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Tech investor Paul Wick says 'doom and gloom' over AI is overblown
The AI boom has shades of the dot-com bubble, but fears of an imminent crash and mass unemployment are overblown, a veteran tech investor says. At the turn of this century, there was an explosion in dot-com startups being formed, and a huge…
Here's the 'core economic flaw' in the AI bull case as stock and bond trades unravel, according to a top economist
Apollo Chief Economic Torsten Slok was on a warpath this past week, issuing a series of warnings about the AI boom as Wall Street retreated from the sector. On Tuesday, he pointed to the recent slowdown in token spending growth, saying the demand…
Legora's new valuation, Pigment nabs $250M, Boomi buys Elementary Data
Legora, a Stockholm-based legal tech, raised $550m in Series E funding at an $8.8b valuation. Atreides led, joined by Baron Capital, Capital Group, Glade Brook, Fidelity, JPMorgan and insiders Accel, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, General…
Blackstone's $8.7B energy transition fund, $108M for Peak Energy
• ASI, a Boston-based AI startup 'orchestrating critical infrastructure and national security,' raised $325m at a $3b valuation. Spark Capital led, joined by Citadel Securities, Meritech Capital, and Craft Ventures. Go deeper • Peak…
They bet on real estate when SF was at its bottom. Here's how it turned out
By Max Harrison-Caldwell News Reporter Early in the pandemic, San Francisco's commercial real estate market was in freefall. Most office workers were working from home while some residents were fleeing the city entirely. Misery and addiction filled…
Zetwerk IPO: Kae Capital, Accel, Peak XV and Lightspeed set to realise ₹1,215 crore
Early investors in Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses are set to realise around ₹1,215 crore through the company's ₹5,012-crore initial public offering (IPO), with venture capital firms Kae Capital, Accel, Peak XV Partners and…
Avidbank (NASDAQ:AVBH) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen
Avidbank (NASDAQ:AVBH - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a 'hold' rating to a 'buy' rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports. A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the…
KKR's rail equipment sale, Stord's AMS acquisition and PreScalar's seed
KKR will sell railcar and intermodal lessor Infinity Transportation to Ares Management for $2.9b. Stord acquired AMS Fulfillment Holdings from Fort Point Capital for about $200m, Axios Pro scooped. PreScalar, a SF-based advanced manufacturing data…
Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) Stock Rating Cut to 'Hold' at Wall Street Zen
Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a 'buy' rating to a 'hold' rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports. Several other brokerages also recently…
3,016 Shares in Applied Materials, Inc. $AMAT Bought by NBT Bank N.A.
NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,016 shares of the manufacturing equipment…
You Might Be Able to Invest in the Starlab Space Station -- but Should You?
After more than a quarter-century in service, the International Space Station is ready for its last hurrah. Sometime after 2030, the space agency plans to pay Elon Musk's SpaceX $850 million to push ISS out of orbit and into the ocean. It's sad…
A $500,000 Roth Portfolio Loaded With These Dividend Stocks Pays $34,350 a Year and the IRS Gets None of It
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Headlines: AUTOWARCOM Speed Test
Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition. The biggest stories across the Department and industry this week: Continued debates on AUTOWARCOM and autonomous warfare. PAEs pursuing high quantities of kits to deliver in short…
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