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U.S. Startups Raised A Record $130 Billion In 2018

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startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 Some GPs and LPs have already expressed concern that excess capital has led to inflated round sizes and valuations. VCs will still have an immense trove of capital to invest.”. billion, marking a new all-time high.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

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There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Decomposing changes in the functioning of the sterling repo market from 2014 to 2018

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Repo markets form part of the plumbing of the financial system. When there is a blockage in repo it has repercussions on financial markets. Importance of repo markets. Small changes in the cost or availability of repo can therefore have a significant impact on financial markets and the real economy. Rupal Patel.

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Bank Innovation Completely Overhauls 2018 Conference Agenda

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In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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Apple Is First US Company To Reach $1.5T Market Cap

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trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch

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A “capital winter” — a significant funding slowdown and drop in fundraising activities — is bearing down on China, vexed by political strife and economic uncertainty. The tech closures come as a funding shortage has investors wrestling with the end of a venture capital (VC) boom. . billion ($2.5 billion) from investors.

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Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T

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tech firm to reach $1 trillion market value, joining Apple, Amazon and Microsoft in hitting the milestone, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. Apple and Amazon hit the trillion-dollar mark in the summer of 2018. Apple was the first tech giant to see its market cap top $1 trillion. per share — a market cap of $964 billion.

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