#Warren Buffet bails as Chinese economy flounders, tensions rise

#Warren Buffet bails as Chinese economy flounders, tensions rise

“Warren Buffet bails as Chinese economy flounders, tensions rise” It was with great fanfare that Warren Buffet paid out $230 million for a 10 percent stake in Tesla rival BYD.  He had been to the future, and it was China. Now, 14 years after his initial investment in China’s premier manufacturer of electric vehicles, Buffett is quietly pulling the plug on this…

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#Apple suppliers add factories in California, other US states

#Apple suppliers add factories in California, other US states

“Apple suppliers add factories in California, other US states” Apple suppliers expanded their US operations last year, particularly in California, amid global disruptions to supply chains and rising political tensions with China.  As of September 2021, 48 of Apple’s more than 180 suppliers had operations in the US, almost double of the number a year…

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# BIS marks CBDC pilot as ‘successful’ with M transacted

# BIS marks CBDC pilot as ‘successful’ with $22M transacted

” BIS marks CBDC pilot as ‘successful’ with $22M transacted “ A multi-jurisdictional Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot has been marked “successful” by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) after a month-long test phase that facilitated $22 million worth of real-value cross-border transactions. The central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, China and the United…

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# China GPU prices drop to new lows after the Ethereum Merge

# China GPU prices drop to new lows after the Ethereum Merge

” China GPU prices drop to new lows after the Ethereum Merge “ As the Ethereum network’s move to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism drives adoption from institutional investors, the prices for graphics processing units (GPUs), often used for mining cryptocurrencies like Ether (ETH), have gone down in China.  Following the historic Ethereum Merge on…

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# China accounts for 84% of all blockchain patent applications, but there’s a catch

# China accounts for 84% of all blockchain patent applications, but there’s a catch

” China accounts for 84% of all blockchain patent applications, but there’s a catch “ China accounts for 84% of all blockchain applications filed worldwide, according to the latest data shared by the country’s government official. China has steered clear of the cryptocurrency market. However, the Beijing government has been supportive of the underlying blockchain…

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