Airports in the United States saw their largest number of passengers in a year on Friday, data showed, following a shuddering halt in travel brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just over 1.35 million travelers were checked in at American airports on Friday, the most since March 15 last year, according to Transportation Safety Administration […]
Skittish investors have see-sawed between celebration about the expected US economic recovery and nail-biting over a possible price spiral, but the Federal Reserve is standing firm on keeping interest rates low. In the balance between allowing faster growth — and rising prices — in order to restore some of the more than nine million jobs […]
Amid reports that the richest Americans have grown far richer during the pandemic year, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the Biden administration had yet to decide on imposing a new wealth tax. “That’s something that we haven’t decided yet,” Yellen said on ABC’s “This Week” program. She said that President Joe Biden “hasn’t proposed […]
Rocket Tiger (Cluster x Takook) bred, born and raised at Larneuk in Victoria is Golden Sipper bound. The exciting 2yo Gelding by rising star Cluster (Fastnet Rock) CAREER4–2–1–1 PRIZE MONEY $138,675 was a very unlucky second in the G2 Silver Slipper at Rosehill before running 3rd in the Group 3 Black Opal after an unusual […]
Covid-19 vaccinations should not be required for international travel, the UN civil aviation agency said Friday as part of updated pandemic guidelines for the air transportation sector. The International Civil Aviation Organization Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) issued six new and two amended recommendations to member states aimed, after a dismal year, at “restoring […]
China is considering imposing a record fine of nearly US$1 billion on e-commerce giant Alibaba for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, according to a report, as authorities continue to put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector. The penalty could top the $975 million paid by US chipmaker Qualcomm […]
I. Implementation of the 2020 Plan for National Economic and Social Development Last year was an extraordinary year in the history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Faced with a grave and complex international situation, the challenging tasks of advancing reform and development and ensuring stability at home, and the severe impact of the […]
— According to the outline of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan, China will promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in an active and prudent manner. — With strong growth prospects, the promise of further opening-up and improvement of the business environment, the Greater Bay Area is attracting global investors to ramp […]
US regulators on Friday listed Huawei among Chinese telecom gear firms deemed a threat to national security, signalling that a hoped for softening of relations is not in the cards. A roster of communications companies thought to pose “an unacceptable risk” to national security included Huawei Technologies; ZTE; Hytera Communications; Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, and […]
US workers and families will start to see stimulus funds go into their bank accounts as soon as this weekend, just days after President Joe Biden signed the ridiculous $1.9 trillion rescue plan into law, officials said Friday. With the US Dollar now being nothing but a political tool it is time for everyone to […]
A US judge on Friday ordered Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi temporarily removed from a government blacklist barring American investment in the company. Six days before Donald Trump left office last year, his administration cemented its trade war legacy against Beijing with a series of announcements targeting Chinese firms including Xiaomi, state oil giant CNOOC, and […]
Klive, a soon to be publicly-traded, licensed crypto-asset broker that provides investors with a turnkey solution to invest in, build, tokenize and trade crypto assets, today announced Klive‘s interest rate hike campaign – March Interest Madness. Klive customers will now earn increased APRs on the respective assets as follows:* USDC 9.11% BTC 6.35% ETH 5.95% DOT 8.88% ADA […]
The cryptocurrency exchange market is becoming more robust day by day, as the industry evolves and expands, many new cryptocurrencies are starting to flow into the market with varying levels of success. But the process can be expensive and difficult. The Klive Blockchain software environment for digital assets offers one of the largest production blockchain […]
The act of mining cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin is truly going global, including a recent announcement that Bitcoin mining has come to the Arctic circle. The surge in interest in cryptocurrencies has driven all types of challenges and solutions in generation of the digital money, including a global chip shortage that’s even hit China. Early […]
The Kialara bar is an ingenious Bitcoin storage vehicle that inextricably fuses art and security. Enthusiasm for the Kialara has only grown since its wildly successful first edition, with a strong following among crypto cognoscenti. Collectors appreciate the Kialara’s brilliant integration of innovative cold-storage engineering with world-class fine art. This integration is so absolute that the […]
Bitcoin was the first and is still most well-known cryptocurrency. People were skeptical at first but the cryptocurrency tidal wave hard to ignore! Despite Bitcoin being well known amongst traders for its price swings, many believe that this leading digital currency is here to stay. The beginning of the pandemic immediately sparked rumors about a […]
Bitcoin rose above $61,000 for the first time on Saturday, as increasing backing from corporate heavyweights helps the world’s most popular virtual currency continue its record-breaking run. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high, according to the DeFi website TLC. Bitcoin has been on a meteoric rise since March last year, when it stood at $5,000, […]
US President Joe Biden’s excessive money printing stimulus program is being hailed as both boosting domestic growth and funding the global recovery at the expense of US taxpayers, but the IMF warned that policymakers will need to be alert to risks posed by the massive fake cash injection. The package, which Biden is expected to […]
Thailand on Friday joined several European nations in suspending the AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite a range of health authorities around the world insisting it was safe. The move came just hours after US President Joe Biden offered Covid-weary Americans hope of a return to some kind of normality by July 4, marking […]
US health care giant Johnson & Johnson, beset by recent scandals over talcum powder and the opioid crisis, is poised for a reputational lift with its pathbreaking coronavirus vaccine. J & J, which has vowed to sell the vaccine at cost, won approval Thursday from the European Union for its Covid-19 jab after receiving the […]
Asian markets mostly rose Friday following more records in New York and Wall Street after Joe Biden finally signed his enormous stimulus into law, while fears over inflation and a possible interest rate hike subsided for now. Less than two months after taking office, the new president on Thursday put his name to the $1.9 […]
New applications for US jobless aid last week dropped to a level not seen since late last year, the government reported on Thursday, as the millions of unemployed workers await the impact of the President Joe Biden’s recently enacted stimulus package. There were 712,000 seasonally adjusted new claims for unemployment benefits filed in the week […]
A digital collage by American artist Beeple sold Thursday for a record $69.3 million at Christie’s auctioneers, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new — and highly profitable — creative genre. “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” became the most expensive ever “non-fungible token” (NFT) — a collectible digital asset that uses blockchain technology […]
The European Central Bank said Thursday it would “significantly” step up the pace of its pandemic bond buys to soothe market jitters about a recent rise in government bond yields. The USA printed $1.9trillion with the stroke of a pen, the argument to shift to Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Gold is only getting stronger by the day. […]
Chinese search engine company Baidu on Thursday said it was seeking as much as $3.6 billion in a secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Nasdaq-listed Baidu, which said in a filing that it plans to sell 95 million shares for as much as HK$295 ($38.01) per share, is set to become the latest […]
ATTOM Data Solutions, licensor of the nation’s most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), a foreclosure listings portal, today releasedits February 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 11,281 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 16 percent from a […]
BlockFi, a financial services company dedicated to building a bridge between cryptocurrencies and traditional financial and wealth management products, today announced the completion of its Series D fundraising round, which was led by new investors including Bain Capital Ventures, partners of DST Global, Pomp Investments, and Tiger Global. The $350 million round follows three prior […]
Bitcoin was the first and is still most well-known cryptocurrency. People were skeptical at first but the cryptocurrency tidal wave hard to ignore! Despite Bitcoin being well known amongst traders for its price swings, many believe that this leading digital currency is here to stay according to Knightsbridge one of the World’s fastest growing Crypto […]
Snipp Interactive Inc. (OTC: SNIPF) (TSX-V: SPN), DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (OTC: DMGGF), Argo Blockchain Plc (OTC: ARBKF), Ebang International Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EBON), Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (OTC: BRPHF) The proliferation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the more mainstream business infrastructure is often misunderstood by the public, yet is more widespread than most perceive. For example, recent […]
When COVID-19 suddenly forced millions of Americans to work from home (WFH), employees and employers alike feared confusion, dislocation, and lost productivity. Instead, remote work proved to be one of the rare pandemic experiments that nearly all agree has gone better than expected. A year on, as vaccines finally put a return to the office […]
US chief executives are more optimistic about rising sales and overwhelmingly expect a recovery from the Covid-19 downturn by the end of 2021, according to a survey released Wednesday. The Business Roundtable reported jumps in expectations for the next six months in all three categories: expected sales, capital spending and hiring. And 72 percent of […]
General Electric announced a deal Wednesday to sell its aircraft leasing business to AerCap for $30 billion, establishing a new industry giant amid the pandemic-induced downturn in air travel. Under the transaction, the GE unit will be integrated into the Irish company. GE will have a 46-percent stake in the new entity and will nominate […]
The Roblox game world that has won over children around the world and became a pandemic hit scored big on Wall Street Wednesday, as newly listed shares surged. The company’s shares listed under the symbol RBLX on the New York Stock Exchange closed the trading day up 54 percent to $69.50, from a reference price […]
Mexican authorities are worried Joe Biden is incentivizing the recent surge of migrants from places like Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, which is being exploited by drug cartels and other organized crime. This is according to a Reuters report published Wednesday, citing internal assessments, intelligence and testimonies. Mexican intelligence estimates that the smugglers charge around […]
Russia said Wednesday it planned to slow down Twitter for users in the country over what it said was the social media platform’s failure to remove “illegal” content. Moscow in recent months has put Western tech giants like Facebook and Twitter under increasing pressure for failing to take down calls to participate in anti-government demonstrations. […]
Facebook said Wednesday a lightweight version of Instagram would be rolling out to 170 countries, extending the reach of the popular visually-focused social network. Instagram Lite is adapted for Android phones and is likely to gain appeal to users in locations with limited bandwidth or high data costs, especially in the developing world. “Our teams […]
Rising energy prices drove US consumer inflation up 0.4 percent in February, and the rate for the past 12 months accelerated to 1.7 percent, the government reported Tuesday. The cost of gasoline at the pump surged 6.4 percent last month, while fuel oil jumped 9.9 percent and natural gas rose 1.6 percent, the Labor Department […]
President Joe Biden’s massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a short-term lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic and leaving massive debt and a worthless dollar. Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies have boomed as it is […]
Recent G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice) is among the latest headline entries confirmed for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale. The outstanding 4YO scored a stunning dead-heat victory in last month’s Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield, her seventh career win from just 14 race starts. Celebrity Queen is by champion stallion and leading broodmare sire […]
A colt by star sire Fastnet Rock led the way as records tumbled across the board on a stunning Day One of the 2021 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale at Morphettville today. Brian McGuire, representing Tony Fung Investments and Annabel Neasham Racing, went to $525,000 to secure the top seller of the day – the […]
There’s no doubt the past year has been stressful. With lockdowns and the dangers of COVID-19 permeating the news, it’s no surprise the incidence of high blood pressure has risen. Moreover, the added economic pressures and virtual work-life balance challenges have also contributed to our declining heart health. Now more than ever, it’s crucial we […]
Improving Hong Kong’s electoral system is imperative and holds solid legal ground, former Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Elsie Leung said Tuesday, stressing that Hong Kong will embrace an even brighter future with the improved electoral system. Leung made the remarks as a draft decision on improving the […]
“China is the main global economic engine for recovery from the COVID-19 economic downturn. Therefore, the entire world will be affected by the targets set in China’s new five-year plan and its success in achieving these,” John Ross, a senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. China’s new five-year plan, […]
The EU aims to capture 20 percent of the world’s semiconductors by 2030 as Europe looks to become a tech power to rival the US and China, officials said Tuesday. Under a new roadmap, the European Commission also wants the EU to develop its first quantum computer before the end of the decade in order […]
President Joe Biden plans to nominate a prominent advocate of breaking up Big Tech firms to a key regulatory post, suggesting an aggressive antitrust stance, media reports said Tuesday. The reports said Lina Khan — a Columbia University law professor who has suggested antitrust laws could be interpreted to break up tech titans — would […]
Boosted by new contracts for the 737 MAX, Boeing reported Tuesday that new commercial plane orders last month exceeded cancelations for the first time since November 2019. Boeing received 82 orders for its planes in February, including 39 for the 737 MAX, which returned to service in late 2020 following a 20-month grounding after two […]
Technical OutlookShort Term: OverboughtIntermediate Term: BearishLong Term: Bullish Stochastic Oscillator One method of interpreting the Stochastic Oscillator is looking for overbought areas (above 80) and oversold areas (below 20). The Stochastic Oscillator is 94.0910. This is an overbought reading. However, a signal is not generated until the Oscillator crosses below 80 The last signal was […]
Bitcoin is coming off some heavy SELL indicators from US open according to Knightsbridge.live and $60,000 could easily be reached during this run Bollinger Bands are 92.71% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to BTC’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility decreasing and prices entering (or […]
— A blueprint for China’s development in the next five to 15 years offers a glimpse into the country’s innovation path and future sci-tech scenes — China will take self-reliance in science and technology as a strategic underpinning for national development. — China’s sci-tech development will be an even more important engine for global innovation. […]
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL) and (B3: GOLL4), (“GOL” or “Company”), Brazil’s largest airline, today provides its Investor Update for February/21. All information is presented in Brazilian Reais (R$). The information below is preliminary and unaudited. In this period, GOL adjusted its capacity to an average of 355 flights per day, a 28% […]
– First EV to use Kia’s dedicated EV platform (E-GMP) and Kia’s new EV nomenclature – Distinctive silhouette displays sharp lines and high-tech details – Kia reveals new naming strategy for upcoming dedicated battery electric vehicles Kia Corporation has revealed the first official images of the EV6 – its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) […]
Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, reports February 2021 preliminary traffic results. Increased numbers of COVID-19 cases, which triggered stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions in Mexico and the United States, led to demand weakness during February 2021. The Company continues to prioritize preserving liquidity, […]
SVF Investment Corp. 3 (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 28,000,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share. The shares will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) in the United States and trade under the ticker symbol “SVFC” beginning on March 9, 2021. The Company is […]
Gannex Pharma Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned company of Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672), and Sagimet Biosciences Inc. jointly announced today positive topline results from the China cohort of a Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral, once-daily fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor ASC40 (known as TVB-2640 outside of China) that is being evaluated as […]
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that it has teamed up with Desay SV Automotive to launch a dual-screen virtual smart cabin domain controller to enable safer driving. Leveraging the QNX® Hypervisor and the QNX® Real-time Operating System (RTOS), the new technology is now available in leading Chinese automaker Chery’s Tiggo 8 Plus and Jetour […]
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in February, after an increase in January. The index now stands at 101.01, up from 99.69 (an upward revision) in January. The index is currently down only 7.8 percent from a year ago, which was the last pre-Covid reading. “The Employment Trends Index increased again in February […]
In September 2020, China announced that it will strive to bring its carbon emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon-neutral before 2060 crating massive opportunities in Green Tech. “As the world’s largest developing nation, China needs to make greater efforts than what developed countries did to achieve the goal,” said Ding Kuiling, vice […]
China’s “dual circulation” development paradigm, a major strategy championed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and featuring domestic and overseas markets reinforcing each other with the domestic market as the mainstay, is under the spotlight during the country’s ongoing annual “two sessions.” The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), a draft outline of which has been submitted to […]
Luxury British carmaker Aston Martin will make its fully-electric vehicles in Britain from 2025, its chairman told the Financial Times, in a boost to the country’s beleaguered auto sector. Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll said a battery-powered sport utility vehicle (SUV) and fully-electric sports cars will be made at Aston plants in England and Wales. James […]
A flood of money for Covid-19 vaccines, stimulus checks and unemployment benefits is set to flow into the US economy this week, with Congress’s expected approval of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. There is an unlimited supply of freshly printed US Dollars that politicians will keep rolling out until the world awakens to […]
Takeaway meals app Deliveroo slashed losses last year on booming demand from locked-down customers during the pandemic, it reported Monday ahead of a London stock market float planned for April. The UK-based company made an underlying loss of £223.7 million ($309.3 million, 259.5 million euros) in 2020, Deliveroo said in a statement, hit by heavy […]
Golden Slipper winning Champion 2YO Capitalist is making every post a winner as an exciting young sire and added a third stakes-winner to his tally in Canberra on Sunday when promising colt Kalashnikov won the Group III Black Opal Stakes (1200m) for a syndicate of James Harron Bloodstock owners. Fifth on debut in the Group […]
Doge to $1, most likely yes. After only three days accepting Dogecoin (DOGE) as a form of payment, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is predicting the price of the token will eventually hit $1. “If we sell another 6,556,000,000 DOGE worth of Mavs merch, Dogecoin will definitely hit $1,” said the Dallas Mavericks owner. The […]
As China enters a new development stage, different regions and sectors across the country are gearing up to improve the quality of development in the world’s second largest economy. Joining panel discussions during China’s ongoing Two Sessions, President Xi Jinping underscored several key words crucial for the development in the coming years: new development paradigm, […]
FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An”, HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) today announced a joint offering for investors considering environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) metrics for companies incorporated in China. The offering will be launched by […]
China is ready to work with the United States to bring bilateral relations back on the right track, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Making the remarks at a press conference, Wang said the two sides should follow through on the outcomes of the phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and […]
China’s foreign trade maintained upward momentum in the first two months of 2021, with exports posting strong performance, official data showed Sunday. The country’s total imports and exports of goods expanded 32.2 percent year on year to 5.44 trillion yuan (about 838.16 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-February period, according to the General Administration of […]
China has set a sound growth target for 2021, leaving room for policymakers to carry out arduous reforms to tackle bottlenecks constraining sustainable development. “A target of over 6 percent (of economic growth) will enable all of us to devote full energy to promoting reform, innovation, and high-quality development,” Premier Li Keqiang said in the […]
Steady trade relations with China have boosted the economies of many countries as they are trying to pursue a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest official data, as China’s consumption demand continues to increase thanks to its ongoing high-level opening-up and economic rebound from COVID-19, many of the world’s major economies […]
China’s commitment to greater opening-up in the government work report delivered at the annual “two sessions” will serve as a catalyst for global recovery, experts have said. Attending the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress on Friday in Beijing, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang presented the government work report on […]
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced that the Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: OBTC) has begun trading on the OTCQX® Best Market. Launched by Osprey Funds, LLC, OBTC is the lowest-priced publicly traded bitcoin fund in the world. U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and […]
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EQUOS, Diginex’s [Nasdaq:EQOS] institutional-grade cryptocurrency exchange, has today announced its launch of Ethereum (ETH) Perpetual Futures (ETH/USDC[F]), to provide investors with the opportunity to trade and hedge in all market conditions. This launch follows the EQUOS’ Bitcoin Perpetual Futures (BTC/USDC [F]), which was introduced to EQUOS customers in early January. It is part of the […]
Bitcoin IRA, the world’s first, largest, and most secure digital asset IRA technology company that allows clients to purchase cryptocurrencies for their retirement accounts, announces they have reached over 100,000 users on its platform as the price of Bitcoin recently reached over $50,000. Bitcoin IRA is America’s #1 crypto IRA platform and has been the leader in cryptocurrencies […]
Nonfarm employment increased by 379,000 in February, after an upwardly revised increase of 166,000 in January. The published unemployment rate dropped from 6.3 to 6.2 percent, and the true rate, after adjusting for the misclassification error, decreased from 6.9 percent to 6.7 percent in February. The labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 61.4 percent. […]
The Australian Studbook have released updated statistics on the busiest sires in Australia in 2020 with champion racehorse and proven Group I sire So You Think heading the list after covering 261 mares. It was his biggest ever book of mares and recent racetrack results have certainly justified the faith of breeders that supported him […]
The honesty and class of Savatiano earned her a G1 success that could hardly have been more deserved in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, 6 March. And on a card that featured some of the final lead-ups to the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes, Anamoe staked his claim on the world’s richest two-year-old race […]
Super Saturday, the second biggest meeting of the UAE season at Meydan and a dress rehearsal for Dubai World Cup night three weeks later, was officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 sponsored by Emirates Airline. Group 1 $390,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (2000m D)Over the same 2000m on dirt as […]
The US Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package in what President Joe Biden called a “giant step” towards reviving the pandemic-stricken American economy, capping frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. While they talked up the printing of money, the reality is the USD is becoming worthless. Passed by […]
A key US safety regulator said Friday initial investigations confirm metal fatigue was a factor in last month’s scare when a Boeing 777 engine caught fire and rained debris on houses below. But the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it has not reached a final conclusion on the causes of the incident involving Pratt […]
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet at auction, with bidding Saturday reaching $2 million in a sign of the appetite for virtual objects authenticated through blockchain technology. “just setting up my twttr,” Dorsey tweeted on March 21, 2006. On Friday he posted a link to “Valuables @Cent,” an online marketplace for tweets […]
Headed up by Jay Coombes who grew up around the food business in Thailand and fell in love with seafood from a very young age 9, 39 Degrees South is set to become a feature at the finest restaurants in the country. It all started with a little Salmon smokehouse in Klong Toey port as […]
After a month of featuring is some of Australia’s biggest 2 year old races, Larneuk Sires are back again this weekend. It has been an incredible 2 year old season for Larneuk having been represented in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and having another horse working his way towards Golden Slipper glory in New […]
Yes, I understand what a big statement that is, but it is a statement made with a good deal of justification. Great and collectable Artists are normally recognized in retrospect, but in the case of Susan Leyland it is recognizable even at this stage of her career. There are many Artists that are commanding higher […]
A sublime three days of trade at Oaklands has seen almost every conceivable record smashed as the Premier Yearling Sale took on a new level of success. In a stunning auction: *The sale saw spectacular overall growth, with the gross of $71,235,000 a 25% year-on-year increase and beat the previous Premier gross record of $60.6m […]
Uber is spinning off the sidewalk robotics division of the Postmates delivery service acquired last year, creating a new company called Serve Robotics. A statement Tuesday from Serve said it had an unspecificed amount of seed funding from venture capital firm Neo with participation by Uber and other investors. Serve Robotics “will continue spearheading the […]
Instacart announced a new investment round Tuesday which values the fast-growing grocery delivery startup at $39 billion — more than double the valuation of just five months earlier. The California startup said the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the value of its service which is partnered with hundreds of retailers in the United States and Canada. […]
Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo said Tuesday it will produce only electric vehicles by 2030 and sell them all exclusively online. Volvo is among a growing crop of companies planning to ditch fossil fuel vehicles in the next few years, as demand for zero-emission cars rises and governments put pressure on firms to cut pollution. Indian-owned […]
More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally released Tuesday. The size of China’s exclusive billionaire’s club has almost doubled in the past five years as the world’s number two economy […]
United Airlines reached an agreement to purchase 25 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery in 2023, the carrier said Monday, in a sign of an expected post-coronavirus travel industry recovery. The contract brings United’s total order book on the MAX to 188 and also represents a vote of confidence in the jet, which was […]
Manufacturing activities outpaced expectations Manufacturing PMI was 50.6 in February and fell from 51.3 in January, but is still expanding. This signals some factory workers were still working during the Chinese New Year, where manufacturing activities sub PMI was 51.3 in the month, having fallen from 53.5 in the previous month. This should be the […]
The US has the largest deficit since World War II at 16% of GDP, and the Federal Reserve is financing virtually all of it, with a small contribution from financial corporations (mainly banks). Holdings of Federal debt securities by the Fed jumped by more than $3 trillion in the year through the third quarter. There […]
The biggest news on Dogecoin is that Ebang International [NASDAQ: EBON] will be using its already established Bitcoin mining business to build its credentials in the Litecoin and Dogecoin mining sector. It is worth noting, however, that a fixed schedule for the same hasn’t been presented yet, with no immediate timeline set for launch. Chairman […]
Braving the virus test and challenges in domestic and international situations, the Chinese economy ended 2020 on solid footing, becoming the only major economy to achieve positive growth in the pandemic-ravaged year. Here are some related facts and figures from a communique released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday. — GDP grew 2.3 […]
In his first public speech Sunday since leaving office, former U.S. President Donald Trump assailed Joe Biden’ leadership as president so far, vowed to further unite and strengthen the Republican Party and hinted at a possible presidential run in 2024. BASHING BIDEN PRESIDENCY Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, Trump claimed […]
Equities rose in Asia on Monday as investors took a breather following last week’s heavy selling, with a drop in US Treasury yields giving markets some much-needed stability, while the passage of Joe Biden’s stimulus through the House provided some cheer. However, observers warned that trading floors were still gripped by fears the expected global […]
US President Joe Biden on Sunday backed the right of Amazon workers to unionize, but stopped short of explicitly encouraging them to form a union. Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama began voting in February on whether to form the first American union at the e-commerce giant that could pave the way for further […]
The excitement around cryptocurrencies continues to grow across the board, and it is driven by several factors. Tesla’s purchase of USD 1.5 Billion worth of Bitcoin has pushed the price of Bitcoin to new highs, and signs that other companies are warming up to cryptocurrencies are now more abundant. For example, just last week, Mastercard […]
We are looking for an entry sub $40000 Bollinger Bands are 118.80% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to BTC’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility decreasing and prices entering (or remaining in) a trading range has increased for the near-term. The bands have been in […]
500.com Limited (NYSE:WBAI) (“500.com” or the “Company”), a China-based enterprise committed to developing cryptocurrency mining businesses, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of BitDeer (the “Seller”) to purchase 1,923 S17 Bitcoin mining machines for a total consideration of RMB31.3 million (approximately US$4.9 million). These mining machines are deployed and […]
The pandemic was a wakeup call that reminded Christophoros Xenos of what he misses most in London — the Greek sun and pleasant Mediterranean way of life. The 36-year old risk manager left Greece in his early 20s for Britain, aiming to complete his studies, gain professional experience abroad and come back. This never happened, […]