Bitcoin Cash (BCH), one of bitcoin’s forks and the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has just undergone its first halving at block number 630,000.The post Bitcoin Cash just went through its first halving appeared first on The Block. …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — On the final day of March, the supertanker Newton, loaded with crude from Saudi Arabia, did something rarely seen in the world of oil trading: it abruptly diverted from its original destination, Egypt, setting sail for the U.S. Gulf Coast instead.The Newton is just part of a flood of Saudi crude that’s headed for the U.S., with oil prices near the lowest levels in almost two decades. And it occurs as President Trump’s administration considers tariffs on imports of oil from OPEC’s largest producer.Saudi crude exports to the U.S. in March jumped to at least 516,000 barrels a …read more […]
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(Bloomberg) — India, the world’s third biggest oil consumer, is set to snap up millions of barrels of Middle East crude for its strategic reserves, signaling its support for global efforts to rescue the energy market.The purchases are aimed at taking advantage of low prices, according to officials with knowledge of the matter. But two of them said they’re also a signal of solidarity for the campaign to stabilize markets after Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan spoke with his U.S. and Saudi Arabian counterparts and the head of the International Energy Agency.While India’s storage capacity is relatively small, the purchases are …read more […]
Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI Inc (IQ) has issued a statement denying allegations made in a short report by Wolfpack Research.In its April 7 report, Wolfpack alleges that “IQ was committing fraud well before its IPO in 2018 and has continued to do so ever since.” It estimates that IQ inflated its 2019 revenue by approximately RMB 8-13 billion, or 27%-44%, by overstating its user numbers by approximately 42%-60%.According to the report, IQ inflates its expenses, the prices it pays for content, other assets, and acquisitions to “burn off fake cash to hide the fraud from its auditor and investors.” …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — China’s second accounting scandal in less than a week is underscoring concern over lax corporate governance at some of the country’s fastest-growing companies.TAL Education Group, a tutoring business whose success turned founder Zhang Bangxin into one of China’s richest people, delivered the latest bombshell on Tuesday after saying a routine internal audit found an employee had inflated sales by forging contracts. The company’s American depositary receipts sank as much as 18% in late U.S. trading.The sell-off follows the 83% slump in Nasdaq-listed Luckin Coffee Inc. since the company announced that its chief operating officer and some underlings may …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump is trying to do something no U.S. president has dared to do in decades: Drive up the price of oil.For more than three decades, U.S. presidents proclaimed cheap fuel as an almost God-given right for American motorists and homeowners, shaping the country’s foreign policy in pursuit of lower prices. As president, Trump didn’t just back cheap crude, he was its biggest supporter, frequently attacking OPEC and celebrating the shale boom’s deliverance of “energy dominance.”Now, the Russia-Saudi price war and a killer pandemic have caused prices to plunge, putting Trump in the awkward position of begging those …read more […]
Photo-sharing site Pinterest (PINS) has released first quarter revenue guidance of $269- $272 million, bracketing the Street’s estimated $270 million, causing shares to jump in after-hours trading on April 7.For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the company is now looking for global monthly active users in the range of 365-367 million- implying a record-high 30 million+ Net Additions and dramatically exceeding Street estimates of 353 million.PINS also withdrew financial guidance for the full year 2020 citing the growing uncertainty of the impact of COVID-19 on the economic environment, and the resulting effect on advertiser demand.“First-quarter revenue performance was consistent …read more […]
After the close on Tuesday, GenMark (GNMK) preannounced above-consensus 1Q20 revenue given tailwinds from COVID-19 testing. The molecular diagnostics company is now expecting first quarter revenue of about $38.7 million, up about 80% year-over-year.It also raised its 2020 revenue guidance to $112- $122 million, up from the previously estimated $100- $110 million.“Our sample-to-answer test enables healthcare providers to determine if a patient has COVID-19 in under two hours and is a critical diagnostic solution for hospitals. I’m extremely proud of our team’s hard work throughout this crisis as we continue to work at maximum capacity to provide our ePlex SARS-CoV-2 …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. will temporarily cut employee salaries by as much as 30% starting Monday to save costs while the coronavirus pandemic forces the company to shut down some operations.In the U.S., those ranked vice president or above will see the steepest salary reductions, followed by a 20% cut for directors, and 10% for everyone else, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. Workers outside the U.S. will see similar reductions. For the exception of those being assigned to critical tasks, employees who can’t work from home will be furloughed without pay, though they’ll keep health-care benefits.The move …read more […]
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