Greg Yap is a venture capitalist looking for the next big thing in digital health. At age 45, he’s also the father of young kids and the son of an aging mother, who lives nearby in an independent living facility. On days he can’t visit his mom and doesn’t hear […]
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Funko CEO says company not hindered by Toys R Us bankruptcy, promises ‘insane year’ for the brand
If you love something, odds are Funko has turned it to a collectible — or has plans to. The collectible maker, which went public in Nov 2017, is known for its stylized figurines of famous pop culture icons from “Star Wars” and “Avengers” to “The Golden Girls” and “Fortnite.” Funko […]
How 2 long-gone European car brands are banking on the Geneva Motor Show for a chance at the future
Over the past century, hundreds of once-familiar brand names have been shipped off to the automotive scrapyard, but two long-dead makes will be vying for a revival next month at the annual Geneva International Motor Show. To find a place in a rapidly evolving auto industry, British-based Lagonda and Spain’s […]
Democrat, ex-congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison, begins federal reentry program
Anthony Weiner was released from a federal prison in Massachusetts and is now under the watch of a re-entry program in New York, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records. The disgraced ex-congressman served 15 months of his 21-month sentence at Federal Medical Center Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts, after pleading […]
Review: 2019 Maserati Levante GTS is an SUV with a Ferrari V-8 engine that delivers on speed
The ongoing shift to SUVs from sedans and coupes has presented a problem for storied sports car manufacturers like Maserati. SUVs, while practical, tend to handle and perform worse than their sedans. To survive in today’s finicky market, a crossover is almost a necessary offering. Maserati solved their issue in […]
Tech bankers are making their money in the enterprise while Facebook and Google stay quiet
While big internet companies like Facebook and Google have been fairly quiet of late on the deal-making front, business software vendors have kept bankers quite busy. “In some ways, consumer internet is a relatively sporadic M&A market,” said Colin Ryan, co-lead for Americas mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, at […]
There’s a worrying split between stocks and bonds, and economists aren’t sure which market is right
The stock market is euphoric over the idea that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will fix the economy and boost earnings. However, the bond market is a different story. There, investors still perceive uncertainty, and even a possible recession lurking. “One of these markets is going to […]
Where Steve Bullock, the latest Democrat flirting with a White House bid, stands on key issues
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is showing increasing signs he is getting serious about a White House bid. On Saturday, the two-term governor visited with voters and Democratic Party officials in Iowa on Saturday for the second day of his trip to the key early-voting state. Since he began weighing a […]
This simple banking move can multiply your money
If you’ve stashed some cash in a savings account, this is your time to shine. Signs of rising inflation, which pushed the Fed into hiking rates beginning in 2015, are finally having a significant effect on the annual percentage yield banks pay consumers on their money. As a result of […]
Google is building a solar power project above fishing ponds in Taiwan, its first in Asia
Google unveiled an ambitious plan eight years ago to build a wind energy project in the Atlantic Ocean running all the way from New York to Virginia. That massive “underwater spine” has been slow to progress, but Google is moving ahead with its first water-based renewable energy project — it […]