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Thrasio In Talks To Merge With SPAC Churchill Capital V: Report
Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 11:12am | 292Read More...Thrasio, a start-up company that rolls up Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) marketplace brands, is in talks to go public through a merger with the blank check company Churchill Capital V Corp (NYSE: CCV), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the...
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Billionaire Ken Moelis Is Watching The Crypto Space, Compares It To Gold Rush Of 1848
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 5:50pm | 428Read More...What Happened: Ken Moelis, billionaire investor and head of global investment bank Moelis & Co (NYSE: MC) said he had been watching the cryptocurrency space carefully. When asked whether he was considering a move into the space in an interview with Bloomberg, Moelis said, “Maybe...
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US Urges UAE To Replace Adversary Huawei, Triggering Doubts On Lockheed Martin's F-35 Jet, Drone Sales: Bloomberg
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 3:40pm | 583Read More...The Biden government influenced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to replace Huawei Technologies Co from its telecommunications network, further jeopardizing UAE's purchase of $23 billion in Lockheed Martin Corp's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 jets and drones, Bloomberg reports. What...
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Intel Proposes To Acquire Chip Maker SiFive For Over $2B: Bloomberg
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 8:43am | 335Read More...Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) offered to acquire semiconductor designer start-up SiFive Inc for over $2 billion, Bloomberg reports. SiFive received acquisition offers from multiple parties apart from Intel, including offers for preferable investment routes. SiFive was last valued at $500...
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Apple Hires Former BMW Executive To Lead Electric Car Efforts
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 9:44pm | 378Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former executive of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft or BMW (OTC: BMWYY), to help lead the work on its own electric car project, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. What Happened: Kranz was hired by...
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Webull In Talks To File For IPO Later This Year: Report
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 3:03pm | 187Read More...China-based brokerage Webull is considering filing an IPO in the U.S. that could raise about $300 to $400 million for the online brokerage company, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is working with Goldman Sachs to prepare for this filing,...
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Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft Gear Up For 2021 Virtual E3 Gaming Showcase: Bloomberg
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 11:23am | 671Read More...Over 66,000 people attended the annual E3 video game showcase global event in 2019, but it was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The event will be available virtually in 2021 from June 12-15, Bloomberg reports. What Games Would Companies Showcase?: Ubisoft Entertainment (OTC: ...
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Fintech Focus For June 10, 2021
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 10:13pm | 1961Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "The healthiest response to life is joy.” Source: Deepak Chopra One Big Thing In Fintech: Atom Finance, a modern financial knowledge platform, announced its first product integration partnership with Inter, a digital platform for banking, shopping, insurance, and...
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Pandemic Driven Online Shift Stimulates Amazon's Ad Rate Surge: Bloomberg
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 12:17pm | 391Read More...Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) May advertising rates surged 55% year-on-year to $1.16 per click, insinuating the sustainability of the e-commerce retailer’s rising profitability during the upcoming summer sale Prime Day holiday shopping season, Bloomberg reported. Amazon...
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Former Tesla Exec's Swedish Battery Company Northvolt Raises $2.75B In Funding Round: Bloomberg
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 8:59am | 353Read More...Former Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) executive founded Swedish battery maker, Northvolt AB, has raised $2.75 billion in its biggest funding round to expand its operations and cater to the increasing European demand for green energy cells, Bloomberg reported. Swedish pension funds AP1,...
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Peter Thiel SPAC Bridgetown 2 Holdings Could Be Buying An Online Singapore Real Estate Company
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 11:35am | 510Read More...A SPAC from two billionaires targeting the Southeast Asia market could announce a deal soon, according to a new Bloomberg report. What Happened: TPG Capital and KKR & Co Inc (NYSE: KKR) backed PropertyGuru Pte is nearing a deal to go public with the Bridgetown 2 Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: BTNB...
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Prosecutors Question Elizabeth Holmes's Silence On Mental Defense
Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 6:02pm | 437Read More...The government is now questioning Holmes's lawyers why their legal draft didn't address the mental health defense they've been appealing to earlier. What Happened: In Elizabeth Holmes' trial, for her fraudulent business practices at the blood-testing startup...
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Elon Musk's Influence On Crypto Might Be Fading Away, Analysts Suggest
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 5:40pm | 361Read More...Large Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traders and investors — so-called whales — bought the coin after it crashed following some of the latest of Elon Musk's tweets, and analysts suggested the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO influence might be fading. What Happened: ...
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ChargePoint CEO Bullish Over Electric Pickups Prospects: Bloomberg
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 2:52pm | 337Read More...Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company ChargePoint Holdings Inc (NYSE: CHPT) CEO Pasquale Romano expects multiple businesses that maintain fleets of pickups to switch to electrics in the next few years over its cost-effectiveness, Bloomberg reports. Romano also expects the...
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Nissan Defers Ariya EV Launch Due to Semiconductor Crisis: Bloomberg
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 7:06am | 387Read More...Nissan Motor Co Ltd (OTC: NSANF) has postponed its flagship Ariya electric vehicle (EV) launch due to the pandemic resurgence and the ongoing global semiconductor chip crisis, Bloomberg reports. The Ariya SUV was showcased in July and was scheduled for sale in mid-2021. Nissan is banking...















