Sir Richard Branson’s private space tourism company Virgin Galactic Inc. started its trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a direct listing at $12.10 on Monday under the ticker “SPCE”.The move comes after the Galactic merged with Chamath Palihapitiya’s venture Social Capital Hedosophia that gave the new company a combined valuation of $1.5 billion. Branson kept a 51% stake in the business.CEO George Whitesides said:“Virgin Galactic is making history again today as it becomes the...
Read More »Chinese Tech Stocks “Maxed Out” after Xi Jinping Touts Blockchain
Stocks in Chinese blockchain A-share companies “maxed out” to their 10% daily limit after a president Xi Jinping focused the attention of the public to the potential of the technology encouraging digital currencies, increasing the rise in related stocks and Bitcoin, which for the short time, though, went over $10,000.Xi said China should hurry up with its research into blockchain, the open ledger system that cryptocurrencies rely on. China’s central bank has been developing its own digital...
Read More »Bahamas ‘Sand Dollars’ Cryptocurrency to Help Island Nation Recover from Hurricane Dorian
Hurricanes have been causing extensive damage to the islands of the Bahamas for millennia. The Central Bank of the Bahamas plans to pilot the first cryptocurrency in the form of Sand Dollars. Project Sand Dollars offers numerous benefits that can help individuals and businesses to recover, including having the means to quickly access finances and purchase needs after a natural disaster. Hurricanes have been ravaging the Bahamas for centuries. According to travel advice website...
Read More »Pinduoduo Surpasses JD.com in Valuation as Chinese Business Is on the Global Front Burner
While this may come as a surprise to many but the less known and less trendy Pinduoduo has overtaken the upscale internet retailer JD.com both in share price and valuation. The share price rose on NASDAQ more than 12% to $39.96 giving it a market capitalization of $46 billion ahead of JD’s $45 billion. This makes Pinduoduo the 4th largest internet Chinese company whose shares are listed in another country with Meituan at $65.572 billion, Tencent at $385 billion, Alibaba at $449 billion. This...
Read More »Xi Blockchain Endorsement Triggered Buying Frenzy in Chinese Cryptocurrencies
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced support for blockchain last Thursday. The news was welcomed by the crypto community as Chinese altcoins such as NEO, TRON and Qtum skyrocketed over the weekend. Analysts believe that there’s more to the hype and speculation that powered the move of Chinese coins in their USD and BTC pairs. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday that his country should “take the leading position in the emerging field of blockchain,” according to a...
Read More »Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Offers to Buy Tiffany for $14.5 Billion
LVMH, the French multinational luxury goods company and owner of the Louis Vuitton and Givenchy brands, has made an official offer to acquire Tiffany & Co., the popular American luxury jewelry retailer. LVMH hopes to expand its business, by taking a direct dive into the United States markets for luxury fashion items and has chosen to do this through Tifanny.According to a Bloomberg report, LVMH is offering $14.5 billion for the acquisition which was noted by certain people who are privy...
Read More »How to Invest Like Bill Gates with Just $10,000
Everybody is familiar with the name of Bill Gates — an American business magnate, the founder of the world’s largest software business Microsoft, and the second richest man in the world. What is the key to his raving success and how can you receive high money if all you have is $10,000? The answer is in our article.Since the establishment of Microsoft in 1975, Gates has held several positions including those of the chairman, CEO and chief software architect. As early as 1987, he was ranked...
Read More »Microsoft Wins the Pentagon $10 billion JEDI Contract in Battle with Amazon
Recently, on Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) made it clear that they had chosen Microsoft over Amazon in their $10 billion cloud computing contract, also known as JEDI. With this contract, the Department of Defense will move its database to the cloud. However, this has left Amazon Web Services wondering as they were considered as leaders in the field, and the most likely winner of this contract.“We’re surprised about this conclusion. AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing,...
Read More »Tesla’s New Solar Roof V3 Is More Affordable than Single Roof with Solar Panels
On Friday, an American automotive and energy giant Tesla announced it had rolled out a new version of its solar roof tile for use at residential homes, V3 Solar Roof. According to Elon Musk, installations will begin in the upcoming weeks, with 1,000 new roofs expected to be produced per week.Tesla first came up with their Solar Roof Tiles in 2017, and the volume production was set to start in 2018. However, the process turned out to be quite slow, and the production was delayed until this...
Read More »Ford to Debut Its Electric Mustang-Inspired SUV in November
Photo: FordNearly a year and a half ago, Ford embarked on a mission to invent its first peek of a Mustang-inspired electric. And after several attempts, it’s now prepared to show the globe what “Mustang-inspired” actually entails.The company announced that it would launch the electric SUV on 17th November just before the LA Auto Show.By now, little is known regarding the electric SUV that’s hitting the market year. Besides issuing frequent hints or teaser images. The latest launched webpage...
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