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Commercial Versus Residential Mortgages: What Are the Differences?

1Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

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Commercial Versus Residential Mortgages: What Are the Differences?

Owning your own business is a long-standing dream for many, but once you’ve accomplished it, the hard work doesn’t stop. Chances are you’ll want to see your venture grow, and the bigger it becomes, the more there is for you to consider. It may get to a point where you’re looking at purchasing rather than renting suitable business premises. It’s a big step to take, and one you should educate yourself on before going ahead. So what do you need to know? One of the biggest mistakes business owners make pre-purchase is assuming that commercial property mortgages function in much the same way as their residential counterparts. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and it’s something you ought to be aware of. Here are just a few of the ways the two differ. Lending criteria When y...

South Korea eCommerce platform Coupang revenue surge ahead of IPO

15Feb By reutersNo Comments

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South Korea eCommerce platform Coupang revenue surge ahead of IPO

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc revealed rapid revenue growth and narrowing losses in its filing for a US stock market debut, as the SoftBank Group Corp-backed company looks to cash in on strong demand for high-growth tech stocks. Founded in 2010 by Harvard graduate Bom Kim, Seoul-based Coupang made a splash with its 'Rocket Delivery' service that promised delivery within 24 hours, in a sharp blow to the country's family-owned retail conglomerates such as Shinsegae and Lotte. Coupang on Friday disclosed total revenue jumped 91% to $11.97 billion in 2020 from a year earlier, while net loss narrowed to $474.9 million from $698.8 million. The company, viewed as a local rival to e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc, received $1 billion in funding from SoftBank in 2015 and $2 bil...

Taboola Ready to Listed on NYSE After Merger with ION

25Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Taboola Ready to Listed on NYSE After Merger with ION

New York, NY – January 25, 2021 – Taboola, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd. (NYSE: IACA) under a special purpose acquisition company. The merger makes Taboola valuation approx $2.6 billion and Taboola expects to have $600 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet at closing. Prior to this merger Taboola raises $160 million and had approximately $240 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet. After the acquisition, Taboola name and will trade on the NYSE under the new symbol “TBLA”. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2021. Founded in 2007 by Adam Singolda, Taboola enables digital property owners to harness the value of AI-driven recommendations and offers advertisers a way to effectively acc...

Financial Psychology: The Art of Knowing How to Invest

14Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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Financial Psychology: The Art of Knowing How to Invest

If you want to make smarter decisions about money, you can benefit from learning a bit of psychology. Experts in this field have been dissecting consumer and investor behaviour for decades. Today, there are plenty of insights that can improve your relationship with money. Whatever your situation, this knowledge will help you grow your wealth. Humans are irrational things by nature, and they make poor decisions with money all the time. Discover the way psychology and finance are connected. These takeaways will help any trader or investor in India. When Economics and Psychology Come Together Psychology and economics are pretty different subjects. The former is concerned with human behaviour, emotions and cognition. Economics studies the ways we produce, consume and transfer wealth....

Airbnb boosts IPO price range as it looks to raise $3.09 billion

8Dec By reutersNo Comments

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Airbnb boosts IPO price range as it looks to raise $3.09 billion

California, LA, 8th December 2020: Airbnb Inc expects to raise up to $3.09 billion in a stock market launch later this week after boosting its price range, capping a stunning recovery in its fortunes after it was heavily damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. The U.S. home rental firm plans to sell 51.6 million shares at between $56 and $60 apiece, it said in a regulatory filing on Monday. It had earlier targeted a price range of between $44 and $50 per share for 51.9 million shares. At the upper end of the new range, Airbnb would have a fully diluted valuation, which includes securities such as options and restricted stock units, of $41.8 billion. This is well above the $18 billion Airbnb was worth in an April private fundraising round in the early weeks of the pand...

DoorDash Launch Its IPO, Price Offer between $75 & $85 per share

30Nov By AdityaNo Comments

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DoorDash Launch Its IPO, Price Offer between $75 & $85 per share

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2020 -- DoorDash announced that it has launched the roadshow for the initial public offering of its Class A common stock. DoorDash is offering 33,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $75 and $85 per share. The shares are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DASH." DoorDash is a technology company that connects customers with their favorite local and national businesses in more than 4,000 cities and all 50 states across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Founded in 2013, DoorDash empowers merchants to grow their businesses by offering on-demand delivery, data-driven insights, and better in-store efficiency, providing delightful experiences from door to...

Didi Chuxing considers going public in 2021; targets $60-bn valuation

21Oct By reutersNo Comments

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Didi Chuxing considers going public in 2021; targets $60-bn valuation

Hongkong, 21st Oct 2020: China's top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is considering Hong Kong for a multibillion-dollar initial public offering (IPO) next year, people with knowledge of the matter said, rethinking previous aims to list in New York amid rising Sino-US tension. Didi, backed by technology investment giants SoftBank , Alibaba, and Tencent, has started initial talks with investment banks for the long-awaited IPO, according to three people. The people spoke on condition of anonymity as the information, including the identity of the banks, was private. The people said the Beijing-based company is targeting a valuation of more than $60 billion by the time of launching the IPO, expected as soon as in the first half of 2021. Founded eight years ago, Didi has begun generating h...

21Oct By AdityaNo Comments

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Datto Raises $594 Million in its IPO

NORWALK, Conn., 21st Oct 2020-- Datto Holding Corp (NYSE: MSP) the leading global provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for delivery by managed service providers announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 22 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $27 per share. The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 33 million shares of common stock from Datto at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares start trading today on NYSE under the ticker symbol “MSP” raised $594 million in an initial public offering. The offering is expected to close on October 23, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. Datto will receive net proceeds of approximatel...

Starbucks Announces 10% Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend

1Oct By PriyankaNo Comments

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Starbucks Announces 10% Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend

SEATTLE, Oct 1st 2020-- Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that its Board of Directors approved a 10% increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from $0.41 to $0.45 per share and will be effective with the dividend payment to be distributed on November 27, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 12, 2020. This increase raises the Company’s annual dividend rate to $1.80 per share. “The Board’s decision to raise our quarterly dividend demonstrates confidence in the strength of our recovery and the robustness of our long-term growth model,” said Kevin Johnson, Starbucks president, and CEO. “Our cash flow generation is strong, and we remain committed to reducing our financial leverage while continuing to invest for fut...

China’s largest pet-focused platform Boqii launches IPO in US

25Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

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China’s largest pet-focused platform Boqii launches IPO in US

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 25, 2020-- China's largest pet-focused platform Boqii (BQ.US) launched an initial public offering (IPO) of $77 million in the US. With the IPO, Boqii plans to offer 7 million shares for USD $10-$12 each. Boqii will become the first US-listed company in the Chinese pet industry. According to data from US-based business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, Boqii is the largest pet-focused platform in China in terms of revenue and number of customers, the largest pet-focused online community in the country in terms of registered users, and the largest pet-focused online retailer in the country in terms of gross merchandise value (GMV). Boqii was established in Shanghai in 2008 as a community designed to provide a vertically integrated social platform for pet own...

1Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

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Rocket Internet to delist itself from stock market

Berlin, 1st Sept 2020: Germany based tech investment firm Rocket Internet plans to delist itself from the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. The company said it has sufficient access to capital outside the stock exchange and can better pursue a long-term approach to investing. Rocket Internet, with a market capitalisation of 2.6 billion euros ($3.12 billion), would be better off going private again since it successfully listed all the major firms it helped found, including Delivery Hero , HelloFresh and Home24 . Listed on stock market in 2014, Rocket’s shares have mostly traded well below their issue price of 42.50 euros and below the combined value of the cash on its balance sheet and its own valuation of its remaining investments. In its latest financial results, publish...

Alibaba’s Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong & Shanghai

25Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Alibaba’s Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong & Shanghai

Shanghai, Aug 25th, 2020: The financial firm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba led Ant Group filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. This could be one of the largest IPO since the Covid19 pandemic began in China. Ant Group operates Alipay, one of China's leading online payment services. The IPO will be the first dual listing on the Hong Kong exchange and Shanghai's STAR Market. However, the company's filing did not disclose the timetable for IPO and how much money they are looking to raise. Over a billion users use Alipay to pay for purchases both online and in stores, to send money to friends, and to pay bills. In 12 months that ended in June, Ant Group tallied USD 17 trillion in transaction volume. In the filing, Ant Group said it plans to use the funds rais...