San Francisco Financial News
26.08 / 16:31
UPS
IPO
Waves
SoftBank
PepsiCo
instacart
Instacart reveals IPO filing, disclosing PepsiCo investment, profitability
Instacart on Friday said its core business turned profitable after making public its filing for a long-awaited stock market launch, while also disclosing an investment from PepsiCo Inc. San Francisco-based Instacart, which filed confidentially for its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2022, said in the filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that PepsiCo had agreed to buy $175 million in preferred convertible stock. Norges Bank Investment Management, a division of Norges Bank, and entities affiliated with venture capital firms TCV, Sequoia Capital, D1 Capital Partners and Valiant Capital Management have agreed to participate in the IPO as cornerstone investors, Instacart said. For the six months ended June 30, Instacart's revenue came in at $1.48 billion, up 31% from the same period last year.
25.08 / 22:49
25.08 / 22:49
Citi
Provident
love
Time
DoorDash to pay $1.6M to its workers for violating Seattle sick time policy
DoorDash will pay $1.6 million to its workers after a city of Seattle investigation found the company failed to implement the city’s required sick and safe time policy
25.08 / 22:49
Williams
Progressive
show
country
Taiwan's vice president accuses China of attempting to influence upcoming elections
Taiwan’s vice president and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections has accused China of employing unfair trade practices that could be used to influence the voting
25.08 / 02:45
Twitter
Booking
Platform
Nov
Fulton
show
social
Trump
Returns
Donald Trump returns to social media site X, formerly Twitter, with mug shot post
Donald Trump returned to the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, with a post on Thursday showing his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia earlier in the day. With his post, an appeal for donations, Trump reclaimed direct access to the public on the platform that banned him following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress by his supporters. On Nov.
25.08 / 02:11
COST
Citi
Fox
CEO
SAP
Exodus
Lost
Financial
New York, California each lost $1T in assets as financial firms fled south
Fox News Contributor Jonas Max Ferris and Quill Intelligence CEO Danielle DiMartino discuss the population exodus from Democrat states to GOP states over taxes, cost of living and crime on 'Cavuto Live'.
25.08 / 02:01
COST
FIVE
BLOCK
Action
Fighting
Diablo
Power
Nuclear power
Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant
A California judge is rejecting an environmental group’s lawsuit that sought to block the state's largest utility from seeking to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
24.08 / 16:30
Amazon
CEO
Software
NVIDIA
star
cover
Nvidia's rising star gets even brighter with another stellar quarter propelled by sales of AI chips
Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech’s brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that’s fueling red-hot demand for its technology
24.08 / 16:29
24.08 / 04:33
Microsoft
Gap
Software
SAP
show
boost
innovations
View: Where are India Inc.’s moonshots? Spending on innovations needs a boost
The numbers tell the story. Just before the pandemic, India was spending a paltry 1.2 trillion rupees ($15 billion) on research and development. Since at least 1995, R&D expenditure has remained stuck at around 0.7% of gross domestic product, with less than two-fifths of it coming from the private sector.
24.08 / 00:53
Amazon
CEO
Software
NVIDIA
star
cover
Nvidia's rising star gets even brighter with another stellar quarter propelled by sales of AI chips
Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech’s brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that’s fueling red-hot demand for its technology
23.08 / 18:45
Waters
CEO
ICE
Forbes
CLAM
exclusive
classical
Franklin
Charles Schwab and billionaire ex-Franklin Resources CEO in clam shack scrap
When Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick, he had never actually visited the quaint Massachusetts isle of Nantucket. His multivolume novel spanned an epic battle — and now another, maybe less epic battle is being waged on the island dubbed “the most expensive in the world.” This time, the protagonists are all actual real residents, or at least part-time residents.
22.08 / 19:15
Venture Capital
fund
Momentum Capital Gains $10M Investment to Hunt for Crypto's Next 'Apple'
San Francisco-based crypto-native fund Momentum Capital has secured an investment of $10 million from Canada's BM Fund.
21.08 / 20:53
Hack
Blockchain Capital
Blockchain Capital Co-Founder Sues Hacker For Stealing $6.3 Million in a SIM-Swap Attack
Co-founder and managing partner at Blockchain Capital, Bart Stephens, has taken legal action against an unidentified hacker who allegedly stole $6.3 million worth of cryptocurrencies from his digital wallets, Forbes reported.
21.08 / 18:55
settlement
San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy to pursue sex abuse settlement
(Reuters) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying a Chapter 11 filing will facilitate a settlement of about 500 lawsuits accusing the church of enabling childhood sex abuse.
21.08 / 12:51
21.08 / 12:37
UPS
Citi
stage
audience
Sporting
place
Next FIFA World Cup: Where and when will the sporting event take place? Check details
FIFA World Cup events, the stage is set for an exciting future of international tournaments. Let's delve into what lies ahead in the realm of World Cup hosting. The year 2026 is poised to witness the FIFA World Cup make its way to North America.
19.08 / 16:53
Citi
Google
Action
GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city
19.08 / 15:44
19.08 / 09:07
UPS
Citizens
Williams
NOT
Taiwan's election not for 'bully next door' China to decide: FM
Taiwan's foreign minister accused China on Saturday of trying to «shape» Taiwan's upcoming election, after Chinese military exercises were launched around the island. «The PRC has made it clear it wants to shape Taiwan's coming national election,» said foreign minister Joseph Wu on the ministry's official X account.
19.08 / 06:37
UPS
Williams
Action
Simulation
Taiwan says 42 warplane incursions after launch of China military drills
warplane incursions into its air defence zone since China announced the launch of military drills. «Since 0900 (UTC+8) today (Aug. 19), the R.O.C.
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