Prosper Marketplace, the first peer-to-peer lender in what later became an entirely new industry, has been exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the process.
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Prosper, a pioneer in consumer lending, has held talks to sound out potential buyers

Prosper, a pioneer in consumer lending, has held talks to sound out potential buyers

Dakin Campbell,Shannen Balogh | Prosper Marketplace, the first peer-to-peer lender in what later became an entirely new industry, has been exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the process.

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TD Ameritrade is exploring ways to tap into the red-hot world of sports gambling after it slashed stock-trading commissions to zero

TD Ameritrade is exploring ways to tap into the red-hot world of sports gambling after it slashed stock-trading commissions to zero

Dan DeFrancesco,Rebecca Ungarino | The $1.3 trillion brokerage has already conducted focus-group experiments to understand the market, the firm's chief information officer told us.

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Neuberger Berman is rolling out adviser-client portals, a new app, and a client data hub across the 80-year-old firm by the end of 2020

Neuberger Berman is rolling out adviser-client portals, a new app, and a client data hub across the 80-year-old firm by the end of 2020

Rebecca Ungarino | Stephanie Luedke, head of private wealth management, told us the firm is "developing and rolling out a whole new suite of capabilities" for advisers.

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The CEO of North Carolina-based Spreedly says the payments software startup is eyeing a push into Latin America after a $75 million fundraise

The CEO of North Carolina-based Spreedly says the payments software startup is eyeing a push into Latin America after a $75 million fundraise

Shannen Balogh | Spreedly works with merchants like SeatGeek to help them accept transactions from multiple payments providers like Stripe and PayPal.

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A pharmacist who loved boxing left her job, got a bank loan, and bought a declining gym with her husband. Here's an inside look at how they cut cancellation rates in half and got the business growing again.

A pharmacist who loved boxing left her job, got a bank loan, and bought a declining gym with her husband. Here's an inside look at how they cut cancellation rates in half and got the business growing again.

Dominick Reuter | Nancy Eisan combined a passion for fitness with her husband's dream of owning a business when they bought a boxing gym and boosted its membership.

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10 tricks for remembering everything you read

10 tricks for remembering everything you read

Shana Lebowitz,Sherin Shibu | Becoming an active reader requires developing key habits. Here's how to remember everything you read — and use what you learn for deeper connections.

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Google Cloud could lose its third-place spot in the cloud wars to Chinese giant Alibaba, a new report says

Google Cloud could lose its third-place spot in the cloud wars to Chinese giant Alibaba, a new report says

Rosalie Chan | Alibaba could edge out Google Cloud in the cloud race against Amazon and Microsoft, a Forrester report says, but Google has a shot at winning it back.

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Google is under scrutiny for quietly working with a massive hospital system. Here's how the world's biggest tech companies are all pursuing the $3.5 trillion US healthcare industry.

Google is under scrutiny for quietly working with a massive hospital system. Here's how the world's biggest tech companies are all pursuing the $3.5 trillion US healthcare industry.

Lydia Ramsey | As healthcare costs keep rising for Americans, tech companies are betting they can have a part in fixing the broken pieces of the industry.

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One of Uber's top marketers has left the company to lead global marketing at meditation app Headspace

One of Uber's top marketers has left the company to lead global marketing at meditation app Headspace

Tanya Dua | Deborah Hyun, Uber's director of performance marketing, left to become vice president of global marketing at the meditation app Headspace.

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Andrew Yang wants to regulate big tech without breaking it up and says his fan Elon Musk is in full support

Andrew Yang wants to regulate big tech without breaking it up and says his fan Elon Musk is in full support

Melia Russell | The tech-friendly presidential candidate Andrew Yang revealed a plan for regulating the industry without breaking up big tech.

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