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As the world is joining efforts to help with coronavirus treatment and spread, the blockchain technology is now being employed for related insurance payments.Blockchain technology is now seeing some new applications because of the deadly coronavirus. According to a recent report from the South China Morning Post, a mutual aid service known as Xiang Hu Bao has now started using blockchain technology to process insurance claims related to the coronavirus from its many customers.Blockchain Used...

One of the Wall Street bulls Edward Yardeni believes that there is currently no bigger threat to the financial market right now than the coronavirus outbreak. The number of death cases is growing.The world already has more than enough evidence that the coronavirus is a big enough market threat. In the very recent past, we have seen the unpleasant effects of the coronavirus on the world’s financial markets. Oil prices also took a beating, as well as several businesses. Even though investors...

Amazon has joined a number of big exhibitors that have already pulled out of the world’s largest mobile trade show MWC, including LG, Ericsson and Nvidia, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.After some biggest companies canceled their plans for the Mobile World Congress (MWC), Amazon joined this infamous list. Congress is planned to take part later this month in Barcelona. However, a lot of companies as are LG, NVIDIA and Ericsson decided not to attend because of...

With China under the lockdown of the coronavirus outbreak, Airbnb has decided to suspend all bookings in the capital city of Beijing until Feb 29. The company has also issued refunds to all the people who had to cancel them due to local regulatory rules.San Francisco-based real estate rental giant Airbnb has recently all of its check-ins at Beijing listing until March 2020. The recent move comes in accordance with the local regulations which seek to curb the spread of the coronavirus...

During the start of 2020, Apple asked its suppliers to produce nearly 45 million AirPod units in the first half of the year owing to high demand. However, suppliers in China have to shut down production due to the coronavirus epidemic putting breaks on Apple’s sales targets.The coronavirus outbreak in China has raised major concerns across the globe. The news of the virus spread over the last month is haunting global markets at this point. Even the world’s most valued company Apple Inc. is...

Tesla (TSLA) stock has plunged as the company has announced a delivery delay caused by the fears related to the coronavirus epidemic.Much to the disappointment of many, Tesla (TSLA) stock has begun to fall amid the coronavirus. Tesla, which has been on a very impressive and largely unprecedented surge for a while now, has shed some of its weight because of a delivery issue connected to the epidemic.TSLA Stock CrashOn Wednesday, Tesla vice president Tao Lin announced that the company might...

Tesla has been affected by the pressure from the coronavirus outbreak in China, where it has decided to temporarily close all its stores. The move will delay unit delivery to customers who had ordered. TSLA stock price is falling.The American electric automaker company Tesla has temporarily closed its stores in the entire mainland China due to fears of coronavirus spread. The move was not welcomed warmly by the customers who were waiting for unit delivery in February. As a result, in the...

The new coronavirus strain which originated in China has spurred a few related developments. Here are some updates we’ve compiled.Coinspeaker has a few updates sparked by the undesired effects of the coronavirus as it continues its fatal spread in China. The government in China, is currently taking several measures to control the spread. Similarly, other countries are doing the same. However, the Chinese government is unhappy with the restrictions.China Decries Coronavirus Travel...

Today is something of a mixed day for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin – the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market cap – has ultimately taken a few steps back and is now trading in the $9,100 range, when just yesterday it was circling around $9,200.Bitcoin Is Falling Back While Stocks Move UpPrior, it was trading at an even $9,400, so it appears some of the bullish marks that have been hitting the currency as of late are beginning to take a rest.Bitcoin was potentially on a path to shutter past...

Tesla (TSLA) stock is in green. Moving higher, it is a real booster for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have surged.We are just one month into 2020 as Tesla investors are riding with immense joy. So far, Tesla Inc. stock price has surged 100% since the beginning of the year in an unprecedented rally.Tesla’s stock has been soaring new highs ever since it announced its Q4 2019 beating street estimates. On Tuesday, February 4, the Tesla stock...