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VC Firm Slow Ventures Is Investing $60 Million in Content Creators. Here’s What It’s Looking For

Megan Lightcap, partner at Slow Creator, on the fund’s thesis and what makes a pitch successful.

Inc. - Feb. 25

Big endowments are heavily invested in hedge funds and other alts. They’ve been an expensive waste, study finds

An astonishing two-thirds of big university endowments are invested in hedge funds and other alternative investments that actually have delivered zero outperformance since the 2008 global financial ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

BP ramps up oil and gas investment to $10bn a year in ‘fundamental reset’ – business live

Oil and gas giant abandons green ambitions, as boss says it will be ‘very selective’ about investing in fossil fuel alternatives. BP will abandon its green ambitions, including plans to cut its ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Eli Lilly unveils $27bn US investment as corporate America seeks to woo Trump

Pharmaceutical industry hopes to ward off growing tariff threat

Financial Times - Feb. 26

If you invested $1,000 in Nvidia 10 years ago, here’s how much money you’d have now

If you had invested $1,000 in Nvidia when the company first went public in 1999, you'd have more than $5 million today.

CNBC - 6d

Social Discovery Group launches $20M venture fund to invest in social discovery startups

Social Discovery Group said it is starting SDG Lab, a $20 million corporate venture fund that will invest in social discovery startups.

VentureBeat - 6d

‘She’s not working outside the home’: My mother, 63, inherited $100,000. Is she too old to invest in the stock market?

“Are the only options to create a CD ladder or leave it in a high-interest savings account?”

MarketWatch - 5d

China's Honor pledges $10 billion AI investment and deepens ties with Google in global push

Honor is looking to expand outside of China and push into the higher-end part of the market where Apple and Samsung play.

CNBC - 3d

Anthropic raises $3.5 billion, reaching $61.5 billion valuation as AI investment frenzy continues

Anthropic secures $3.5 billion in series E funding at a $61.5 billion valuation as the AI company's revenue grows 1,000% year-over-year, intensifying competition with OpenAI amid massive industry ...

VentureBeat - 1d

Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calls it 'most powerful company' in world

President Donald Trump announced a $100 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to boost U.S. chip building.

CNBC - 1d

Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calling it ‘most powerful company’ in world

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will pour $100 billion into bolstering chip manufacturing in the U.S., President Donald Trump announced Monday.

NBC News - 1d

Is investing becoming more like gambling? Yes or no? Betting on the new retail trading craze.

A growing number of individual investors are gravitating to new products that are blurring the lines between investing and gambling.

MarketWatch - 1d

'Music to our ears': Qualcomm CEO welcomes TSMC's $100 billion investment to boost U.S. chipmaking

Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, said TSMC's investment in U.S. chip manufacturing will be important for the economy.

CNBC - 1d

Moscow loathed the U.S. for years as its economy paid a high price for war — now, it’s doing a U-turn

Moscow has denigrated the United States' leadership, economy and culture — but now things are changing amid a "revival" of Russia-U.S. relations.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Home price growth has slowed. But high costs, economic worries have some buyers retreating

High prices and economic uncertainty are factors pulling homebuyers back out of the housing market, experts say.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members

Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Missing the cold, the Dutch relive highs and lows of famed skating race 40 years on

Climate change has put the prospect of an actual new edition of the Netherlands' iconic Elfstedentocht skating race over frozen canals and lakes on thin ice but it is relishing the drama of a ...

ABC News - Feb. 21

Once high-flying Bluebird Bio sells itself to private equity after tough times for the gene therapy maker

Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said Friday.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure

Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen

ABC News - Feb. 22

Zach LaVine scores season-high 42 points to help Kings beat Hornets 130-88

Zach LaVine scored a season-high 42 points in his finest game with Sacramento since being acquired in a multi-team trade near the deadline, leading the Kings to a 130-88 win over the Charlotte Hornets

ABC News - Feb. 25

N.C. substitute teacher charged in ATV crash that killed 2 high school football players

A North Carolina substitute teacher has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two teenage boys who died in an ATV crash last year, authorities announced.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Pains, trains and high-top Jordans: Inside unique -- and unusual -- NFL combine memories

Jets star Quinnen Williams said he felt like he was sleeping on a train, but it was just a restless night at the combine.

ESPN - Feb. 26

College basketball hot seat rankings: Where 17 underwhelming coaches stand as high-major carousel picks up

Polling our college basketball experts on where high-major coaches stand amid shaky seasons

CBS Sports - 6d

Dallas Cowboys 2025 NFL offseason, NFLPA report card: Micah Parsons' extension looms with high stakes

The Cowboys didn't work out deals with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb last offseason until after training camp. They'd presumably like to settle Parsons' future sooner this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

2025 Cognizant Classic expert picks, predictions, odds: Golf insider high on Davis Thompson at PGA National

Patrick McDonald just locked in his Cognizant Classic 2025 best bets for PGA National at The Palm Beaches

CBS Sports - 6d

Renner's NFL Draft favorites: These prospects deserve a lot more attention as NFL combine kicks into high gear

Here are some of my guys for the 2025 NFL Draft

CBS Sports - 6d

Jobless claims match 3-month high as Trump White House readies more federal job cuts

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week matched a three-month high, possibly reflecting the first wave of what’s likely to be a flood of laid-off federal employees and ...

MarketWatch - 6d

Trump and California don’t see eye to eye, but critique of high-speed train has many on board

Dream of going from LA to San Francisco in three hours is past deadline, over budget, and after 16 years, incomplete. Californians know their state is a punching bag for Donald Trump ’s ...

The Guardian - 6d

Shares of British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce hit all-time high on upbeat outlook, profit beat

Rolls-Royce on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected full-year earnings after making what it described as "significant" transformation progress.

CNBC - 6d

Tracking college football GM hires: Analyzing high-profile moves as major programs prepare to navigate new era

Several programs have looked to the NFL ranks for general managers

CBS Sports - 5d

OpenAI releases ‘largest, most knowledgable’ model GPT-4.5 with reduced hallucinations and high API price

GPT-4.5 API pricing appears shockingly high, costing developers $75 and $180 for 1 million tokens in and out, respectively.

VentureBeat - 5d

SoundHound earnings mean the stock could end its tough month on a high note

SoundHound saw accelerating growth in the latest quarter and touted new voice-based AI deals with fast-food restaurants.

MarketWatch - 5d

Steph Curry drops season-high 56 points with 12 3-pointers, including buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt

Stephen Curry remains the best shooter of all time.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

High heels and risky selfies: Etna eruptions cause despair among mountain rescuers

Thousands of tourists arrived to see lava in recent weeks, but not all were prepared for treks up the Sicilian volcano. A river of fire from the depths of the Earth carves its way through the black ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump, Zelenskyy hold high-stakes summit amid tensions over peace talks with Putin

The two leaders are set to sign a deal giving U.S. access to Ukraine's minerals.

ABC News - 5d

Friday’s ‘economic blackout day’ boycott shows shoppers are fed up with high prices. Will it hit retailers where it hurts?

One day can make a difference to retailers, but the biggest impact of the 24-hour economic blackout protest could be the message it sends about the mood among consumers right now.

MarketWatch - 5d

Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta

Crystal Palace progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at a sun-kissed, slightly distracted Selhust Park. A win against opponents who played with 10 men for 85 minutes was comfortable ...

The Guardian - 4d

3 observations after Quentin Grimes' career-high 44 points lead Sixers to skid-snapping win

Quentin Grimes dropped a career-high 44 points Saturday night and the Sixers earned a skid-snapping win over the Warriors.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

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