Available for more than a year Sherbro Island, off the coast of Sierra Leone, is slated for an ambitious transformation: a new hub for international trade and investment, designed to rival cities like Singapore or Hong Kong. The BBC’s Ed Butler travels to the island to check out the project and talks to developer Siaka…
SINGAPORE – The ongoing craze over artificial intelligence is sending technology-company valuations skyrocketing in the US and Asian markets. One country still offers some relative bargains: China. Hangzhou-based Alibaba is cheaper than comparable U.S. tech stocks, measured by the forward price-to-earnings ratio. A parallel universe of Chinese technology champions exists in stock markets: an e-commerce…
India’s silver imports fell to their lowest level in more than three years in May after the government tightened restrictions on imports of the precious metal and raised tariffs, according to official data, Reuters reported.Data compiled by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed imports fell 87% year-on-year to $75.57 million in May from $566.22…
Meet Gwen Shotwell, the engineer-turned-COO who runs SpaceX in platform heels and is now worth more than $2 billion.Luck SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell was skeptical of the IPO for years, now she has a message for investorscnbc 19 things to know about SpaceX President Gwynne ShotwellWSJ It was not Elon Musk but Gwynne Shotwell, the engineer…
Vir Das accuses Zepto of delivering fake Apple Watch worth ₹50,000: ‘Complete scam, imitation of China’peppermint Watch: Vir Das accuses Zepto of offering fake Apple Watch worth Rs 50,000, calls it a “complete scam”ndtv Zepto delivers fake Apple Watch to actor Vir Das, he shares video. People reported incidents they encountered with Zepto. in shortsin…
“There is more spending on defense and less spending on global health or public health or health security, which makes us vulnerable… because the invisible enemy can be more influential. Imagine, have you ever seen a war in recent memory in which 20 million people died? Why can’t we come to our senses?” Justin Webb…
Former Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya has called for reviving the government’s privatization agenda for public sector undertakings (PSUs) and public sector banks (PSBs), arguing that disinvestment remains a key pillar of India’s economic reforms.In an interview with PTI, Panagariya also advocated the creation of an independent privatization ministry to accelerate the government’s disinvestment programme.“I…
Special Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart buys more than $1 billion SpaceX stakeWSJ Rinehart, Australia’s richest man, takes $1 billion stake in SpaceX IPO, WSJ reportsreuters Billionaire Gina Rinehart makes ‘significant’ investment in SpaceXbloomberg.com Australia news live: Rinehart buys ‘significant’ stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX; Sydney shark attack victim’s family say her injuries are ‘serious and…
Stock market live updates, Sensex today: Sensex rises 1,100 points as oil prices fall on US-Iran peace dealndtv Sensex falls 350 points from day’s high, but still up 1.2%: Main reasons for market’s declinemoneycontrol.com Investors are excited by the signing of the agreement between America and Iran on June 19.The Hindu 8 lakh crore rupees…
Sensex today: Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Monday, tracking a rally in global markets after the United States and Iran finalized a deal to end their 107-day war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over global oil supplies. BSE Sensex rose 1,197.32 points or 1.59 per cent to 76,725.27 in early trade….
