Fri, April 26, 2024

Year: 2020

Last Week’s Stock Market Overview

Mainland Chinese Stocks Saw Gains on the Last Day of 2020

Today is the last of 2020, and let’s have a look at the stocks in Asia-Pacific on the last day of the year. Interestingly, stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed as multiple markets in the region early for New Year’s Eve.  Let’s start with mainland Chinese stocks. The Shanghai Composite added 1.72% to 3,473.07. At the …

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U.s. United states economy and Retail sales

U.S. Treasury, a Crypto Custodian Service, and Sanctions

Iran, Cuba as well as several other countries suffered losses due to the U.S. sanctions. Recently, The U.S. Treasury settled with BitGo regarding charges that it facilitated users in sanctioned areas to transact using its crypto wallet services between 2015 and 2019. It is worth noting that, BitGo did not do due diligence in blocking …

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Dollar

Sterling, euro, dollar, Aussie and Kiwi news

The euro, the Australian and New Zealand dollar all posted more than two-year highs versus the struggling dollar. Investors are betting that an improving economic outlook as coronavirus vaccines are rolled out and unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus will boost global growth and asset prices in 2021. Moreover, U.S. economic growth is likely to drag …

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Amazon

Amazon Reached a Deal with Podcasting Company Wondery

Amazon continues to expand its services and products as the tech giant wants to strengthen its positions in various industries. This week Amazon made an important announcement.  According to this announcement, it is acquiring podcasting company Wondery. Thanks to this deal, the company will be able to expand its catalog of original audio content. It …

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global economy

AstraZeneca Vaccine and its Impact on the Global Economy

This year is coming to an end and millions of people would like to forget all challenges associated with 2020. Hopefully, public and private organizations are working hard to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. It is no secret that pandemic created a lot of problems for the global economy. This week, the United Kingdom became …

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Stocks and various challenges

Brexit Deal and Coronavirus Vaccine Affected European Stocks

It was not easy for European stocks on Wednesday. It is worth noting that, European stocks closed slightly lower on December 30 after U.K. lawmakers approved a Brexit trade deal and investors reacted to further positive Covid vaccine development. Interestingly, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.34%, with most sectors and major bourses in a …

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Cryptocurrency, India and cryptocurrencies, crypto card

Indian Crypto Bank Opened its First Physical Branch

India has a huge potential when it comes to cryptocurrencies thanks to various factors. Interestingly, Unicas opened a physical crypto bank branch in Jaipur, India. As a reminder, Unicas a joint venture between Indian online crypto banking platform Cashaa and United Multistate Credit Co-op Society.  It is worth noting that, back in October, the Multistate …

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AirAsia India

How Tata Group Plans to Conquer India’s Airline Industry

The airline industry suffered heavy losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, investors are willing to invest in this business. For example, Tata Group increased its stake in AirAsia India, as the Indian multinational conglomerate looks to increase its share of India’s airline industry. This week, Tata Group made an important announcement. According to the …

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Visa and Simplex

A Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramp Service and Visa

t is hard to imagine the modern world without cryptocurrencies. Interestingly, more than 200 Simplex partner companies have the opportunity to offer crypto debit cards to their customers, potentially enabling greater adoption of cryptocurrencies for retail transactions.  It is worth noting that, the development is the result of a recent partnership between Simplex and Visa …

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Justice Department and TikTok

U.S. Department of Justice vs.TikTok

TikTok is one of the most famous video-sharing social networking services in the world. Interestingly, the current administration wants to ban TikTok in the U.S. However, the administration suffered setback after setback in its stance that TikTok should be banned in the U.S.  Nevertheless, its pursuit of the video-sharing app continues. This week, the Justice …

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