List Placement European shares slid to their lowest in four months, tumbling by more than 3%, as investors fled risk assets in light of the onset of more lockdown restrictions at the heart of the eurozone economy, battering bank stocks and the oil price. Adding to the risk aversion was a degree of nervousness […]
Ask Amy: She dropped a bombshell, and I don’t think she’s telling the whole truth
Dear Amy: Three years ago, I was diagnosed with bone cancer. I went through 2½ years of chemotherapy and six months of stem cell treatment. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune) I am now deemed to be cancer-free, and I feel great compared to how I felt in those three years. During that time, I […]