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• Welcome to the future: A.I. that can analyze earnings calls better than humans

  10:22 AM ET Wed, 20 Sept 2017

  Analysts and fundamental portfolio managers are trying to shift towards a quantitative approach, Institutional Investor reports.

• Study reveals where the ultra-wealthy are actually putting their money

  2:54 AM ET Wed, 20 Sept 2017

  The ultra-wealthy are allocating more of their money to equities and less to hedge funds and real estate, a survey found.

• OpenTable's founder is still betting on food start-ups despite a troubled market

  11:00 AM ET Tue, 19 Sept 2017

  A VC firm started by OpenTable founder Chuck Templeton has closed its second fund at $180 million to invest in food tech startups.

• Another unit of SoftBank Group is on the hunt for promising start-ups

  2:55 AM ET Tue, 19 Sept 2017

  It's not the Vision Fund, but SoftBank Ventures Korea is another unit of the Japanese conglomerate looking to invest in start-ups.

• Here are the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when asking VCs for money

  12:16 AM ET Tue, 19 Sept 2017

  Three global VCs share where start-ups go wrong when pitching their ideas.

• We are trying to promote peace through collaboration and innovation: Chemi Peres   

  5:31 PM ET Mon, 18 Sept 2017

  Chemi Peres, Pitango co-founder, discusses investing in technology for the Middle East.

• Rather than fight Apple and Google, investors are backing niche and enterprise hardware

  1:56 PM ET Mon, 18 Sept 2017

  Hardware start-ups can't fight Apple, Amazon and Google, so VCs are backing start-ups with health or enterprise tech.

• Slack is now worth over $5 billion after $250 million cash injection led by Japan’s SoftBank

  11:19 AM ET Mon, 18 Sept 2017

  Workplace messaging app Slack has raised $250 million in a funding round led by the Japanese tech giant SoftBank - it's now worth $5.1 billion.

• Ride-sharing players Uber and Lyft face intertwined relationships with backers

  11:17 PM ET Fri, 15 Sept 2017

  The only thing changing faster than who is winning in the cutthroat ride hailing business is the shifting allegiances with their investors.

• Former Facebook executive says Google, Facebook are 'surveillance states' and risk more regulation

  7:06 PM ET Thu, 14 Sept 2017

  Chamath Palihapitiya's holding company, which also includes former Twitter executive Adam Bain, hit the public markets on Thursday.

• The bankers behind Snap's IPO totally botched the price, former Facebook exec says

  2:37 PM ET Thu, 14 Sept 2017

  Shares of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings rose more than 2 percent in their public debut.

• Trump blocks Lattice Semiconductor deal   

  12:09 PM ET Thu, 14 Sept 2017

  CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports on the Trump administration halting the sale of Lattice Semiconductor to Canyon Bridge over national security risks as well as other deals under CFIUS scrutiny.

• You'll never use a filthy public bathroom again if this start-up has its way

  2:39 PM ET Thu, 14 Sept 2017

  Now they've disrupted everything — Good2Go launched a mobile app that gives users access to clean bathrooms in big cities.

• Political risks are not deterring one of Canada's largest pension funds from investing in the US

  12:28 AM ET Thu, 14 Sept 2017

  The U.S. economy has strong economic and structural foundations, according to OPTrust's president and CEO.

• Formerly homeless Army vet launches software for rating police after his partner was killed by a cop

  7:33 PM ET Wed, 13 Sept 2017

  A new chatbot called Raheem.ai lets the public rate police interactions as easily as they'd review a product on Amazon.com.

• Kickstarter launches in Japan   

  10:52 PM ET Tue, 12 Sept 2017

  Sean Leow of Kickstarter talks about how the crowdfunding platform's launch in Japan will allow creators in the country to use local bank accounts to initiate projects.