Trump is furious that Fed won’t cut interest rates like ECB. Here’s why Powell won’t budge.

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The Report covers a milestone year for the STDF. In addition to celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, this year’s report highlights key achievements, including progress in strengthening SPS capacity in developing countries as well as mainstreaming gender and environmental issues. The report also includes an external evaluation of the STDF’s performance. Key results In...

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The Disrupt 2025 Builders Stage agenda now live and taking shape

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

Startups don’t build themselves. The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, is where investors, operators, and founders come to talk tactics — the nitty-gritty of getting something off the ground and making it work. This year, we’re bringing some of the sharpest minds in the game...

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Cathy Gao’s bringing the real playbook to TC All Stage

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, but it’s not the same game it used to be. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, we’re bringing in someone who knows how the rules have changed and how to win in today’s market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures. Gao has backed breakout...

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At TC All Stage Charles Hudson will tell you what investors really see

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

At the pre-seed stage, there’s not much for a VC to analyze — no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That doesn’t mean they’re guessing. It means they’re watching everything else. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk founders through...

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4 days left to lock in your TC All Stage pass with $210 in savings

AIMPWAJune 19, 2025

If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to TechCrunch All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to...