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6 Indian Companies Betting Big on Renewable Energy
livemint.com - 8 Dec 2021 13:21
Here's the list of companies pouring in the big bucks to push India's sustainable energy industry to the next level
Chinese developer Kaisa halts trading in Hong Kong again as real estate concerns resurface
CNBC - 8 Dec 2021 05:44
Trading in shares of Chinese real estate developer Kaisa was halted Wednesday for the second time in two months.
Chinese social media giant Weibo's shares fall in Hong Kong debut
BBC - 8 Dec 2021 04:15
Last week, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi said it will move its listing to Hong Kong from the US.
Thieves are using Apple AirTags to track luxury vehicles to owners' driveways before stealing them, police say
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2021 16:02Synthesia, which is developing AI to generate synthetic videos, secures $50M
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2021 16:00
Synthesia, a company developing AI technologies to generate synthetic videos and avatars, has raised $50 million.
A top healthcare investor reveals the new way she's backing startups
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2021 15:48Another Unnamed Investor Offers to Bail Out Collapsed South Africa Crypto Firm
Bitcoin.com - 8 Dec 2021 15:00
A new unnamed investor has offered to bail out Africrypt, the collapsed South Africa-based crypto investment company, with $5 million. The offer, which does not require criminal charges against Africrypt directors to be ...
: Tesla stock wards off bear market with boost from UBS
Market Watch - 8 Dec 2021 15:00
Tesla Inc. stock snaps a losing streak that took it near a bear market after UBS analysts slapped a $1,000 price target on the stock and called the electric-vehicle maker the EV market's "undisputed leader."
Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures point to more gains on hopes omicron won't derail economies
Market Watch - 8 Dec 2021 14:59
U.S. stock index futures indicated more gains ahead for Wall Street on Wednesday, following a two day rally driven by fading worries over the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Wall Street hopes young people will drive a metaverse boom -- but only 38% of Gen Zs think it's the next big thing
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2021 14:55Elon Musk sold a San Francisco mansion, which was his last remaining home, for $30 million
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2021 14:50
Elon Musk had said he would sell his property portfolio to fund a Mars colony. He plans to send 1 million people to the Red Planet by 2050.
Pfizer Says Booster Is Effective Against Omicron but Variant Evades Two Doses
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2021 14:41A plan for a $3 billion casino in New York's Manhattan includes a massive crypto-trading floor and a flying-car landing pad
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2021 14:31The surprising behavioral science behind effective job negotiations
Fast Company - 8 Dec 2021 07:00
Experts in organizational behavioral science challenge the assumption that simply getting a higher salary should always be the sole focus of job negotiations. Expert advice on career-related negotiations tends to focus o...
Anterix Launches Unique Cybersecurity Collective For Electric Utilities
Forbes - 8 Dec 2021 04:52The Wall Street Journal: Early lab tests show omicron may lessen effectiveness of vaccine
Market Watch - 8 Dec 2021 03:16
The omicron variant of coronavirus can partially evade the protection afforded by vaccines, according to laboratory tests conducted in South Africa that give one of the first indications of vaccine effectiveness against ...
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Discusses Bitcoin Price Rising to $1 Million -- Calls BTC a 'Smart' Hedge
Bitcoin.com - 8 Dec 2021 02:30
The chairman of Starwood Capital Group, billionaire Barry Sternlicht, has shared his view on how bitcoin could grow to be worth a million dollars a coin. He calls the cryptocurrency a “smart” hedge in a world where t...
Dow Jones Newswires: Japan's economy shrank annualized 3.6% in Q3, more than first estimated
Market Watch - 8 Dec 2021 02:14
Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the July-September quarter due to weaker spending by consumers and the government, revised data showed Wednesday.
Jewel-Osco opens first fulfillment center for online grocery shopping
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2021 01:13
Jewel-Osco opened its first micro-fulfillment center Tuesday in southwest suburban Westmont, taking a page out of the Amazon e-commerce playbook.