What You Need To Know About Buying K-Pop Stocks

K-pop artists are intensely scrutinized by both fans and their management companies. (File) South Korea’s K-pop industry is booming, but investors in its stocks can easily get burned. Thanks to now world-famous acts like BTS and Blackpink, the industry is worth about $5 billion, according to analysts, and is continuing …

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Visa, Mastercard reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Visa and Mastercard (NYSE:) reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings likely to be passed on to consumers through lower prices. The antitrust settlement announced on Tuesday is one of the largest in …

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Tesla wants to build electric vans, trucks in Italy – report

US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is reportedly looking to produce battery-powered trucks or vans in Italy, with negotiations underway between the carmaker and the country’s government. A report by Italian publication Il Sole 24 Ore claims representatives from the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (Mimit) have been …

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Trump’s curious effect on trust in science

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Science myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is a science commentator As soon as the White House press conference was over, the panic began. Responding to Donald Trump’s suggestion in April 2020 that injecting disinfectant might …

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Xi meets US CEOs as businesses seek to mend China ties

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China’s President Xi Jinping met US chief executives including Chubb’s Evan Greenberg and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon on Wednesday as American business leaders sought to mend ties frayed by geopolitical and …

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IIT Madras Graduate Pavan Davuluri To Head Microsoft Windows

New Delhi: Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras alumni, was appointed the new head of Microsoft Windows and Surface, making him the latest Indian to take on a leadership role at a Big Tech company much like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. Mr Davuluri takes over from longtime product …

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