Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return.

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Credit Peers Revolutionizes Property Investment In The UK
Credit Peers Revolutionizes Property Investment In The UK
February 07, 2017  |  International

Large property transactions were once a business only open to major institutions and banks. But with the launch of Credit Peers, a peer-to-business property platform,...

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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Alibaba Invests $200M
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Alibaba Invests $200M
February 06, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

In an effort to significantly grow its presence in South Asia, Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has announced its decision to invest $200 million in Indian online...

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Investment Tracker: FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry
Investment Tracker: FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry
February 01, 2017  |  Investments

Investment activity picked up markedly in the penultimate week of January — but only as a headline. For the $1.4 billion in dealmaking activity seen...

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Tech Startup Button In $20M Series B
Tech Startup Button In $20M Series B
January 26, 2017  |  Investments

New York-based technology startup Button, founded in 2014, connects the mobile economy via its marketplace, allowing mobile apps to find and integrate with one another....

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Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
Rocket Internet Fund Gets $1B To Invest In Startups
January 20, 2017  |  Startups

Big news from German startup investment company Rocket Internet suggests it plans to come back strong in 2017. Rocket Internet just recently closed a new...

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Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
Flipkart Funds Parenting Startup TinyStep
January 19, 2017  |  Retail

Online and mobile parenting social network and parenting guide startup TinyStep recently received a $2 million investment from India’s largest eCommerce firm, Flipkart. The Bangalore-based...

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Why US Firms Are Shelving Investment Plans In China
Why US Firms Are Shelving Investment Plans In China
January 18, 2017  |  International

More companies in the U.S. may be holding off on making investments in China as a result of Trump’s call for steep tariffs on the...

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UPS Invests In Returns Specialist Optoro
UPS Invests In Returns Specialist Optoro
December 22, 2016  |  Retail

As retailers will soon enter the peak returns rush that follows the holiday shopping season, UPS is reportedly making an investment in logistics provider Optoro Inc.,...

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POS Company Appetize Raises $20 Million, Plans To Grow Its Team
POS Company Appetize Raises $20 Million, Plans To Grow Its Team
December 21, 2016  |  Investments

POS platform company Appetize recently announced that it had closed a $20 million investment round led by Shamrock Capital Advisors and Oak View Group, among others....

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