Tag Archives: Global

Bloomberg Owl Rock, Dyal Create Asset Behemoth With SPAC Merger (Bloomberg) — Investing giants Owl Rock Capital and Dyal Capital Partners completed their merger after clearing legal hurdles, with stock of the newly combined behemoth initially jumping as much as 11% on its first day.Now known as Blue Owl Capital Inc., the company counted $52.5 billion in assets under management as of March 31, and 91% of the sum is permanent capital, according to a Thursday statement.Blue Owl is the… Source link

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud and SpaceX today announced a new partnership to deliver data, cloud services, and applications to customers at the network edge, leveraging Starlink’s ability to provide high-speed broadband internet around the world and Google Cloud’s infrastructure. Under this partnership, SpaceX will begin to locate Starlink ground stations within Google data center properties, enabling the secure, low-latency, and reliable delivery of data… Source link

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Fantasy Sports Market – Global Outlook and Forecast 2021-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global fantasy sports market by revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of approx. 14% during 2020-2026. Digitalization is an essential factor that is driving the growth of the fantasy sports market. Consumers are currently connected with the outer world via digital mediums. An increase in smartphone use is a significant… Source link

Bloomberg ‘A Preventable Mess’: How Dementia Takes Toll on Aging Lawyers (Bloomberg) — Robert Fritzshall had to be pushing 80, Bethany McLean thought, so she was a little surprised to hear him talk about expanding his law practice.His office was a bit dusty and cluttered with papers. There were files on the floor. She was concerned that he didn’t see the need to carry malpractice insurance. But she doesn’t remember anything being a red flag.“He was charismatic, enthusiastic,” she… Source link

Underdog Fantasy Raises $10 Million From Kevin Durant, Mark Cuban, Jared Goff and Others By Andrew Cohen May 3, 2021 Fantasy sports app Underdog Fantasy has raised $10 million from a group of investors that includes Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter.   The round was led by angel investor Kevin Carter, who is an advisor at SV Angel, and included investments from music stars such… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $10 That Are Poised to Take Off COVID is receding, and markets are rising; those are the two trends that investors have most on their minds right now. It’s entirely sensible that they’ll go together. As the economy reopens, money will begin to circulate faster – and find its way in the equity market. With economic conditions improving, investors are on the lookout for the best returns in an expansionary environment. One natural place for them to… Source link

The USGS, along with NASA, the European Commission, and the European Space Agency, has been critical in the provision of imagery for this new version of Google Earth Timelapse that shows visual evidence of global changes spanning nearly 40 years. In the biggest update to Google Earth since 2017, you can now see our planet in an entirely new dimension: time. With Timelapse in Google Earth, 20 million satellite photos from the past 37 years have been embedded into Google Earth, allowing… Source link

The battle over bitcoin’s evolving role just became a piece in a complex game of political strategy. Peter Thiel’s talk earlier this week at a Richard Nixon Foundation event thrust the cryptocurrency even further out onto the geopolitical stage and highlighted two important macro narratives that investors should keep an eye on, not just for their potential impact on crypto returns. Here’s one extract from his comments: Related: JPMorgan Testing Blockchain Solution to Improve Transfers… Source link

Russia’s Yandex.Lavka, the on-demand e-grocery delivery service launched by Russia’s NASDAQ-listed tech giant Yandex, last week announced its expansion to Kazan.   The 1.3mn-strong city in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan joins Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and the suburbs of… Source link

Russia’s Yandex.Lavka, the on-demand e-grocery delivery service launched by Russia’s NASDAQ-listed tech giant Yandex, last week announced its expansion to Kazan.   The 1.3mn-strong city in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan joins Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and the suburbs of… Source link