After the 9/11 attack, and partly as a result of the recession that was already underway before the event itself, the American consumer decided to stay home more. And staying home more led to a desire to improve the home. Or build a better home. Or repaint and refurnish the home. Or plan additions to […]
Archives for May 2020
Ken Griffin’s shutdown playbook kept him on top of markets
It took a thousand extra servers, new trenches for fiber-optic lines and a bunch of rooms at the Four Seasons resort in Palm Beach, Florida, for one of the world’s biggest trading shops to cope with the pandemic — all accomplished in less than a week. That’s part of how billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities […]
ETtech Top 5: General Atlantic bets on India, rural areas drive internet usage & more
Hello everyone! India’s startup ecosystem is reeling under the government’s latest foreign direct investment norms which prohibit automatic routing of Chinese capital. But the move may have made it easy for others. Private equity firm General Atlantic is finally vying for consumer technology and early-stage startups in India. This is vastly different from its approach […]
ETtech Top 5: General Atlantic bets on India, rural areas drive internet usage & more
Hello everyone! India’s startup ecosystem is reeling under the government’s latest foreign direct investment norms which prohibit automatic routing of Chinese capital. But the move may have made it easy for others. Private equity firm General Atlantic is finally vying for consumer technology and early-stage startups in India. This is vastly different from its approach […]
Fairstone to acquire 2 more advice firms
Chartered Financial Planner Fairstone is to acquire two more financial advice firms – making a total of four deals announced in the past month. The latest deals add more than 720 clients and 16 advisers and support staff plus gross fee income of over £1.5m and Funds Under Management of £200m. The new acquisitions are Brantwood […]
Using Coronavirus-Related Distributions To Reduce The Tax Impact Of Distributions From Retirement Accounts
Executive Summary In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the US Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act last month. A more than $2 trillion emergency fiscal stimulus package, the CARES Act was enacted to help ease the effects of the resulting economic damage caused by the pandemic by providing a […]
Innovation in private networking: Set up and change bandwidth and duration on the fly
Data runs at Gigabit rates on the IPX (IP eXchange) backbone network; it doesn’t touch the public internet, so it’s totally secure, says Bob Emmerson, freelance technology writer. Bob looks at private networking ahead of next week’s webinar, “Why Wait for 5G? How Private LTE Solves Enterprise Connectivity Challenges, Now“. IPX doesn’t compete with the […]
Amazon starts offering free mobile gaming content to Prime members
Amazon India has started offering mobile gaming content to Prime members in India, including in-game content and Prime-only tournaments across various mobile games. At launch, the e-commerce giant is offering content like collectible characters, upgrades and in-game currency from popular local and International mobile games like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Mafia City, World Cricket Championship, […]
Amazon starts offering free mobile gaming content to Prime members
Amazon India has started offering mobile gaming content to Prime members in India, including in-game content and Prime-only tournaments across various mobile games. At launch, the e-commerce giant is offering content like collectible characters, upgrades and in-game currency from popular local and International mobile games like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Mafia City, World Cricket Championship, […]
How Popcorn Shed has managed to keep business sweet in lockdown
During difficult times, it’s important to treat yourself, and that’s the philosophy that’s keeping Popcorn Shed running. The award winning, UK-based Popcorn Shed produces delicious gourmet popcorn (in inventive flavours like goat’s cheese and cherry Bakewell) and was founded by cousins Sam and Laura. The founders are no strangers to adversity, having started the business […]