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Microsoft dives into Web3 with investment in Ethereum co-founder’s start-up ConsenSys
Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Blockchain start-up ConsenSys has raised $450 million in a new round of funding that more than doubles its valuation to $7 billion. The cash injection was led by ParaFi Capital, ConsenSys said Tuesday, with Microsoft, Japan’s SoftBank and Singapore’s Temasek also joining as new investors in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Airlines, Coupa Software, GitLab and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV) – Delta rallied 3.7% in the premarket while United jumped 3.9% and Southwest added 2.9%. All three airlines raised their revenue outlooks, saying air travel is rebounding from the earlier slump induced by […]
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China’s Covid spike worsens: Dongguan factory center locks down, new cases top 3,500 nationwide
Aerial view of people queuing up for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing on February 26, 2022, in Dongguan, Guangdong province. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since the initial wave of the pandemic worsened Tuesday with a major factory city ordering production halts. Recent outbreaks in 28 provinces […]
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Dr. Gottlieb says China is ‘very vulnerable’ to omicron subvariant spread despite ‘zero-Covid policy’
Low levels of natural immunity are complicating China’s efforts to limit spread during its recent surge in cases of the new Covid omicron BA.2 subvariant, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday. “China has a population that’s very vulnerable to this new variant. This is a much more contagious variant, it’s going to be harder […]
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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will knock 30 years of progress off the Russian economy
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses a rally at the Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, late on March 4, 2012. Dmitry Astakhov | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine and the resulting global response will set Russia’s economy back by at least 30 years — close […]
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China is ‘deeply’ worried about Ukraine crisis, Premier Li Keqiang says
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2019. Pavel Golovkin | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China is “deeply” worried about the crisis in Ukraine, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, warning that sanctions will hurt global growth. “On Ukraine, indeed […]
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Airline stocks slump as jet fuel surge overshadows travel rebound
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines trying to claw their way out of two bruising pandemic years are now facing the most expensive jet fuel costs in more than 13 years, overshadowing a […]
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Value investor Bill Miller says these travel stocks are cheap
Bill Miller discussed some of his favorite stocks on “Squawk Box.” Source
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