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How India’s Handicrafts Lost The Battle With Imports?

Economy India

The Indian government has already requested a list of imports from the industry bodies to pin down non-essential items which can be substituted by local items.

Investors Storm Into Money Markets, Gold As Equity Exuberance Ebbs

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

Cash funds saw $29.1 billion inflows and gold attracted $1.5 billion, marking the largest inflow since August in the week to Wednesday

Investors Reposition For Stimulus, Spending And Tax As They Look To Biden

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Democratic control of the Senate would Biden more scope to act on his agenda, which includes new stimulus and infrastructure spending, although the tight split in the Senate could make it tougher to push through high spending.

Gold Inches Down As Higher Yields Outweigh Stimulus Optimism

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,916.77 per ounce by 0250 GMT, after declining more than 1.5% in the previous session. U.S. gold futures climbed 0.5% to $1,918.40.

Global Stocks Fall, Bond Yields Rise As Investors Brace For Possible Democrat Triumph In Georgia

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Markets Stock Market

The euro rose to as high as $1.2328, a high last seen in April 2018, while the yen hit a 10-month high of 102.595 to the dollar.

Indonesia's Gojek, Tokopedia In Advanced $18 Billion Merger Talks

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

The pair have also been benefiting from virus-busting stay-home policies which have stoked demand for food delivery and e-payments in the archipelago's fast-growing e-commerce market.

Hedge Funds Bet On Recovery In 2021

BW Online Bureau

Health

North American energy is another beaten-down sector popular with hedge funds, market participants said. The Canadian Energy Sector Index lost 37.8% over the entirety of 2020 while a comparable index for the U.S. fell 37.3%.

Bitcoin Trades Near Sunday Record Of $34,800 Following 800% Surge

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

Investors have said limited supply of bitcoin has helped power upward moves over recent days, with some also seeing it as a safe-haven play during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carl Icahn Sells Over Half His Herbalife Stake For $600 Million - WSJ

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

That has left him with a roughly 6% stake, worth $400 million, in the multi-level marketing company, whose products include dietary supplements

Bitcoin Touches Record Above $29,000, Extending 2020 Rally

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

The world's most popular cryptocurrency touched $29,300 before pulling back, most recently down 0.67% at $28,774.36. It has surged by nearly half since breaking $20,000 for the first time on Dec. 16.

S&P 500, Dow Close At Record Highs, Dollar Gains At End Of Tumultuous Year

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Markets

Equities bounced back with a vengeance following the plunge in March, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow posting respective annual gains of 43.6%, 16.3% and 7.2%.

Bitcoin Jumps To Record $28,600 As 2020 Rally Reaches New Heights

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

The world's most popular cryptocurrency was last up 2.3% at $28,012. It has surged by nearly half since breaking $20,000 for the first time on Dec. 16.

Wall Street Ends Lower But Crude Advances As Senate Weighs Expanded Stimulus

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Markets Stock Market

Emerging market stocks rose 1.12%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 1.07% higher, while Japan's Nikkei rose 2.66%.

Stock-Picking Hedge Funds Land Investors Double-Digit Gains In 2020

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

The average hedge fund made 7.3% in the first 11 months of the year. That underperformed an index tracking the S&P 500, which would have made 14% over the same time frame, according to data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR).