Inside PayPal's big investment into its employees - M&A trends to watch in 2021 - Futures contracts on NFL games
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Dan DeFrancesco
Jan 4, 2021, 17:18 IST
A woman throws confetti during the 2021 New Year’s Eve celebrations on January 1, 2020, in New York City.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
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After a brief hiatus over the holidays, your favorite finance newsletter is back.
So what'd we miss? After much deliberation, a second stimulus check was approved. US stocks closed at record highs on the last day of trading in 2020. And bitcoin has been an absolute rocketship.
A key to PayPal's recent success is a result of CEO Dan Schulman's decision to invest in his employees. That came following a financial-wellness survey of his workers that found many were barely making enough to save.
Reed Alexander spoke to a dozen M&A experts, from bankers to investors and lawyers, about what to expect in 2021 as far as dealmaking. Here's a great breakdown of all the different trends to keep an eye out for. Read the entire list here.
Speaking of deals, VCs are optimistic that dealmaking will keep rolling in 2021. As a result, they are eyeing some big exits. Shannen Balogh spoke to four investors about why they are so optimistic. Read more here.
Gambling has gone mainstream thanks to more states legalizing it. As a result, it was only a matter of time before Wall Street looked to get involved. Carter Johnson has a look at crypto exchange's proposal to list future contracts tied to the outcome of NFL games. Read more here.
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