Federal Reserve - Interest Rates

Interest Rates May Fall Even During The Booming Economy

Max Moeller

Though it isn’t for certain, analysts expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in an attempt to protect the economy from possible problems in the future. This, of course, would affect how much both companies and citizens borrow from each other, reports MarketWatch. Federal Reserve Is Preemptively Prepping What’s odd about this is the…

Trump Threatens France With New Trade Tariffs on Wine

Kane Pepi

Trump and tariffs seem to be two words that are synonymous with one another. While the vast bulk of Trump’s trade-war games have thus far focused on China, the President has just warned France that should they proceed with their proposed taxation on digital services, the US will respond by taxing French wine.  Notably, the…

Alibaba to Take On Amazon by Welcoming US Sellers

Salesforce and Alibaba join Forces Despite Chinese/US Tariff Feuds

Ali Raza

Salesforce and Alibaba will join forces and enter the Chinese software market, hoping to chase new Asian business regardless of the US v China trade war. Alibaba will promote and trade the Salesforce cloud-based software for customer service, clients’ sales, and other commerce needs in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Macau. Before this, Salesforce had…

Texas Instruments

Chip Stocks Are On The Rise Thanks To Texas Instruments

Max Moeller

Stock prices related to semiconductors jumped up this week thanks to Texas Instruments and Teradyne stock increases. According to CNBC Stocks, the specific jump was for VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF. This group is responsible for tracking 25 of the top United States-based chip companies. Performances Are On The Rise Due to performing so well in…

Chinese Company RenrenBit Raises $21 Million in Controversial Token Sale

Viraj Shah

RenrenBit, a Chinese crypto lending firm, recently raised $21 million via a token sale. The company circumvented Chinese law to make its tokens available to the public. How is RenrenBit changing Chinese token sales? The Chinese government has been hostile towards the cryptocurrency industry and has cracked down very heavily on both crypto miners as…

Alibaba to Take On Amazon by Welcoming US Sellers

Alibaba to Take On Amazon by Welcoming US Sellers

Viraj Shah

Alibaba.com is the oldest platform operated by the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which has historically been averse to sellers from the US. This move will help in strengthening the company’s position in America better. A will to compete with Amazon Alibaba wants to expand its global footprint by allowing US sellers on its platform. Its…

STAR Market

Chinese Competitor To NASDAQ, STAR Market Is Absolutely Killing It

Max Moeller

The recently launched Shangai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market, based off of the United States NASDAQ market, is performing quite well. The space is focused on technology stocks and currently lists 25 companies as of now. And, since its start, stock prices have performed so well that they’ve even doubled their initial stance. Growing The Local…

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Budweiser Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev Selling Its Australian Subsidiary To Pay Off Debt

Max Moeller

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian-based brewer of Budweiser and other super popular beers, just revealed that it would be selling its Australian business. As a result of this, its stock jumped up 4% in premarket trading, reports CNBC.com. Anheuser-Busch InBev Is Getting a Handle On Things This is great news, considering the stock has been down…