Business News
Tesla Shares Hit Record After Last-Minute Surge
Wall Street Journal - 19 Dec 2020 03:29
Tesla shares roared to a high on the eve of their inclusion in the S&P 500, punctuating a 2020 rally that has propelled the electric-car maker into the ranks of the most-valuable U.S. companies.
Trump Signs Bill That Could Delist Chinese Companies From U.S. Stock Exchanges
Forbes - 19 Dec 2020 06:30Coinbase taps Goldman for public debut - How Airbnb and DoorDash failed to reinvent the IPO - The execs behind wealth's talent wars
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2020 15:39Why the record-shattering stock market will only get cheaper as gains continue, according to one Wall Street chief strategist
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2020 16:29Apple puts iPhone partner Wistron on probation after rioting workers caused $7 million worth of damage at Indian plant
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2020 15:26If I Owned These 3 Funds, I'd Be Very Worried
Forbes - 19 Dec 2020 14:20Bitcoin's market cap could hit $1 trillion in 2021 as its growing reserve currency status drives adoption higher, a cryptocurrency expert says
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2020 14:05
Although bitcoin's 2020 rally was largely driven by institutional investors, continued buy-in from retail and Wall Street investors is expected.
Elon Musk Is Nearly $10 Billion Richer This Week With Tesla On The Verge Of Joining The S&P 500
Forbes - 19 Dec 2020 14:00Wonder Woman's Riskiest Mission Yet
Wall Street Journal - 19 Dec 2020 17:00
As WarnerMedia bets big on smaller screens, the economics of making megabudget blockbusters work for streaming are tricky.
Treasury Department Proposes New Requirements on Cryptocurrency Transactions
Wall Street Journal - 19 Dec 2020 03:24
The proposed regulations seek to hold entities that transact in cryptocurrencies to the same standards required of traditional financial institutions.
Moderna, Exxon, Alphabet, Amazon: Stocks That Defined the Week
Wall Street Journal - 19 Dec 2020 03:17
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week's business news.
South African Regulator's Probe Into Mirror Trading International Unearths Previously Undeclared Losses and Missing Bitcoins
Bitcoin.com - 19 Dec 2020 03:05
South African financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has filed criminal charges with local law enforcement against Mirror Trading International (MTI), the alleged online bitcoin trading scam....
Nike shares rise as pandemic fuels sneaker maker's online growth, annual revenue outlook gets a boost
CNBC - 19 Dec 2020 01:12
Nike's earnings and sales topped estimates, driven by triple-digit growth online in North America and strong demand from Chinese consumers.
Bitcoin price can hit $25K before 2021 if this key support level holds
Coin Telegraph - 19 Dec 2020 16:12
Bitcoin is currently in price discovery but a drop to the $18,500 region in the short term shouldn't be ruled out.
The outcry over corporate executives joining the Biden administration is silly
Business Insider - 19 Dec 2020 16:02Employers Can Require Workers to Get Covid-19 Vaccine, U.S. Says
The New York Times - 19 Dec 2020 00:43
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said employees could be barred from the workplace if they refused the vaccine.
Fable Studio unveils two AI-based virtual beings who can talk to you
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2020 00:00
Fable Studio has announced two new conversational AI virtual beings, or artificial people. Their names are Charlie and Beck.
Etermax CEO: How Trivia Crack published 8 games during the pandemic
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2020 20:25
Etermax launched eight games during the pandemic in 2020, and it has had more than 800 million downloads to date.
Google to provide free, weekly at-home COVID-19 tests for workers in US
New York Post - 19 Dec 2020 05:19
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it is offering free and weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all its U.S. employees and plans to expand the benefit globally during the next year. A Google spokesman said the company h...
: FDA grants Moderna authorization for a second COVID-19 vaccine
Market Watch - 19 Dec 2020 03:02
One week after authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine for Americans, the Food and Drug Administration has granted a second emergency authorization, to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine.
Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China's Behest
The New York Times - 19 Dec 2020 01:13
U.S. prosecutors have charged a company executive based in China with conspiring to terminate online meetings about the Tiananmen Square massacre.