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Dreaded ‘dip’ slashes billions from startup valuations

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Dreaded ‘dip’ slashes billions from startup valuations

Aug 9 (Reuters) – Several high-flying startups are being brought down to earth as recent carnage in global stock markets and lackluster demand for new listings force companies to raise funds at a huge discount to their exorbitant valuations. Easy money from venture capital deals is quickly evaporating in an inflation-driven high interest rate environment … Read more

AppLovin offers to buy video game software maker Unity for $17.5 billion

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AppLovin offers to buy video game software maker Unity for .5 billion

People play ‘Pokemon GO’ during the Pokequan GoBoat Adventure cruise on the Occoquan River in the small town of Occoquan, Virginia, U.S. August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Sait Serkan Gurbuz Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 9 (Reuters) – Games software company AppLovin Corp (APP.O) made an offer on Tuesday to buy peer … Read more

Cryptoverse: blockchain bridges fall into troubled waters

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Cryptoverse: blockchain bridges fall into troubled waters

Representations of the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash dip in water in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 9 (Reuters) – Another day, another hack – and another blockchain bridge burned. When thieves stole around $190 million from US crypto firm Nomad last … Read more

Berkshire Hathaway Posts Massive $43.8 Billion Loss; operating results are improving

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Berkshire Hathaway Posts Massive .8 Billion Loss; operating results are improving

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor during Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on 4 May 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan//File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 6 (Reuters) – Falling U.S. stock prices hurt … Read more

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, makes the first-ever bond issue

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Meta, Facebook’s parent company, makes the first-ever bond issue

The Meta Platforms logo is seen in Davos, Switzerland May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann//File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 4 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook (META.O), announced on Thursday that it would make its first-ever bond issue, at a time … Read more