Revolution is a Washington D.C. based firm that seeks out and invests in entrepreneurs and ideas to grow teach hubs across the country, specifically outside of Silicon Valley. The Rise of The Rest fund involves 3 business leaders investing $150 million in start-ups. Steve Case is known for being the co-found of AOL but is now the chairman and CEO of Revolution.
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
