Bitcoin's Insane Rise Has Initial Coin Offerings Going Gangbusters

Proceeds from initial coin offerings have topped $4 billion this year despite escalating warnings from U.S. officials of rising risks and fraud. About a quarter of that investment went into startups developing core technology, such as new kinds of distributed ledgers, according data from Autonomous
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T-Mobile has spent the past four years attacking wireless industry rivals to great success. But the wireless industry isn't growing as fast as it once was, so the carrier has focused on an entirely new market: the $100 billion cable and satellite TV business. The public kickoff of the effort came on Wednesday
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ValuEngine downgraded shares of Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, December 1st. Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ NTIC) traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching
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Mondelez International logo OLD National Bancorp IN grew its holdings in Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 12.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 32,645 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,702
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides title insurance, and technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries in the United States. The company has market cap of $10.78 billion. The Company's Title segment offers title insurance, escrow, and
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The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.9 percent last week, down from 4.2 percent at the beginning of the year, according to Freddie Mac. The National Association of Realtors reported at the end of November that pending home sales nationwide recovered strongly in October after
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McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) on Dec. 12, 2017 saw a modest increase, closing the day at $7.39, or a increase of $0.01 or (0.14%).Volume levels waned and MDR actually managed a declined which translated to 1.7 million shares changing hands on the day. MDR traded on a high for the
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There once was a time when Unilever executives would give their R&D team instructions for developing a new product that included the item's target consumer group of, say, women between the ages of 18 and 35. “That seems laughable now,” says Alan Jope, president of Unilever's personal care
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Endurance International Group Holdings Inc logo Oppenheimer reiterated their buy rating on shares of Endurance International Group (NASDAQ:EIGI) in a research report released on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has a $12.00 price objective on the software maker's stock. Other equities analysts
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ARMONK – A state Supreme Court justice has reduced the amount of damages awarded to real estate firm Douglas Elliman in its lawsuit against a rival firm it accused of poaching some of its top agents and listings. The amount was reduced by $950,000 to $3.8 million. After a four-week civil trial earlier
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ValuEngine downgraded shares of CAI International (NYSE:CAI) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report released on Friday, December 1st. Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CAI. Zacks Investment Research cut CAI International from a strong-buy rating to a
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“You can try something in one restaurant. We've got 44,000 restaurants. So even if it doesn't go well in one restaurant, it's not going to impact the business.” he tells Fortune. Yum (yum, +0.59%) is one of America's largest companies and is ranked on the Fortune 500 with revenues of more than $6 billion.
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PLYMOUTH, Minn., Dec. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Effective January 2, 2018, Mortgage Lending Services, LLC., will change its name to TruStone Home Mortgage, LLC. This new name leverages the marketplace presence of its parent company, TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union.
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Black voters in Alabama, specifically black women, are being given the credit for Doug Jones' victory squeaker last night. There will be many opportunities for Senator-elect Jones and other Alabama legislators to thank them going forward. Here are a few, off the top of my head: Do something about their
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If you think your fancy new movie theater is a cool spot to check out Star Wars: The Last Jedi this weekend, think again. A NASA spokesperson confirmed to Inverse on Tuesday that astronauts living in the International Space Station (ISS) will be able to watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi while they're
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A Houston-based oilfield services company is buying a fracking-technology company based outside of Fort Worth in Millsap, Texas. … Oil States is buying GeoDynamics from funds managed by Lime Rock Partners, members of its management team and other investors, per the release. Through the
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Stratton Exteriors, a well-respected member of the Nashville building and real estate community, is pleased to announce a brand new eBook, “Home Remodeling Trends that Will Take You Into 2018 in Style.” The new eBook is designed to help discover new trends for the living room, dining room,
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Crestline Management LP bought a new position in First American Corporation (The) (NYSE:FAF) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most … The title insurance and services segment provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow services and similar or related services domestically and
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Continued home price gains in North Texas are keeping the area on a list of the nation's problem housing markets. The Dallas area was one of just a handful of U.S. metro markets that got negative ratings in a third-quarter housing study by Nationwide Mutual Insurance. The big insurer has red flagged
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Private life insurance company Tata AIA Life is looking to enter real estate investments as a category. The insurance company which was absent from this space may enter this segment soon. In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Harshad Patil, Chief Investment Officer, Tata AIA Life Insurance said,
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