A California city is launching the first US experiment in basic income — and...
Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs is leading the charge on a basic income experiment in his recovering town. A California city is launching the first US experiment in basic income — and...
View ArticleWhy your bank hates you for loving bitcoin
Bitcoin has been around since 2009, but it really wasn’t until recently that it finally hit the mainstream consciousness of investors and the general public. As of this writing 1 bitcoin is now worth...
View ArticleHow Shark Tank is revolutionizing business school
Swimming with the sharks makes perfect sense in our evolving corporate world. We’ve become a “Shark Tank” nation. Since the show’s inception in 2009, it’s become a household staple. Members of...
View ArticleBitcoin is the total opposite or a Ponzi scheme- here’s why
What is a ‘Ponzi Scheme’, you ask? “A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The Ponzi scheme generates returns for older investors by...
View ArticleAlmost half of retirees spend more than expected on 2 common expenses
Make sure your planning prevents sticker shock in these major spending categories. Let’s face it: Planning for retirement is hard. There’s no way to predict with 100% accuracy how much you’ll need, so...
View ArticleHow much VC money goes to women entrepreneurs? The numbers are pretty dismal
Most venture capitalists are men who aren’t excited about women-led and women-focused businesses. Why do female entrepreneurs receive less than 3% of all venture capital funding? originally appeared...
View ArticleExperts May Have a Viable Alternative to Universal Basic Income
At Brain Bar Budapest, a large hall that was plastered in dark and leafy plants struggled to hold a sea of attendees. The crowd gathered to watch Steve Fuller, author of Humanity 2.0 and the Auguste...
View ArticleBitcoin sees Wall Street warm to trading virtual currency
SAN FRANCISCO — Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are warming up to Bitcoin, a virtual currency that for nearly a decade has been consigned to the unregulated fringes of the financial world. The...
View ArticleBird is the fastest startup ever to reach a $1 billion valuation
Electric scooter startup Bird is the fastest company to reach a valuation of $1 billion. Bird, one of many scooter startups currently sweeping the US, was last valued at $400 million after closing $100...
View ArticleBanking’s worst nightmare is here
We’ve seen enough. We’re going BIG on the death of big banking. If you’ve ever had to spend time at a bank opening a simple checking account, or even worse—closing a bank account—you won’t be surprised...
View ArticleHow Incubators are Shaping the Indian landscape
According to the NASSCOM India Startup Ecosystem report, India has retained its position as the third largest Startup Ecosystem in the world. More than 1,200 startups came up in 2018, including eight...
View ArticleThis map shows Americans’ average credit score in every state
An aerial view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline and Loring Park. Minnesota residents can brag about more than their 10,000 lakes — they typically have the country’s best credit scores too. As in...
View ArticleHow to start a business with no money
Startup advice can be seductive. From motivational quotes to magazine profiles, there’s a persistent narrative that if you follow your passion, log 80 hours a week, and “hustle hard,” you’ll create the...
View ArticleWhy no one wants to be an MBA anymore
A recent Wall Street Journal article focused on the steep decline in elite MBA program applications. In an era of an increasing divide between the economic haves and have nots, you’d think that the...
View ArticleA sobering 62% of U.S. financial-services entities have been breached, Thales...
Despite 96% of U.S. financial-services organizations considering their technology security as adequate, 62% of those responding to a Thales survey said they experienced a breach. That’s according to...
View ArticleHow An Unlimited Supply Of Borrowed Cash Is Destroying Higher Education
Both of us grew up poor. College was our way out of poverty. Now, we see too many young people locked into poverty by a college education. “You have to go to college” was an article of faith when we...
View ArticleFinancial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive
Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could total more...
View ArticleChime is piloting instant stimulus check disbursals
US neobank Chime is running a pilot in which it gives customers their $1,200 federal stimulus checks before the government begins disbursing the payments, CNBC reports. The neobank selected 1,000...
View ArticleCoronavirus has turned America into a nation of savers. But how long will it...
With a busy life in Los Angeles, Anna McKitrick has trouble saving. The 25-year-old waitress and aspiring actress estimates she spends $200 a month on coffee, snacks, on-the-go meals, and other...
View ArticleGermany is beginning a universal-basic-income trial with people getting...
Starting this week, 120 Germans will receive a form of universal basic income every month for three years. The volunteers will get monthly payments of €1,200, or about $1,400, as part of a study...
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