People tend to vegetables growing in a field as emission rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Tongling, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.BloombergElon Musk is going to pay $…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to fly first…
After years in development, Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin aims to carry its first passengers on a ride to the edge of space in a few months.Blue Origin on Thursday completed the fourteenth test…
Bitcoin claws back most of losses from this…
Bitcoin has recovered most of the eye-popping losses registered at the start of the week, proving naysayers were too quick again to forecast the end of the recent surge in the controversial digital asset. The…
Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan calls for…
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled the details of a $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package designed to support households and businesses through the pandemic.The proposal, called the American Rescue Plan, includes several familiar stimulus…
Online clothing reseller Poshmark jumps more than 130%…
Shares of online clothing reseller Poshmark popped more than 130% in the company's market debut Thursday.The stock began trading at $ 97.50 per share. On Wednesday, Poshmark priced its IPO at $ 42 a share,…
The Social Security retirement age could change. What…
zimmytws | iStock | Getty ImagesMany retirees count down the days until they are eligible for Social Security benefits.But that age could change as lawmakers look to improve the program's financial outlook.Social Security's trust funds…
Are index funds, ETFs really better than active…
Over the past few years, globally and in India, there has been a significant shift from actively managed funds to passive funds i.e. Index funds or ETFs. The rationale for the shift is that the…
ICICI Bank ties up with Niyo to issue…
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank and fintech company Niyo on Thursday announced a tie-up to issue prepaid cards to workers of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs will now be able to get ‘ICICI Bank Niyo…
Bengaluru world’s fastest growing tech hub, London second:…
Bengaluru has emerged as the world's fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, followed by the European cities of London, Munich, Berlin and Paris, with India's financial centre of Mumbai in sixth place,…