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Raising $100 million is easier than $1 million — a tragedy for early-stage companies

I just closed a $250 million series A for a unicorn $1.35 billion valuation but I’m alarmed. Too many promising startups don’t survive the “valley of death.”

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October 8, 2025

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You can get up to 5.00% APY on the best high-yield savings account today, Oct. 8, 2025

You can get up to 5.00% APY on the best high-yield savings account today, Oct. 8, 2025

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Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

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October 8, 2025
Hedge fund billionaire says 2025 is ‘so much more potentially explosive than 1999’ because of the way bull markets always end

Hedge fund billionaire says 2025 is ‘so much more potentially explosive than 1999’ because of the way bull markets always end

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October 7, 2025

Economy

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Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

Jamie Dimon isn’t taking a recession off the table for 2026: ‘You don’t wish it because certain people will get hurt’

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Gold’s price record is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say

Gold’s price record is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say

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October 8, 2025
Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America

Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the ‘pink tide’ sweeping Latin America

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October 8, 2025

Energy

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Fifth Third Bancorp is buying Comerica for $10.9 billion in an all-stock deal that will create the 9th largest U.S. bank

Fifth Third Bancorp is buying Comerica for $10.9 billion in an all-stock deal that will create the 9th largest U.S. bank

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
October 7, 2025
Trump is greenlighting an Alaska megamine—and taking a government stake in the company digging it up

Trump is greenlighting an Alaska megamine—and taking a government stake in the company digging it up

By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
October 7, 2025
Gold futures just rose above $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever

Gold futures just rose above $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever

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October 7, 2025

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Gold’s price record is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say

Gold’s price record is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say

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October 8, 2025
Top analyst ‘very concerned’ about Nvidia fueling an AI bubble and a ‘Cisco moment’ like the dotcom crash: ‘We’re a lot closer to the seventh inning than the first or second inning’

Top analyst ‘very concerned’ about Nvidia fueling an AI bubble and a ‘Cisco moment’ like the dotcom crash: ‘We’re a lot closer to the seventh inning than the first or second inning’

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October 7, 2025
Hedge fund billionaire says 2025 is ‘so much more potentially explosive than 1999’ because of the way bull markets always end

Hedge fund billionaire says 2025 is ‘so much more potentially explosive than 1999’ because of the way bull markets always end

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October 7, 2025

Personal Finance

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You can get up to 5.00% APY on the best high-yield savings account today, Oct. 8, 2025

You can get up to 5.00% APY on the best high-yield savings account today, Oct. 8, 2025

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Earn up to 4.35% APY with the best CD rates available today, Oct. 8, 2025

Earn up to 4.35% APY with the best CD rates available today, Oct. 8, 2025

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October 8, 2025
Current ARM mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

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October 8, 2025

Real Estate

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Current ARM mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

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Current refi mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

Current refi mortgage rates report for Oct. 8, 2025

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Why boomers keep winning in the housing market as ‘investors and second-home buyers’ continue to dominate

Why boomers keep winning in the housing market as ‘investors and second-home buyers’ continue to dominate

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October 7, 2025

Crypto

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Stablecoin startup Coinflow raises $25 million to challenge Stripe

Stablecoin startup Coinflow raises $25 million to challenge Stripe

Stablecoin startup Coinflow raises $25 million to challenge Stripe
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October 8, 2025
BlackRock’s most profitable ETF is a nearly $100 billion Bitcoin giant

BlackRock’s most profitable ETF is a nearly $100 billion Bitcoin giant

BlackRock’s most profitable ETF is a nearly $100 billion Bitcoin giant
By Vildana Hajric and Bloomberg
October 7, 2025
Bitcoin surges past $125,000 amid signs it’s becoming the safe asset it was always supposed to be

Bitcoin surges past $125,000 amid signs it’s becoming the safe asset it was always supposed to be

Bitcoin surges past $125,000 amid signs it’s becoming the safe asset it was always supposed to be
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October 6, 2025

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Novo Nordisk is losing Canadian patent protection on a blockbuster drug after not paying a small fee

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A new wrinkle for executive comp at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs could become the norm across finance
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Current mortgage rates report for June 17, 2025: Rates tick back up again

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What the Iran/Israel conflict means for U.S. energy prices going forward

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Port of LA imports fell nearly 20% in May, and it may mean higher prices and fewer choices on back-to-school and Halloween items

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A judge once called Leavenworth’s federal prison a ‘hell hole.’ CoreCivic will get $4.2 million per month to reopen the long-shuttered facility to hold thousands of migrants arrested by ICE

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Stock markets are ignoring the war as they wait for the Fed

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