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Masters of Equities Universe Are Unfazed by Spike in Bond Yields

Financial Freedom — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:06:20 +0000

(Bloomberg) — The recent rise in interest rates triggered a bout of volatility, but it’s not making the pros in the stock market run for the hills just yet. Read More

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The King of Nickel Is Betting Big on a Green Future in Batteries

Financial Freedom — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:06:19 +0000

(Bloomberg) — Tsingshan Holding Group Co. made numerous bold moves on its path to becoming the world’s largest nickel producer, but its new plan to supply carmakers with cheap, clean metal could be its biggest breakthrough yet. Read More

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Uber Fails to Pay Some Electric Car Bonuses, Citing Glitch

Financial Freedom — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:01:34 +0000

(Bloomberg) — Uber Technologies Inc. failed to pay some of its drivers special bonuses for using electric vehicles, part of a broad plan designed last year to put more electric cars on the road. Read More

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Century-Old Australian Coal Plant Makes Way for Giant Battery

Financial Freedom — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:15:36 +0000

(Bloomberg) — EnergyAustralia will accelerate the closure of a 100-year-old coal-fired plant and install a giant storage battery to achieve a faster transition to clean power that’s leaving aging fossil fuel sites uncompetitive. Read More

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China Producer Prices Jump, Adding to Global Inflation Risks

Financial Freedom — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:15:35 +0000

(Bloomberg) — China’s producer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in February, fueled by surging commodity costs, while consumer deflation eased. Read More

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ECB Confronts Shifting Markets as Economy Stays Frozen: Eco Week

Financial Freedom — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 03:10:26 +0000

(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank officials will set policy this week against a backdrop of investors betting on a global upturn even as the euro zone remains mired in pandemic lockdowns and painfully slow vaccinations. Read More

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Texas Bill Would Require Power Plants to Prepare for Cold

Financial Freedom — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 03:05:00 +0000

(Bloomberg) — Texas state lawmakers introduced a series of bills designed to address last month’s energy crisis, including one that would require power plants to weatherize and another that would block retailers from exposing consumers to volatile wholesale electricity prices. Read More

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Sportradar Is In Talks To Go Public Via Todd Boehly’s SPAC

Financial Freedom — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:04:06 +0000

(Bloomberg) — Swiss gambling data company Sportradar AG is in talks to go public through Todd Boehly’s special purpose acquisition company Horizon Acquisition Corp. II, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Read More

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Vietnam’s Richest Man Plans Electric Car Factory in the U.S.

Financial Freedom — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:09:46 +0000

(Bloomberg) — Vietnamese electric-vehicle startup VinFast plans to open a U.S. factory after setting up a 50-member San Francisco research office as it prepares for California automobile sales in 2022. Read More

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Mexico’s AMLO Expected to Propose Guest Worker Program to Biden

Financial Freedom — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:17:32 +0000

(Bloomberg) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to propose a major new guest-worker program for Mexicans and Central Americans in the U.S. during a virtual meeting on Monday with President Joe Biden. Read More

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