Archive for January 2021
Hedge fund that bought Covid vaccine maker low, sold high exits board
It bought pre-Covid shares for little more than a quarter and became the largest institutional shareholder. Now with the fund’s stake at less than a 1% stake, its two representatives are leaving the board.
As Robinhood stumbles, Charles Schwab highlights its strength
“Neither Charles Schwab & Co. nor TD Ameritrade halted buying or selling ANY stocks this week,” Charles Schwab Corp. said Friday.
Money Talks: Seth Bannon is disrupting the 10,000 year-old animal agriculture model by investing in alternative meats
Seth Bannon can’t get enough of a jerky made from mycelium fermentation. The future of alternative meat may have arrived. But, he says, the era has only just begun.
Viewpoint: Biden administration could offer a new dawn for H1-B visas
A new administration is bringing to new attitude to H-1B and other visas after the hostility of the Trump years.
5 things to know, including Patrick Mulvaney in The New York Times
Here’s what you need to know today.
San Mateo gaming unicorn Roblox delays going public again
This is the second time in recent months that Roblox has put off its Wall Street debut.
5 things to know about why Robinhood just raised $1B
Here are the highlights of what will likely go down as one of Robinhood’s wildest days, which is saying something coming less than a year after the brokerage was unable to handle early pandemic trading volumes:
Bay Area tech sees better days for H-1B visas under Biden
One Redwood City enterprise software executive expects to increase the number of H-1B visa petitions from his company threefold.
E.Republic invests in Brooklyn technology startup
Folsom-based e.Republic Inc. has led a $1.2 million round of funding into a Brooklyn, New York, company that developed smart-scheduling technology.
Siemens Mobility to expand train repair depot at McClellan, add jobs
Siemens Mobility is expanding its rail repair hub with a second large location at McClellan Park.