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Elon Musk Realises $1bn, After Another Tesla Share Sale
Half way there. Elon Musk sells another tranche of Tesla shares worth $1.05 billion, as he continues to honour Twitter poll
Amazon-Backed Rivian Enjoys Successful Nasdaq IPO
Amazon-backed electric car start-up Rivian enjoys biggest public listing in the United States since Facebook back in 2012
Elon Musk Sells $5bn Of Tesla Stock After Twitter Poll
One of the world's richest men, Elon Musk, has sold 3 percent of his stake in Tesla, just days after holding a Twitter poll
Trading App Robinhood Admits Data Breach
Email addresses of 5 million customers compromised by outside third party, after Robinhood admits 'data security incident'
Twitter Backs Elon Musk Selling 10 Percent Of Tesla
What SEC scrutiny? Elon Musk asks Twitter users whether he should sell 10 percent of Tesla, and majority back share sell-off poll
Tesla Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation
Car maker Tesla now worth at least double that of Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford combined, after breaching $1 trillion market cap
Facebook Considers Name Change In Major Rebrand – Report
What's in a name? Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand itself with a new name, similar to the Alphabet/Google setup
GitLab Raises $800m In Successful Initial Public Offering
After a successful public debut that raised hundreds of millions of dollars, coding platform GitLab is now valued at an impressive $13 billion
World Leaders Agree Corporation Tax Rate
Tax loophole finally closed? After years of talks, threats and tariffs, world leaders reach an historic agreement of 15 percent corporation tax rate
Tesla Moves Headquarters From California To Texas
Elon Musk follows through on his warning, after clashing repeatedly with Californian officials last year, and moves Tesla's corporate headquarters to Texas
Freshworks Valued At $12.2 Billion After Nasdaq IPO
Business software provider Freshworks, which seeks to challenge Salesforce in the CRM space, enjoys successful Nasdaq debut
Boris Johnson Talks Tax With Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
Downing Street confirms British Prime Minister discussed the issue of taxation during meeting with Jeff Bezos in New York
GitLab Files For Initial Public Offering After $6bn Valuation
Software development platform maker GitLab files for public offering on Nasdaq after January secondary share sale that valued it at $6bn
UK Government Holds Stakes In 158 Start-ups
British Business Bank which runs the Government's 'Future Fund' has provided funding of $1.1 billion and holds stakes in 158 start-ups
BT Takeover Speculation Rises After Deutsche Telekom Comments
Comments made by the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, prompts renewed speculation of German telecoms giant intentions towards the UK's BT
US Regulator ‘Investigating’ Crypto Exchange Developer Uniswap Labs
US Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly launches probe into Uniswap Labs, developer of world's biggest decentralised finance platform
Amazon-Backed Electric Car Maker Rivian Files For IPO
Amazon-backed electric car start-up Rivian files for IPO, weeks ahead of delayed plans to deliver first pick-up trucks to customers
Tim Cook Lands $750m Bonanza In Share Award
CEO Tim Cook is awarded more than three quarters of a billion dollars in Apple shares after ten years in charge of the iPhone giant
Amazon Online Sales Growth Slows Amid Lockdown Easing
Growth for online shopping at Amazon settles down to more normal levels after the pandemic boost, but AWS continues to prosper
Facebook Warns Of ‘Significant’ Slowdown In Growth
Social networking giant Facebook records fastest growth since 2016, but warns annual revenue growth will slow “significantly”
Microsoft Thrives Thanks To Azure Growth
Software giant posts record results, as certain business segments (Azure) thrive during Coronavirus pandemic, but others struggle
Apple Posts Record Breaking Profit, But Warns Of Chip Shortage
Apple's earnings juggernaut continues, as strong sales of iPhones continues to drive up profits, but chip shortage looms
Intel Warns Chip Shortage Could Last Until 2023
CEO Pat Gelsinger said chip ecosystem recovering, but supply chain is stilled stressed, with chip shortages to last until 2023
Visa Continues Fintech Push With Currencycloud Acquisition
London-based forex specialist Currencycloud is to be acquired by payment giant Visa, in a deal worth £700 million ($963m)
Binance Pulls Digital ‘Stock Tokens’ After Crackdown
Hong Kong becomes latest in string of regulators around world to issue warnings about Binance 'stock tokens' as company pulls the offering
SoftBank Buys Into Korean Travel Start-Up Yanolja Ahead Of US Listing
SoftBank's Vision Fund reportedly planning to buy 10 percent of South Korean hotel booking platform Yanolja as it looks to follow up Coupang success
Crypto Exchange Start-Up Bullish Sets Market Debut
Cryptocurrency market start-up Bullish plans $9bn market debut through merger with Far Peak Acquisition, headed by former NYSE president Tom Farley
Indonesia’s Bukalapak Plans $1bn Domestic IPO
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak set to become first tech 'unicorn' to make market debut in the country as it seeks to raise up to $1.13bn
China Expands Regulatory Crackdown On Didi As Investors Sue
China expands regulatory crackdown on ride-hailing firm Didi Global following IPO last month, as US investors sue over share price slide