Publicis Groupe Announces Its Intention to Acquire Soft Computing
Publicis Groupe announces that it is entering into exclusive negotiations with the founding shareholders of Soft Computing, a leading data marketing firm in France, with a view to the acquisition of a controlling block representing 82.99% of the share capital at a price of 25 euro per share (2018 coupon attached), i.e. at a premium […]
The App Store created 164 new million-dollar publishers in 2018, twice that of Google Play
The App Store has historically led Google Play in terms of developers’ ability to monetize their apps, including consumer spending on in-app purchases and subscriptions. Today, a new report from Sensor Tower offers new insight as to what that means for app publishers’ businesses: It found that the App Store produced more million-dollar apps in […]
Predictions for 2019 in data, analytics and AI
It’s that time of year again. Before you open up the presents under the tree, I’ve got some geekier gifts. In response to execs and luminaries from across the world of data and analytics sharing their predictions for the next year, I’ve dutifully compiled and stitched them together. Gather round, and soak up this year’s […]
Gaming chat startup Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation
Chatty gamers are apparently worth billions. Discord, the gaming chat startup with more than 200 million active users, announced Friday that it had secured $150 million in funding at a $2.05 billion valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks Capital with participation from Firstmark, Tencent, IVP, Index Ventures and Technology Opportunity Partners. The company announced […]
Equities Soar as GDP Beats
Shares in Toronto’s main stock index opened higher on Friday after data showed the economy expanded at a greater-than-expected rate in October, boosted by strength in manufacturing, finance and insurance sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite Index crawled out of the wreckage of the past few days and gained 9.73 points to begin the last full session […]
Oil prices tumble to lowest in more than a year as equities sell off
Oil prices fell about 5 percent on Thursday, hitting their lowest level in more than a year on worries about oversupply and the outlook for energy demand as a U.S. interest rate rise knocked stock markets. Brent crude futures fell $2.89, or 5.05 percent, to settle at $54.35 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
As FAANG stocks falter, fund managers make bets on survivors
A bear market in the so-called FAANG stocks – Wall Street’s most popular trade going into the year – is pushing fund managers into searching for the next big growth companies that can lead the overall market higher. Shares of Facebook Inc (FB.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Netflix Inc (NFLX.O), and Google-parent Alphabet […]
3 Warren Buffett Stocks Worth Buying Now
Warren Buffet became one of the world’s greatest investors by sticking to businesses he understood, investing for the long term, and being greedy when others were fearful. Of course, if it were that easy, we would all be investors as rich as Warren Buffett. And while we aren’t, three Motley Fool contributors have picked some […]
Dating and Debt: What You Owe Can Put Your Relationship in the Red
Most people won’t ask personal finance questions on a first date. Money is simply one of those topics that’s best left for when you know the person sitting across the table from you a little better — even though how someone handles their finances can offer you some key insights about whether they have relationship […]
Everything You Need to Know About Social Security Survivors Benefits
When most people think of Social Security, they think of retirement benefits, but there’s actually much more to the program than that. One of its most valuable features is the survivors benefits it offers to family members of workers who die. Social Security survivors benefits can help people who were dependent on the deceased person’s […]