European fintech lending industry to hit USD 9.6 billion in 2020
LLB Staff Reporter March 3, 2020 Innovative lending services, such as crowd and P2P marketplace loans, are becoming increasingly popular in many European countries. With the...
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FCA Publishes TechSprint Report
The National Law Review March 6, 2020 On March 3, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a report entitled, “Fostering innovation through collaboration: The evolution...
Goldman Sachs is 'very open' to acquisitions: CFO
Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Financial Officer Stephen Scherr said on Tuesday the bank is "very open" to acquisitions that can help the bank fill gaps...
Buy or sell? Investors navigate coronavirus data fog
For money managers, it's bad enough watching the coronavirus wipe trillions of dollars off world markets' value. Even worse is not knowing how bad the outbreak...
JPMorgan says the stock sell-off is overdone and recession risk is overblown
JPMorgan reiterated its year end S&P 500 price target of 3,400.
Wall Street jumps at the open on stimulus hopes
U.S. stock indexes opened more than 2% higher on Tuesday as hopes of coordinated policy easing to avert a global recession calmed investor nerves a day...
Medicare will cover coronavirus teasts. Here's how to get one if you think you have symptoms
With older folks considered high-risk for contracting the new coronavirus and developing complications from it, here's what you should know about getting tested.
EU weighs dropping aviation slot rules as airline crisis deepens
Brussels was considering on Tuesday dropping a rule requiring airlines to run most of their scheduled services or forfeit their landing slots, a move that would...
In this volatile market, it's key to keep it simple
When it comes to financial planning during times of crisis, chances are you don't need to find a new strategy or way of doing things. What...
Get those money issues settled before the marriage
Whether you're getting married or moving in together, you need to sort out the details of your finances, from who pays for what to how bills...
Why male entrepreneurs in the US make double their female counterparts
Male-owned businesses have annual revenues that are double that of their female counterparts, a national study of 30,000 businesses by Biz2Credit reveals.
The research frontier: where next for AI and collective intelligence?
Nesta UK Aleks B., Konstantinos S., and Rachel W. Feb 21, 2020 In Nesta’s recent report The Future of Minds and Machines, we looked at the...
Trump hints at payroll tax cuts to mitigate coronavirus effects. Here's what that could mean for your pay
The president is considering cutting payroll taxes in reaction to the economic effects the coronavirus is having on the economy. However, that paycheck boost might not...
Norwegian Air scraps 3,000 flights, plans layoffs due to coronavirus
Norwegian Air will lay off staff and cut around 3,000 flights as the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak sends shockwaves across the travel industry.
Saudi energy minister: no need for OPEC+ meet if no agreement on handling oil market crisis
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Tuesday he does not see a need to hold an OPEC+ meeting in May-June if there was no agreement on...