Category: Economics
Creditors agree terms to disburse Greece’s 8.5bn bailout funds
EU and IMF thrash out deal following months of disagreements, with funds to be released in July once European parliaments ratify the deal. For the best part of a decade, Greece has wanted to become a normal country, and late on Thursday it appeared to begin that process, after creditors agreed to disburse 8.5bn (7.4bn) […]
Election 2017: Pound falls sharply but UK shares rise – BBC News
Image copyright Reuters The pound has fallen sharply after the UK election resulted in a hung parliament. Sterling’s value had dropped overnight, and as trading began in London it slipped further, standing 2.3% lower at just below $1.27, with markets worried about heightened political uncertainty. Against the euro, the pound was down 2% at 1.1344. […]
Anatomy of a managed marketplace
Ezra GalstonContributor Ezra Galston is a venture capitalist with Chicago Ventures. More posts by this contributor: The Middleman Strikes Back The Trillion-Dollar Market To Remake Business Applications Managed marketplaces (also known as end-to-end or full-stack marketplaces) have been one of the hottest categories of venture investment over the past several years. Recent examples of high-flying managed marketplaces […]
No bailout funds for Greece as eurozone finance chiefs fail to agree deal
IMF and eurozone states fail to bridge divide over Greek debt relief raising prospect of a summer crisis for the single currency if Athens misses repayment. Eurozone finance ministers have failed to agree a debt relief plan for Greece, raising the prospect of a summer crisis for the single currency bloc if Athens misses a […]
College majors dominated by women lead to lower-paying jobs, Glassdoor found
The gender pay gap is linked to college majors, but even choosing a high-paying field doesn’t always help. Image: Shutterstock / silvabom The gender pay gap in the United States starts early with what you choose as your college major. Majors that tend to lead to higher-paying jobs are dominated by male college students and […]