Uber Rival Grab Partners with Self-Driving Car Startup NuTonomy
Fortune
NuTonomy hopes to have 100 driverless taxis in Singapore by 2018. Users of ride-hailing firm Grab will be able to book driverless cars from Friday as it partners with a start-up testing the technology in Singapore, just days after rival Uber debuted …
Grab Joins nuTonomy to Offer Self-Driving Taxis in SingaporeWall Street Journal
No Longer Invite-Only,' Robo-Cars' Offered to SingaporeansNew York Times
More self-driving cars to hit Singapore streetsZDNet
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Erdogan to Turkey's Central Bank: Nice Rate Cut, Do More Please
Bloomberg
Turkey's central bank did the right thing by cutting interest rates this week and it should continue to do so, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “I believe it will be beneficial to continue this steadily,'' Erdogan said in an interview Thursday in …
Turkey's First Lady Asks Americans To Imagine Brooklyn Bridge Seized By TerroristsHuffington Post
Turkey Cuts Overnight Lending RateWall Street Journal
Turkey cuts rates again while eyeing inflation, ratingReuters
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Marriott Reveals How the Starwood Merger Will Affect Loyalty Programs
Fortune
Marriott has finally answered the question that's been on the minds of the combined 78 million people who belong to the Marriott Rewards (which includes Ritz-Carlton Rewards) and Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty programs: What will happen to my points?
Marriott, Starwood merger is complete, and loyal customers will get reciprocal benefitsUSA TODAY
Interview: Marriott's CEO on Its $13 Billion Bet on LoyaltySkift
Marriott buys Starwood, becoming world's largest hotel chainU.S. News & World Report
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Harvard's endowment loses 2 pct as stock bets fueled decline
Business Insider
BOSTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Harvard University's investment arm, which oversees America's largest endowment, on Thursday said its portfolio lost 2 percent during the 2016 fiscal year, marking the single largest yearly decline since the financial crisis.
Harvard Endowment Loses 2% in Fiscal 2016Wall Street Journal
Harvard Loses Almost $2 Billion in Endowment ValueHarvard Crimson
Harvard University announced that its endowment fund suffered a $1.9 billion loss for the 2016 …The Daily Princetonian
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Airbnb files $555M round with the SEC led by Google Capital and TCV
TechCrunch
Airbnb formally filed a Form D with the Securities and Exchange Commission this afternoon announcing that it had raised $555,462,180 in an equity deal. Last month, TechCrunch independently verified that Airbnb had filed a 28-page document with the …
Airbnb's Funding Round Led by Google CapitalWall Street Journal
Google just pumped a bunch of money into AirbnbBusiness Insider
Airbnb said to raise $555M, but that number could jump to $850MCNET
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