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U.S. Gas Startup at Center of Epic Feud With Global Energy Giants

6Dec

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U.S. Gas Startup at Center of Epic Feud With Global Energy Giants

Venture Global is becoming one of the world’s biggest natural-gas exporters. Shell, BP and others say it got there by reneging on their contracts.

The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities

5Dec

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The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities

Updated Dec. 4, 2023 7:45 am ETU.S. cities racing to cut their emissions are facing a roadblock: They can’t access the wind and solar power being developed in remote sites hundreds of miles away.Now a group of investors is betting on a startup that builds massive transmission lines to carry renewable electricity to urban areas.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Pro Take: Venture Investors Move the Goal Posts for Seed-Stage Companies

4Dec

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Pro Take: Venture Investors Move the Goal Posts for Seed-Stage Companies

Dec. 4, 2023 6:00 am ET|WSJ ProVenture capitalists focused on backing companies at the seed stage—the earliest chapter of startup investing—broadly say they have become pickier about which startups they are willing to back, yet another sign of how the venture industry’s slowdown is affecting companies previously insulated from the choppy environment. Nascent startups must clear a higher bar for metrics like annual recurring revenue and customer acquisition to attract investors, who also say they are reviewing more deals before committing. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

4Dec

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The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities

U.S. cities racing to cut their emissions are facing a roadblock: They can’t access the wind and solar power being developed in remote sites hundreds of miles away.Now a group of investors is betting on a startup that builds massive transmission lines to carry renewable electricity to urban areas.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

4Dec

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The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities

U.S. cities racing to cut their emissions are facing a roadblock: They can’t access the wind and solar power being developed in remote sites hundreds of miles away.Now a group of investors is betting on a startup that builds massive transmission lines to carry renewable electricity to urban areas.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Need a Job? America’s Smallest Employers Have a Record Share of Openings

2Dec

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Need a Job? America’s Smallest Employers Have a Record Share of Openings

America’s tiniest employers have the highest share of job openings on record—more than one in five available positions—a sign the labor market might be tilting toward the little guy.Solid demand for workers from small establishments, such as mom-and-pop businesses and many franchise locations, stands in contrast to a cooling labor market more broadly. It could give smaller businesses a chance to catch up on hiring with less competition from larger companies on pay and benefits, and offer refuge for job seekers as the unemployment rate creeps higher.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

He Sold Burritos Out of His Apartment Window. Now He’s Running a $7 Billion Startup.

25Nov

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He Sold Burritos Out of His Apartment Window. Now He’s Running a $7 Billion Startup.

Listen to article(1 minute)Pivot Point is a new Wall Street Journal feature in which executives reflect on the successes and setbacks of their careers. The first Pivot Point installment is here. Zach Reitano was the only one in his cohort of a dozen summer interns at Booz & Co. a decade ago who didn’t get a full-time job. The failure set him up to lead a $7 billion healthcare company. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

EV Startup Fisker Has Lost Another Chief Accounting Officer

20Nov

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EV Startup Fisker Has Lost Another Chief Accounting Officer

Updated Nov. 20, 2023 1:57 pm ETElectric-vehicle startup Fisker has lost its second chief accounting officer in less than a month, marking the latest setback for a company that only recently started selling its first model. Florus Beuting, who was named chief accounting officer in early November, has left the automaker, according to people familiar with the situation. His exit follows the departure of his predecessor, who left in late October to take a job with another company, leading Fisker to unexpectedly delay its earnings release. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

19Nov

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The Coming Deluge for Small Business

Small businesses are often hit hardest by regulation, and the latest federal dragnet is no exception. Under a statute aimed at reducing money laundering, millions of small businesses may soon be snared by onerous reporting requirements and fines for noncompliance.In 2021 Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in a broad effort to tighten money-laundering laws. The CTA assigns the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) with identifying shell companies used for illegal transactions and creating a registry of businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales and fewer than 20 employees.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Singtel’s Optus Sees No Precedent for Large-Scale Outage Compensation

17Nov

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Singtel’s Optus Sees No Precedent for Large-Scale Outage Compensation

Nov. 17, 2023 12:03 am ETSYDNEY—Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus has paid 36,000 Australian dollars (US$23,299) in customer compensation following an hourslong Australia-wide network outage but said there is no precedent suggesting that it should make widespread financial reparations.The chief executive of Singtel’s Australian subsidiary on Friday said that Optus had received customer claims totaling A$430,000 in relation to the Nov. 8 outage. Millions of customers including hospitals and government departments lost services for several hours, with many small businesses unable to process payments.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8