November 15, 20240 Comments

Adidas signs NIL deal with girls’ high school basketball Kaleena Smith

Adidas has signed Kaleena Smith as the bradn’s first NIL high school basketball player. Courtesy: Adidas Adidas has signed one of its youngest female athletes yet. The German sports apparel brand on Thursday announced the signing of Kaleena Smith as its first high school girl’s basketball partner under a name, image and likeness, or NIL, deal. Smith, a 16-year old sophomore in Ontario, California, is the highest-rated recruit in the

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November 11, 20240 Comments

China chip index nears 3-year high as TSMC order fuels self-reliance bets By Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday (NASDAQ:) on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers could accelerate Beijing’s self-reliance efforts. TSMC will from Monday suspend shipments of certain sophisticated chips to some Chinese clients after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce imposing export restrictions on those products, Reuters reported on

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Bitcoin surges to record high on Trump bets By Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – soared to record high of over $81,000 on Monday (NASDAQ:) as Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election along with pro-crypto candidates being voted to the Congress spurred expectations of a light-handed regulatory environment. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has more than doubled from the year’s low of $38,505 it hit on Jan. 23. It was last at $80,829 in Asian hours having touched

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Inbound travel to Japan remains high in the off-peak autumn months

Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. The country welcomed 2.93 million foreign visitors in August, followed by another 2.87 million visitors in September — well above the 2.52 million and 2.27 million who arrived during those same months in 2019, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. Historically, Japan sees a lull of tourists

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November 10, 20240 Comments

US shares, Bitcoin hit record high and dollar soars on Trump win

US shares hit record highs on Wall Street and the dollar posted its biggest gain in eight years as Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House in a historic win. Bitcoin also hit an all-time high, following Trump’s election promise to prioritise the volatile crypto currency. Investors were, however, betting that Trump’s plan to cut taxes and raise tariffs will push up inflation and reduce the pace of interest

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November 9, 20240 Comments

House prices hit record high, says Halifax

Getty Images The average UK house price reached a record high last month, according to Halifax. The UK’s largest mortgage lender said the average price hit £293,999 in October, surpassing a peak of £293,507 that was reached in June 2022. Halifax said it expected prices to continue to rise at a “modest pace” for the next few months. However, it warned that mortgage costs could remain “higher for longer” following

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