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HP announced its fiscal Q3 results on Wednesday. The results were in line with our expectations as both the Personal Systems and Printing divisions reported growth in revenues and improvements in both market share and product mix.

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Demand for U.S. corporate bonds from European investors "is a lot higher than it was three years ago, and it's steadily growing," said bond trader Zachary Chavis. "That's your marginal buyer, that's why spreads are still tight."

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Britain’s Royal Mail could potentially lose its coveted place in the FTSE 100 blue-chip stock index in an upcoming quarterly reshuffle for the equity benchmark being announced next week. But amid a weaker share price - down some 20% this year, are more problems around the corner for the operator?

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The stock market looked like it was going to resume its decline Wednesday but the selling was met with good buying that may have been nervous short covering. The small caps have had an adequate correction in terns of price and time but what does that mean for the other key market averages?

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Monero prices hit an all-time high today, nearing $150 after the digital currency was listed on Korean exchange Bithumb.

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This article is the companion piece to our simultaneously published article on Post-Termination Exercise Period Extension (PTEP), which addresses the trend for startups and growth companies of extending the stock option exercise period for employees. This focuses on ISOs and NSOs.

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This article tackles a very high class problem in the VC/startup world: what exercise periods are most appropriate for stock options following termination of employment. Over the last several years, startups and growth companies have been reconsidering the 90-day standard.

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Have a fintech company you love? Whether it's one you own, work for or use, nominate it here.

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DOE treads carefully in its new report using obfuscatory language, but nonetheless points out the obvious: a future grid based on far greater use of unreliable sources could be, well, far less reliable.

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A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on Social Security and reverse mortgages could do consumers more harm than good as the report badly misrepresents the benefit of Social Security deferral and improperly discounts a viable retirement income strategy that can help many of Americans.

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