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Shares of LG Chem Ltd, which supplies batteries to Tesla Inc, climbed on Tuesday, after media said the U.S. electric vehicle maker was looking to acquire a stake in a battery unit the South Korean company wants to dispose of. “Tesla is said to be exploring taking up to a 10 percent stake in LG Energy Solution,” the Korea Times quoted an unidentified banking source as saying, in the U.S. firm’s quest for a stable supply of batteries. Tesla delivered 367,500 vehicles last year. …read more […]

Nokia has clinched a deal with Britain’s biggest mobile operator BT to supply 5G radio equipment, the Finnish company said on Tuesday, in one of the first major wins under new CEO Pekka Lundmark. The deal will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider and comes just months after Britain said it would ban China’s Huawei Technologies from next-generation 5G telecom networks. Nokia has won 63% of the BT contract, or about 11,600 radio sites, a source familiar with the matter said. …read more […]

Nokia has clinched a deal with Britain’s biggest mobile operator BT to supply 5G radio equipment, the Finnish company said on Tuesday, in one of the first major wins under new CEO Pekka Lundmark. The deal will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider and comes just months after Britain said it would ban China’s Huawei Technologies from next-generation 5G telecom networks. Nokia has won 63% of the BT contract, or about 11,600 radio sites, a source familiar with the matter said. …read more […]

Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals plunged 28.3% on Monday after the biotechnology company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted the start of the Phase 2/3 trials of its COVID-19 vaccine. The stock dropped another 3.6% in Monday’s extended market session.Inovio (INO) said that the US regulatory body is seeking more information about its vaccine candidate INO-4800, including details of the delivery device used to inject genetic material into cells. The company stated that it would respond to FDA’s queries in October, after which the agency will have up to 30 days to make a decision.“This partial clinical …read more […]

Huawei Technologies has built up stakes in Chinese semiconductor companies and other tech businesses as the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker bolsters its supply chain in the face of pressure from the United States. Habo Investments, set up by Huawei in April 2019, has closed 17 deals for stakes in Chinese tech companies since August last year, public records show. The investment arm was established in response to what Huawei’s rotating chairman, Guo Ping, last week described as “suppression” by the United States after escalating restrictions that have cut off Huawei’s supplies of many overseas chips and effectively …read more […]

The leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification process in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes. The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people. Boeing did not immediately comment. …read more […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp CEO Elon Musk revealed Monday that the company has plans to take its satellite broadband unit Starlink public, but not until the revenue growth is “smooth” and “predictable.”What Happened: Such an initial public offering would come “several years in the future” as the public market doesn’t “like erratic cash flow,” the billionaire suggested, adding a laugh.Musk added that whenever such an IPO happens, Starlink can be trusted to prioritize retail investors. “I’m a huge fan of small retail investors. Will make sure they get top priority. You can hold me to it,” the SpaceX CEO claimed.> …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — A meteoric rally in an Australian penny stock is fast unraveling after confounding not just market watchers but also the company’s CEO.BrainChip Holdings Ltd., an artificial intelligence-focused startup whose flagship product is yet to be made widely available for commercial use, saw its 2020 gains propel to 1,500% earlier this month. While concerns about overheating have seen the stock getting hammered since, its 709% advance year-to-date still makes for one of the best performances among technology names in Asia Pacific, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.“I was surprised about the peak” Louis DiNardo, BrainChip’s chief executive officer, said …read more […]

At the end of February we announced the arrival of the first US recession since 2009 and we predicted that the market will decline by at least 20% in (see why hell is coming). We reversed our stance on March 25th after seeing unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus unleashed by the Fed and the Congress. […] …read more […]

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As I’m sure you know, Amazon trades for more than $3,100 per share.
If you want to own 100 shares, you’re looking at dropping $310,000.
What’s a better way to own Amazon without taking out a second mortgage on your house?
In my view, one of the very best collections of stocks comes from an exchange-trade fund (ETF) called the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLY)
For around $147 per share, here’s what you get:
I love this collection of companies.
It’s one of the strongest ETF baskets I’ve seen in quite a long time.
First and foremost, you’re getting one-quarter of your total investment …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. secured its own lithium mining rights in Nevada after dropping a plan to buy a company there, according to people familiar with the matter.The automaker held discussions in recent months with Cypress Development Corp., which is seeking to extract lithium from clay deposits in southwest Nevada, but the parties didn’t reach a deal, the people said, asking not to be named because the information isn’t public. The electric car maker, which has vowed to slash its battery costs by 50%, instead focused on the plan that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk outlined last week to dig …read more […]

Income Expert Marc Lichtenfeld gives a lesson on building wealth. He believes anyone can achieve a “rich” lifestyle by following a few simple guidelines.
Last week, my colleague Rachel Gearhart published an excellent article about how much money she will save over her lifetime because of lessons she learned with The Oxford Club, Wealthy Retirement‘s publisher.
There was one line that jumped out at me. She wrote…
Without a doubt, the knowledge I’ve gained here at the Club will add a few million dollars to my net worth by the time I retire.
I emailed her saying, “A few million dollars – you’re going …read more […]

The leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification process in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes. The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people. Boeing did not immediately comment. …read more […]

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 28, 2020 /CNW/ – Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced the company is expanding manufacturing capacity for production of its proprietary membrane electrode assemblies, or MEAs – a critical component of every fuel cell – 6x by early 2021 at its headquarter facility in Vancouver. …read more […]