Cardano aiming for a BILLION users over next decade July 9, 2021 Cardano supremo Charles Hoskinson has revealed the organisation’s mission is to have a billion users over the next five to 10 years.
Uber rival Ola raises $500m in funding round ahead of IPO July 9, 2021 Uber rival Ola today said it has raised $500m (£362m) from private equity backers as it gears up for a stock market float. The Indian ride-hailing giant, which is backed by Softbank, said the cash injection had been secured from Temasek and Warburg Pincus in the company’s first funding round for two years. Ola did [...]
Semiconductor shortage drives car production off the road July 9, 2021 The impact of the ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips was laid bare this morning as the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said that car manufacturing fell over a quarter in May. The government agency said that vehicle production fell 26.9 per cent in the period, driving an overall fall in manufacturing output of 0.1 per [...]
City A.M. TV: A market snapshot July 9, 2021 After a number of weeks of strength in global risk assets, some cracks began to emerge in markets this week.
Screenshot: Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? July 9, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail **Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? **A Wise move Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail Once again the internet was awash with football this week, and plenty of brands decided to jump on the England bandwagon for a [...]
Uber under pressure as Chinese rival Didi enters UK July 7, 2021 Uber will come under pressure from yet another ride-hailing rival as China’s Didi prepares to launch in the UK in the coming weeks. Didi is said to have secured its first licences in Manchester and Sheffield and is set to begin services as soon as this month, the Daily Telegraph reported. The arrival of the [...]
FTSE 100 slides as miners drive fall July 6, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 slid this afternoon driven by sharp losses among mining stocks. The capital’s premier index dipped 0.94 per cent to 7,097 in the afternoon session. The fall was driven by mining stocks notching losses, triggered by concerns that historic high oil prices may drive up costs, eroding their underlying value. The losses come [...]
Mother Nature likes Bitcoin and the Metaverse July 6, 2021 The Metaverse turns human beings into digital avatars on its landscape, explains Crypto AM columnist Dr Chris Kacher.
Asian shares tumble on fears China tech clampdown could intensify July 5, 2021 Asian shares tumbled on Monday as concerns about China’s clampdown on local technology companies intensified. The region’s biggest benchmarks all notched losses on Monday. The Nikkei slid 0.64 per cent after a surge in Covid-19 infections in Japan, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.59 per cent. Read more: Didi gets a flat: Market [...]
Second-hand market ripens as China’s $3bn platform plots US IPO July 5, 2021 Tencent-backed online second-hand marketplace Beijing Zhuanzhuan Spirit Technology (BZST) is plotting a $400m funding round ahead of an initial public offering, according to reports. BZST, currently valued at $3bn, is trying to gauge interest from private equity and strategic investors, Bloomberg first reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The second-hand retailer is eyeing a [...]