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Uber is reportedly very close to selling off its Uber Eats food delivery business in India. According to a TechCrunch report citing three people familiar with the matter, Uber is at the final stages of negotiations with Indian rival company, Zomato. If negotiations are successful, Zomato will take it over.Valued at more than $2 billion, Zomato is easily one of the largest food delivery businesses in India and hasn’t made it very easy for Uber Eats since the latter launched in May 2017. The...
Read More »U.S. Stocks Rise to New Highs Four Days in Row
U.S. markets seem to have responded positively to the recent first phase of the trade deal that has partially solved the current impasse between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Sources indicate that yesterday’s gains were the fourth straight day that the United States markets were in the green. According to reports, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% to end the day at 3,191.45 while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9% to 8,814.23 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) went...
Read More »Intel Invests $2 Billion to Acquire AI Chip Startup Habana Labs
On December 16, Intel announced that it had acquired Habana Labs in a clear indication that it aims to venture deep into the AI chip market. Habana is an Israel-based developer of programmable AI and machine learning accelerators that are used for cloud datacenters. Analysts estimate that this deal is worth about $2 billion.Intel further stated that it will enhance its AI strategy as Habana starts sampling its proprietary silicon to customers. Last November, Habana raised $75 million in...
Read More »Scared Investors Need to Know Where the U.S. Stock Market Is Headed in 2020
Top investment strategist Jeff Saut has a crystal ball to predict the future as regards where the U.S. markets are headed. Sources indicate that in spite of the new highs that stocks have been reached in the past few years, many investors are still overly cautious. They are afraid that the “ball will drop” and that markets will reverse course in a new global financial crisis reaching levels that occurred only just a decade ago when the United States Sub-Prime Mortgage markets went bust.Jeff...
Read More »Easing Trade Tensions Could Crash Bitcoin Further as Stocks Steal the Spotlight
Institutional investors could give bitcoin a last-minute ditch after positive developments in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. Capital is moving out of haven assets like gold and the Japanese yen to join risk-on markets. The bull run in stocks could continue in 2020. Easing trade tensions between the United States and China is making bitcoin a less-attractive haven asset for investors. The benchmark cryptocurrency has fallen by roughly 20%, or $1,700, since Oct. 11 – the day Donald Trump...
Read More »Disney’s Frozen 2 Is a Big Success with $1B Collected, Analysts Predict Disney Stock Surge
The U.S-based mass media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney is now enjoying the success of its latest animation movie Frozen 2. According to media reports, Frozen 2, which started to set records just after the release, has crossed a whopping $1 billion in global box office collection.This is also the third movie from Disney Animation (and sixth from the overall Disney group) this year which has crossed a billion-dollar mark. The other five movies that have achieved this milestone...
Read More »Mercedes Postpones U.S. Sales of Its First All-Electric SUV after Bad Results of Competitors
The German automaker Daimler AG’s brand Mercedes-Benz decided to postpone the presentation of its latest electric vehicle in the United States after the sales for electric SUVs by Audi and Jaguar came to be pretty disappointing.The introduction of the EQC crossover model, the first-ever electric SUV by Mercedes Benz, to the U.S. will probably happen in 2021, a year later than previously expected.As per the company’s official statement, Europe is the ever-growing market for the new model and...
Read More »Uber Plans to Increase Its Investments into Bikes and Scooters in 2020
Uber wants to increase its investments in the micro-mobility industry, especially in Europe. Apparently they believe that the demand for this kind of service will only increase. “We want to double down on micro-mobility. We have seen how beautifully it works with our core business and ride-sharing, and want to invest more and deeper, especially in Europe,” commented Christian Freese, the head of EMEA at Jump.In 2018, Uber bought Jump – a bike-sharing service based in the U.S. Ever since then...
Read More »Boeing Could Halt or Cut 737 Max Production Plan
Boeing mulls pausing Boeing 737 max production as the possibilities for regulatory clearance for the grounded plane’s comeback will probably happen after January 2020.A decision is expected soon as Boeing’s directors are already reviewing the manufacturing plans for the 737 program, the company’s biggest source of cash.Usually, the board would set the company’s dividend for the coming year and decide on its share repurchases. However, the latter was suspended while Boeing deals with the...
Read More »‘Phase One’ of U.S.-China Trade Deal Done, Asian Stocks React Differently
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday that the “phase one” of the U.S.-China trade deal is “totally done”. Among several conditions, one of them is regarding China buying more of U.S. agricultural products. As per Lighthizer’s words, the U.S. exports to China will be doubled from now on. He added that the exact date and location for signing the agreement are to be determined.The thing is, the tensions among the two countries were rapidly growing during the last...
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