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The savior CEO and the empty promise of ‘stakeholder capitalism’

TheGuardian

Companies may claim to serve employees, communities and the planet – but two books show profit still comes first American CEOs are a self-assured bunch but it takes a certain level of hubris to conclude that your skills making money and climbing the corporate ladder also equip you to solve social and environmental challenges.

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Livestream Auction Startup Whatnot Notches $4 Million Seed

PYMNTS

“Fandom had always had a place online, but truly thrived at in-person events and local retailers that catered to collectors and enthusiasts’ interest in one-of-a-kind and holy grail items,” Logan Head, co-founder and chief technology officer of Whatnot, said in a press release on Friday (Dec.

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NIM and Its Relationship to ROA in Banking

South State Correspondent

Despite reaching the highest profitability in over a decade in 2022, US banks overall trade at a discount to other sectors as measured by P/E or P/Book, and approximately 53% of US banks have earned less than their cost of equity over the last five years. These banks often have scale, efficiency, and a singular focus.

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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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The Problem With DSCR and LTV in Lending

South State Correspondent

Many community banks today are willing to underwrite real estate secured loans on just two metrics: debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-appraised value (LTV). Hospitality is currently at 8.2%, retail at 8.6%, multifamily at 4.99%, industrial/warehouse at 5.40%, and office at 6.8%.

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B2B FinTechs Start 2020 Strong With More Than $1B In VC Funding

PYMNTS

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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How Square’s Results Spotlight Main Street SMBs’ Resilience — And (Cash) Challenges

PYMNTS

But revisiting management commentary and specific sub-segments of the reported data — specifically Square Capital and Cash App — shed additional light on where merchants see opportunity and challenge right now. That flurry of activity came with strong adoption in hard-hit verticals, such as food and retail. The Great Pivot.

Maine 141