Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Wisconsin News Site Out of Business
When a north-central Wisconsin news site reported that a businessman had uttered a homophobic slur, he sued, claiming defamation. The legal bills are piling up.Read More
What China Isn’t Telling the World About Its Economy
Beijing stopped releasing youth unemployment figures in its latest attempt to play down negative trends as growth stalls, and global concerns grow.Read More
China’s Economic—and Social—Contract Is Fraying
Chinese households’ confidence in Beijing’s policies has been shattered.Read More
This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 15/08
Welcome to The Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup on Tuesday 15 August 2023. Funding and investments Berlin-based insurtech startup SureIn has closed a €4million seed round. The funding round was led by Pact VC. The funding will help further develop the SureIn platform and improve product automation across the lifecycle. It will also help expand […]
7 in 10 SMEs Credit Fintechs For Survival As Traditional Lenders Offer Less Funding
Thirty-nine per cent of UK businesses are worried about their futures due to funding challenges, finds Sonovate, the embedded finance and payments solution provider. In fact, in its latest research, reveals that 65 per cent of businesses now are experiencing more difficulty in accessing finance from high-street banks compared to 2022. Big-name lenders continue to […]
Get In on This Skin Disease Drug Before Big Pharma Does
Biotech MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is developing a drug that has shown great promise for inflammatory skin conditions.Read More
Tesla Alums Win Big in Green Energy Bonanza
Executives who survived the EV maker’s dark days have raised billions from investors.Read More
This Hollywood Star Can Make a Stock-Market Comeback
Subtitling and dubbing provider Zoo Digital can do well even when new streaming hits aren’t being produced because of the Hollywood strikes.Read More
World Cup: Spain Beats Sweden to Reach First Final
A late goal by Spain, an answer from Sweden, and then the shot that moved the Spanish one win from the trophy.Read More
Families of 17 USS Cole Sailors Killed by Al Qaeda Await Justice at Guantánamo Bay
Families of the sailors who were killed in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole and survivors having been making the trek to the war court at Guantánamo Bay for pretrial hearings since 2011.Read More
