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Investors' fear of a downturn is turning into another revenue source for big banks. JPMorgan announced a partnership last week with StatPro to link some of the bank's existing tools with the London-based analytics provider's technology. The new platform, which doesn't yet have a name, brings together tools to make it easier for clients to…
This story requires our BI Prime membership. To read the full article, simply click here to claim your deal and get access to all exclusive Business Insider PRIME content. Most small businesses don't access venture capital when they launch. Instead, they often rely on personal savings and credit cards. But these aren't the only ways to…
Twitter chair Patrick Pichette just backed Berlin-based deep tech startup Apheris in a $3 million seed fundraising round. Apheris helps private companies navigate the complexities of local data privacy laws, allowing them to extract insights from datasets through the use of AI technology. A growing industry, the application of deep tech in privacy is predicted to be…
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The FTC looks to change children’s privacy law following complaints about YouTube
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering an update to the laws governing children’s privacy online, known as the COPPA Rule (or, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). The rule first went into effect in 2000 and was amended in 2013 to address changes in how children use mobile devices and social networking sites. Now…
Australia Fines Sackler-Owned Pharmaceutical Giant Over Opioid Advertising
(SYDNEY) — Australia’s drug regulator has fined a pharmaceutical company owned by the billionaire Sackler family over what it dubbed misleading advertising for one of its opioid painkillers, as the country grapples with surging rates of opioid prescriptions and related deaths. Mundipharma Australia, the international affiliate of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, was ordered to pay…
Trump points to possible antitrust problems for Comcast
The Comcast-NBCU deal was approved by the Obama administration with conditions in 2011, but those conditions have expired in recent months. | Jeff Fusco/Comcast via AP Images President Donald Trump on Monday suggested possible antitrust scrutiny for Comcast, which owns one of Trump's frequent targets, NBC News. “American Cable Association has big problems with Comcast,”…
Argentina asks for early release of IMF funds, peso hits new low – Business...
Argentina’s President Macri pauses during a news conference at the Olivos Presidential Residence in Buenos Aires Thomson Reuters By Hugh Bronstein and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's peso touched a record low 32 per U.S. dollar on Wednesday after President Mauricio Macri said his government had asked the International Monetary Fund for early…
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Women entrepreneurs in Kenyan industry struggle to access credit – study...
Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters FoundationNAIROBI, Sept 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Raising start-up capital is one of the biggest challenges for women entrepreneurs in Kenya’s key manufacturing sector, with banks requiring collateral that most of them do not have, a study said on Tuesday.Manufacturing contributes about 10% of Kenya’s gross domestic product but women account…
Iran official dismisses U.S. sanctions against judges, courts – Reuters UK
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order imposing fresh sanctions on Iran in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria(Reuters) - A top Iranian constitutional official on Friday dismissed the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iranian judges for alleged gross human rights violations and…
Flimsy PPE, missing soap, non-compliant students: Teachers say some classrooms aren’t...
Students who have signed up for in-person learning have begun returning to schools. Teachers say that while some critical safety measures have been implemented, they're not enough to protect against the coronavirus. Some have reported dead cockcroaches and substandard protective equipment in schools. Teachers say they are desperate for more cooperation from families, so children…
A Microsoft cloud exec says what sets Azure apart from rivals...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. REUTERS/Sergio Perez This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Microsoft Azure Global corporate vice president Tom Keane said what sets the company apart from rivals is trust, and that it is never "focused on competing with our customers in the respective industries."…
Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo lands $12 million Series A led...
Stripe has led a $12 million Series A round in Manila-based online payment platform PayMongo, the startup announced today. PayMongo, which offers an online payments API for businesses in the Philippines, was the first Filipino-owned financial tech startup to take part in Y Combinator’s accelerator program. Y Combinator and Global Founders Capital, another previous investor,…
These are the 20 highest-paying remote jobs you can do from...
Gideon Mendel/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. FlexJobs, a website dedicated to remote-job vacancies, analyzed 5,713 companies that are hiring to see which truly remote jobs have the highest salaries. The data is based on jobs that allow you to work from anywhere,…
Exclusive: Petrobras resumes oil trading with Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore –...
PETR4.SA has lifted its ban on trading with major commodity traders Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore GLEN.L, in place since Brazilian prosecutors announced a bribery probe in 2018, the company told Reuters.FILE PHOTO: Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company headquarters is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes“After a temporary suspension period with…
Macquarie prepares intel analytics seller Nuix for $1.5 billion IPO –...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s Macquarie Group is preparing to list its majority-owned software provider Nuix in a deal that would value the data-analysis program seller at close to $1.5 billion, two sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Friday.Macquarie, which owns about 65% of the company that has been used to analyse thousands…
Zoom’s head of talent shares tips for how to get hired,...
Zoom founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Given its exponential growth this year, Zoom is hiring quickly and is on track to double its…
Cannabis salaries are soaring. Here are the 24 jobs where you...
Pay in the cannabis industry is on the rise. AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Salaries are rising in the cannabis industry. There are 24 nonexecutive roles in cannabis that offer six-figure salaries, according to a recent report by CannabizTeam. They include…