Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew…
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You’re not just watching an abstract GDP number; you’re looking at the backdrop that shapes your job security, mortgage rate, and portfolio returns. The latest data say the backdrop is stronger than many people thought. According to the Commerce Department’s delayed report, real gross domestic …





