• Biden pitches student loan relief plan that may help more than 30 million

    President Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan could erase or lower the balances of more than 30 million Americans, the White House said Monday.

  • Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round

    Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]

  • After $30-million L.A. heist, can DNA, fingerprints, video help crack case?

    Investigators probing the heist of up to $30 million from a vault in the San Fernando Valley on Easter Sunday have scrubbed the scene, searching for fingerprints, DNA evidence and other materials, according to law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation. Federal and local officials have also been working to collect any surveillance or home security video in the suburban Sylmar neighborhood where the heist — considered one of the biggest in L.A. history — occurred. The sources...

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    Gov. Kotek hosts signing ceremony for bill providing $30 million for summer learning programs

    WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for House Bill 4082, which legislators passed and the governor signed this year to provide $30 million in state funding for summer learning opportunities across Oregon. The funding means an estimated 48,000 students across Oregon will benefit from summer learning programs this year. The

  • Netflix finance expert reveals 'magic' method that will help ANYONE secure a $10,000 raise without doing ANY extra work: 'It's not hard to do'

    Ramit Sethi is a financial pro who shares advice on how to get rich. He recently revealed how you can get a raise with his 'magic' technique. The expert shared a step-by-step plan to getting $10,000 more

  • Pitch Deck Teardown: Xpanceo’s $40M seed deck

    Xpanceo has shared its complete presentation deck, consisting of 19 slides. Dive into its pitch deck to learn how the company raised $40 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Pitch Deck Teardown: Queerie's $300K pre-seed deck

    This week we look at Queerie, a dating app aimed specifically at LGBTQIA+ folks. It's a very early-stage company that's raising just $300,000. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Biden Announces Raising More Than $90 Million In March

    WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s reelection effort pulled in more than $90 million in March, his campaign announced Saturday, giving him nearly $200 million in the bank heading into April.

  • Emergency healthcare startup Medulance raises $3 million

    Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...

  • B2B marketplace ProcMart bags $30 million in funding

    ProcMart, an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace specialising in supply chain solutions, has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in an equity funding round led by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani’s venture fund Fundamentum Partnership and Edelweiss Discovery Fund. The round also saw participation from South Korea’s Paramark Ventures.The funds will be used for exploring strategic acquisitions for backward integration, enhancing client offerings, investing in talent acquisition and...

  • Covering sports stadium financing? Read these 4 tips.

    Professional sports owners often justify asks of hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars for new or revamped stadiums with estimates of huge economic returns for communities. Read these 4 tips to help investigate these claims and comprehensively inform voters.

  • Transgender flag raised in Reading’s City Park

    Keeb Cruz, a transgender man celebrating the 10th anniversary of his transition, was selected to hoist the flag.