Cathie Wood’s money managing firm Ark Invest on Thursday for the first time bought shares in the U.S. listed Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc (NYSE:XPEV) on the dip and sold more shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Ark Invest picked up 277,263 shares — estimated to be worth $13.39 million — in the Guangzhou, China-based … Read more
Israel’s Tel Aviv has leapfrogged Hong Kong and Singapore to become the world’s most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Israeli city climbed from fifth place last year to top the Worldwide Cost of Living 2021 report for the first time, pushing Paris down to joint second place … Read more
The Centre has not received a proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency in India, the government told Parliament on Monday, while adding that the Reserve Bank of India has recommended widening the definition of “bank note” for the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Responding to a question on whether the government … Read more
With the introduction of norms for silver exchange traded funds (ETFs), investors will be able to invest in silver in a more liquid manner and can help in diversification of the portfolio, experts said on Sunday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) came out with operating norms for silver ETF, whereby such scheme … Read more
The family of a deceased man, David Kleiman, is claiming their family member helped create the popular digital currency and is suing Kleiman’s alleged business partner in the endeavor, Craig Wright, for half of Satoshi Nakemoto’s 1.1 million cache of Bitcoin. For the past five years, Wright has been claiming on and off that he … Read more
The government has asked Starlink Internet Services of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX aerospace company to comply with the country’s regulatory framework before offering its satellite-based internet services. A Communications Ministry statement late Friday said that because Starlink is not the holder of a license, the public is advised not to subscribe to Starlink services that are … Read more
Indian oil marketing companies are unlikely to provide immediate relief to consumers from high petrol and diesel prices. This, as the companies turned cautious about the recent developments that have pulled down crude oil prices and are waiting a bit longer to lower pump prices of auto fuels. Petrol was sold at Rs 103.97 a … Read more
The number of AIS signals from ships in Chinese waters has plunged 85% in under a month. Shipping companies use the data for a range of purposes, including the planning of shipping routes. The decline in data could worsen the current supply chain crisis. Ships in Chinese waters have vanished from tracking systems the maritime … Read more
Whether buying computer chips directly from manufacturers, reconfiguring cars, or producing them with parts missing, automakers are having to get creative to cope with the global shortage of semiconductors. The shortage, due to supply problems and a surge in demand for consumer electricals during the pandemic, has hit the auto industry hard, with millions of … Read more