December 27, 2024
Investments

Chinese firms step up investments in R&D

Experts from United Imaging Healthcare Co Ltd pose for a photo with local medical workers after installing a transportable CT scanner in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 19, 2020. XINHUA BEIJING — It took Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Junbin eight years to transform a small startup with just 200,000 yuan ($28,090) in initial capital into a unicorn enterprise

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Executive Branch introduces Investment Advisory Committee –

“We wouldn’t be doing our jobs in student government if we didn’t try to find solutions or make progress on some of the main issues that students are raising on campus,” Parker said. The committee will not have decision-making authority over University investment management, committee member and Executive Assistant to the Executive Manager Khizra Ahmad

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One of the largest investments in Guyana’s history on track for 2025 start-up

(oilnow.gy)Guyana is set to witness the startup of its fourth oil development, Yellowtail—one of the largest investments ever made in the country. Priced at US$10 billion, this project is spearheaded by ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners Hess and CNOOC.  The Yellowtail project will feature the ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel,

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Sanjaya Baru | Investments from China: Why not an open debate?

Differences of opinion within the government on policy matters are commonplace within democracies. Yet, for a variety of reasons, such internal differences within the Narendra Modi government have not always become public. New Delhi’s cocktail circuit has often gossiped about such internal differences but a tame media has rarely explored and exposed them to public

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From Luxury Watches To Art And Handbags

(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Getty Images Investing in alternative assets is no longer just for large institutions or the ultra-wealthy. Over the past decade, access to non-traditional assets like private equity, hedge funds, and private credit has opened up for everyday investors. The collectibles market—a niche within the broader world of alternative investments, including

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Here’s Why We’re Watching Clover Health Investments’ (NASDAQ:CLOV) Cash Burn Situation

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) shareholders have done very well over the last year, with the share price soaring by 330%. Nonetheless, only a fool would ignore the risk that a loss making company burns through

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Investing in Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) five years ago would have delivered you a 87% gain

If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you’d hope to be making a profit. Better yet, you’d like to see the share price move up more than the market average. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) share price is up 79% in the last five years, that’s less than

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Meet an ETF That’s Heavily Invested in Nvidia and — Believe It or Not — Offers an Ultra-High Yield of 8%

This unique ETF could be appealing to many income investors. Nvidia (NVDA 0.80%) is a dividend stock but not one that will be attractive to many income investors. The chipmaker’s forward dividend yield is a puny 0.029%. Is there a way to own shares of Nvidia and receive exceptional income? Actually, yes. Meet an exchange-traded

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UM College of Business student investment program sees returns

MISSOULA – Students from the University of Montana College of Business received $8,787 from D.A. Davidson for their success in the investment firm’s Student Investment Program, which provides teams at 21 universities with $50,000 to invest in the stock market. The investment program is designed to provide hands-on experience in finance, stock research, portfolio management

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Consumer panel imposes fine on investment firm

The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered an investment firm to pay an investor ₹4.68 lakh after collecting investments offering an exorbitant interest rate of 12.50% for five years. The Commission comprising president D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. issued the verdict on a petition filed by Vignesh M., originally

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