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SmartPlanet stories about the organizations, technologies, policy and infrastructure that facilitate the movement and management of money.
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The big threat to Berlin's hot startup scene
Will a lack of financing stifle Berlin's startup scene?
June 11, 2013 11:19am |
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Intel aims to give devices human-like senses
Intel's venture capital arm has created a $100 million fund to finance projects and startups developing tech to give your computing devices the ability to see, hear and feel like people do.
3 | June 5, 2013 12:48pm |
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A new offering for Mexico's hopeful college grads: student loans
MEXICO CITY -- A lender sees opportunity in offering credit to low-income college students. But will they be able to pay?
3 | June 4, 2013 3:00am |
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In tech industry, CFOs make the big bucks
Finance chiefs in the tech industry are receiving hefty rewards for minimizing taxes and improving profits. In some cases, like over at Apple, the CFO makes considerably more than the CEO.
May 9, 2013 8:17am |
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Disruptor | Lyndon Rive, SolarCity
The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.
6 | May 7, 2013 3:00am |
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Top 10 jobs for 2013: tech, finance, marketing
Demand for software developers is through the roof, and organizations are also seeking financial and marketing types to propel the business.
2 | December 11, 2012 3:14pm |
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Finance Minister says Israel faced "tens of millions" of cyber attacks
While military action dominates headlines, a less explosive war is being fought in cyberspace.
November 19, 2012 7:45am |
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World's largest hydroelectric plant could finally rise in Africa
World Bank proposes funding for a long envisioned station along the mighty Congo River that could one day deliver the equivalent of about 30 nuclear reactors.
7 | June 10, 2013 9:16am |
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Crowdfunding meets Amazon: A website that raises money, handles e-commerce
Crowd Supply launches today, providing financing, online selling, shipping.
2 | March 20, 2013 4:33am |
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FedEx opens real-time tracking to aerospace, finance, arts industries
FedEx will open up its SenseAware service -- which uses sensors to track a shipment in real time -- to all industries.
January 23, 2012 9:55am |
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Progress seen for sustainability financing, investment models
Although the economic climate is rough, more banks, funds and institutions are putting the triple bottom line -- people, planet and profits -- at the center of their business model.
October 10, 2011 4:00am |
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Bank of America surpasses halfway mark in $20B pledge to finance sustainability projects
In 2010 alone, the financial services giant arranged more than $4 billion in funding, including school energy-efficiency projects and community-centric renewable energy investments.
3 | July 13, 2011 3:03am |
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Will fracking ruin German beer industry?
The German beer industry is worried that natural gas extraction could ruin the purity of German beer.
38 | May 29, 2013 6:42am |
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Financing a linchpin in residential clean energy deployments
Homeowners would be more into clean energy projects if they would work out the financing part of the equation, according to Pike Research.
6 | February 14, 2011 5:44am |
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ITT offers fund to help airlines finance NextGen cockpit technology
A partnership between ITT and Nexa Capital creates the NextGen Equipage Fund to aid airlines in avionics overhaul.
June 20, 2011 2:00am |
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Google leads $20 million financing round for biofuels startup
Google Ventures has made an investment in CoolPlanetBiofuels, an 18-month-old startup firm that specializes in the conversion of biomass and agricultural waste into fuel.
March 18, 2011 6:33am |
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Crowdfunding: a good resource for architects?
A new white paper commissioned by the American Institute of Architects points out the advantages of raising money from "the crowd" to finance bridges, skyscrapers, and other large projects.
3 | February 5, 2013 6:33am |
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Personal finance gets smarter: Mint doubles bank network
Online personal finance service Mint announced that it is doubling the number of financial institutions it works with to some 16,000 banks, credit unions, loan providers and investment firms.
1 | April 19, 2010 11:12am |
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Non-profit finances smarter apartment buildings in New York
What will it take to finance (safely) the building retrofits that make up a smart city? CPC in New York offers a work-in-progress.
1 | January 19, 2010 6:12pm |
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In finance, faster trading poses new market problems
Supercomputers and new transmission infrastructure guarantees financial trading that's faster than ever before. Is it a smarter market, or is Wall Street playing with fire?
7 | January 3, 2011 7:35am |
