I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.
The onerous task of actually taking out your debit or credit cards to pay for items may soon disappear.
2 min read · 26 July 2014
In Second Opinion, Google is barely paying taxes for its European operations, A South Korean baseball team is filling its stadium with robot fans, Bose sues Beats and the Subway Inn is closing.
1 min read · 25 July 2014
The IPO of El Pollo Loco shows that there is an afterlife, of sorts, for a zombie fund like Trimaran Capital Partners
3 min read · 24 July 2014
In Second Opinion, Amazon posts a larger Q2 loss, Barry Silbert is stepping down as SecondMarket CEO and even Comic-Con bans Google Glass. Plus Kristen Bell, as Mary Poppins, sings for a wage increase.
1 min read · 24 July 2014
Cardtronics has agreed to buy Welch ATM for about $160 million. The seller is Rock Island Capital.
1 min read · 24 July 2014
In Second Opinion, Facebook's Q2 revenue jumps 61%, a review of Amazon's Fire phone, why the Federal Reserve Bank of NY is really upset with Deutsche Bank again and Twitter releases diversity info.
1 min read · 23 July 2014
In Second Opinion, the five phases of being a GP at a VC or PE fund, how Banana Republic thinks "Startup Guys" dress and Bloomberg Beta's first year. Plus who put the white surrender flags on top of the Brooklyn Bridge?
1 min read · 22 July 2014
The fourth time is the charm for Lindsay Goldberg which has finally found a buyer for First American Payment Systems.
2 min read · 22 July 2014
In Second Opinion, Facebook's buy of Oculus VR closed, the latest startup thriller, Yahoo is buying Flurry and Netflix ends Q2 with 50.05 mln subscribers. Plus, what is CNN worth?
1 min read · 21 July 2014
The fourth time is the charm for Lindsay Goldberg, which finally has found a buyer for First American Payment Systems.
2 min read · 21 July 2014
