2023-11-13
Singles' Day has been historically used as a barometer for Chinese consumption sentiment, which has been weaker-than-expected following the post-pandemic reopening https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Alibaba and JD.com reported YoY sales increases for Singles Day, but neither company provided overall revenue figures for the event for the second straight year
2023-02-18
“We have no resilience and no contingency plans.” UK officials acknowledge they have been slow to see the dangers of losing access to chip supplies — and the worst-case scenario is catastrophic https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Sources: the UK government will conduct a war-game exercise to prepare for a chip shortage if China invades Taiwan, which would cause dire economic consequences
and the worst-case scenario is catastrophic https://www.bloomberg.com/... Philip Aldrick / @philaldrick : The government is wargaming the impact of a semiconductor supply crisis.Ex...
2022-12-07
Nigeria's central bank slashed the daily withdrawal limit from automatic teller machines in a bid to boost digital payments in Africa's most-populous nation https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Nigeria's central bank slashes the daily ATM withdrawal limit from ~$337/day to ~$45/day in a bid to boost digital payments and eNaira digital currency adoption
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2022-05-03
Argentina's crypto frenzy is putting the energy grid of a small province in Patagonia near a breaking point https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Report: crypto mining could consume nearly 25% of the electricity supply in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province until October, risking an energy grid collapse
Bloomberg : Tweets: @pat_gillespie and @economics Tweets: Patrick Gillespie / @pat_gillespie : Crypto miners in Argentina's Patagonia region are using up nearly a quarter of one p...
2022-04-18
Coinbase unveiled a way for customers in India to deposit money to its crypto exchange. Then the trouble started https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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At least seven crypto firms have suspended rupee deposits; CoinGecko: daily trading volumes on Indian crypto exchanges have fallen 88%-96% since peaking in 2021
2022-04-17
Coinbase unveiled a way for customers in India to deposit money to its crypto exchange. Then the trouble started https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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At least seven crypto firms have suspended rupee deposits; CoinGecko: daily trading volumes on Indian crypto exchanges have fallen 88%-96% since peaking in 2021
When Surojit Chatterjee walked on stage at a Coinbase Global Inc. conference in Bengaluru, India, on April 7 …
2022-04-16
Coinbase unveiled a way for customers in India to deposit money to its crypto exchange. Then the trouble started https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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At least seven crypto firms have suspended rupee deposits; CoinGecko: daily trading volumes on Indian crypto exchanges have fallen 88%-96% since peaking in 2021
When Surojit Chatterjee walked on stage at a Coinbase Global Inc. conference in Bengaluru, India, on April 7 …
2021-10-29
U.S. officials have met leaders of local semiconductor firms, Sandra Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, told reporters Friday in Taipei, adding that they had “excellent safeguards” to protect proprietary information https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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US says it is working with Taiwan to secure chip supply chains; Biden has asked manufacturers to hand over company data, which has faced resistance from firms
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2021-02-04
U.S. tech giants are preparing for a global digital tax deal, expected in the summer https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Biden's administration signals it is open to a deal on taxing US tech companies globally, after EU-Trump clashes, as OECD plans an agreement by summer
2020-08-24
The UK lockdown that began in March hastened the growth of online sales amid widespread stockpiling of food, and consumers have been reluctant to return to stores since restrictions were eased https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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UK grocery giant Tesco says it will create 16,000 permanent jobs in its e-commerce division, on top of the 4,000 already created during the pandemic
Tesco Plc plans to create permanent roles for 16,000 new workers in its online business, underlining a pandemic-fueled shift …
2020-06-08
Weekend getaways are turning into work-from-home respites https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Airbnb had more US bookings from May 17 to June 3 than during the same period in 2019, as vacation-rental sites see domestic reservations increase globally
- Weekend getaways are turning into work-from-home respites — Airbnb hasn't ruled out an IPO this year, CEO Chesky says