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Chinese Uber clone Didi just went public
The ride-sharing race is heating up as major Chinese ride-sharing company Didi, also known as the "Uber of China" and an actual Uber partner, is listed on the NYSE in one of the largest Chinese company listings in the United States United States debuted. Didi …
Investors focusing on heavyweight stocks Starbucks and McDonalds
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is a coffee company that sources and roasts premium Arabica coffee and operates more than 33,000 stores worldwide. The company is also a popular retailer and roaster of specialty coffee around the world. The company …
Shell starts operation of largest European hydrogen production plant
After a two-year construction period, Royal Dutch Shell has put Europe's largest hydrogen electrolysis plant into operation at its Rhineland refinery in Wesseling and is thus expanding further in the direction of alternative energies. The Refhyne plant with a …
UK regulators accuse Amazon and Alphabet of setting up fake reviews
Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ :ogle) are in trouble after the UK regulator announced it would open a formal investigation into them. The regulator has linked the two to some fake reviews. It is a matter of great concern to both of …
Facebook adds shopping feature to Whatsapp
Facebook, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has hinted at bringing shopping to the WhatsApp platform. He says the ongoing plans are aimed at improving the delivery of services and making life better. The new shift is favoring sellers and product consumers, …
Microsoft´s latest announcement comes down hard on its rivals
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) coming down hard on its rivals, namely Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ: Brille), recently announced that the latest version of Windows, dubbed Windows 11 , will find its way into app stores …
Ford will supply US Postal Service with electric vehicles
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is supplied by Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) with engines and accessories for the delivery vehicles built by Oskhosh Defense. Ford will also provide other services such as transmissions to help the USPS evolve its postal services. …
Maison Luxe wants to become a leader for ethical diamonds
Working conditions related to diamond mining, where most of the world's diamonds are mined, are generally unacceptably poor. Much of this affects Africa, where conditions are dire. The workers here endure this suffering for less than a dollar a day. Much of it …
2021 is a prime year for private and retail investors
Retail investors will have their say in the stock market this year, and the recent falls in GameStop and AMC Entertainment were just the beginning. According to Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Global Markets Strategist at JPMorgan, retail investors have invested …
Visa is planning takeover of payment platform Tink
One of the world leaders in digital platforms, Visa Inc (NYSE: V), announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement with a European open banking platform, Tink. The Europe-based company enables financial institutions and traders to create and use …