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...
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.
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...
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.
How to protect your small business in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak
It's not too late for small- and medium-sized businesses to set up remote workforces, communicate with staff and prepare for a worsening coronavirus outbreak.
Royal Caribbean withdraws 2020 forecast, boosts liquidity amid coronavirus fears
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd on Tuesday withdrew its first-quarter and full-year forecast, and increased its credit capacity by $550 million to boost liquidity amid concerns around...
BlackRock employee in New York tests positive for coronavirus
BlackRock Inc said on Tuesday a New York employee was diagnosed with the coronavirus, and has been in self-quarantine and working from home since March 4.
United Airlines shores up liquidity, cuts costs to weather coronavirus
United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it has raised an extra $2 billion in financing while slashing its 2020 capital expenditures by more than a...