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Cathie Wood Invests $12 Million in CrowdStrike Stock After Microsoft Outage

25Jul By AdityaNo Comments

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Cathie Wood Invests $12 Million in CrowdStrike Stock After Microsoft Outage

Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, recently made a significant investment of nearly $12 million in CrowdStrike stock following a major global tech outage caused by the company's software update. This incident led to an 11% decrease in shares. The software malfunction in Crowdstrike affected millions of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows users worldwide, resulting in grounded flights, delayed surgeries, disrupted bank operations, and more. The repercussions of this event were still evident on Monday. During the tech meltdown, two of Wood's exchange-traded funds increased their positions in CrowdStrike. The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) purchased 27,061 shares valued at approximately $8.25 million, constituting 2% of the fund's assets. On the other hand, the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (A...

Why Having Gilt Mutual Funds with a Fixed Period Important for Your Portfolio?

11Jul By PriyankaNo Comments

Market

Why Having Gilt Mutual Funds with a Fixed Period Important for Your Portfolio?

Uncertainty is a factor that constantly dictates its presence in the field of investments. In this space, Gilt mutual funds bring stability and predictability to the investment. Along with that, Gilt funds also provide modest returns on investments. In this blog, we will explain why it is important to have Gilt mutual Funds with a fixed time period in your portfolio. What are Gilt Mutual Funds? Fixed maturity plans (FMPs) or fixed period gilt mutual funds are a category of debt funds that invest mainly in government securities and corporate bonds of companies that have a specific time of maturity. While there are debt funds that do not have any specific maturity time, gilt mutual funds with fixed maturity periods allow investors to get a certain amount of returns at a particular ...

Top 5 Indian Stocks for Massive Growth in 2024

14Jun By NitishNo Comments

Market

Top 5 Indian Stocks for Massive Growth in 2024

Mumbai, 14th June 2024: In the dynamic landscape of the Indian stock market, identifying promising investment opportunities is crucial for investors seeking substantial growth potential. Here, we delve into five top Indian stocks that exhibit tremendous opportunities for future growth and could be valuable additions to your investment portfolio. Over the past five years, the Indian stock market has experienced significant growth. The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty have shown remarkable performance during this period. For instance, the Sensex has surged from around 39,300 points in June 2019 to approximately 76,633 points in June 2024, reflecting a substantial increase of over 79%. Similarly, the Nifty index has displayed strong growth, rising from about 11,800 points in June 2019 t...

30Nov By AdityaNo Comments

CHINA

Report: Xi Jinping Worry About China’s Mass Exodus of Talent and Foreign Investment

Beijing, 30th Nov 2023: The signs of historically weak overseas investment in China are evident, reflecting a decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) and various related factors. China's sluggish economy and a sense of insecurity among foreigners makes Chinese Premier Xi Jinping worry about the future. As per our sources the decline and exodus of investment and business in China is in very bad situation. The number of students and tourists visiting China significantly decreased as well. Recently, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange reported an unprecedented deficit of $11.8 billion in direct investment liabilities, reflecting a significant decline in FDI. Foreign firms are refraining from reinvesting their earnings, and for the first time ever, these businesses are ...

11Jun By NitishNo Comments

BLOGS

How to Invest your Money in Future?

Investing your money in the future is a prudent strategy for building wealth and securing financial stability. While we can provide some general guidance, it's important to note that investing involves risk, and you should consider your own financial goals, risk tolerance, and seek advice from a financial professional before making any investment decisions. That being said, here are some principles to consider when investing money for the future: Diversify your investments: Spreading your investments across different asset classes (such as stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities) can help mitigate risk. Diversification allows you to balance potential losses in one investment with gains in others. Invest for the long term: Investing is a long-term commitment, and it's g...

Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms

4Oct By AdityaNo Comments

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Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands and REHOVOT, Israel, 4th Oct, 2021- Leading cultivated meat firm Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat announced an investment from Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. Both companies have demonstrated the ability to grow beef directly from animal cells, with the unveiling of the first cultivated hamburger by Mosa Meat in 2013 and the first cultivated steak and ribeye by Aleph Farms in 2018 and 2021 respectively. The detail of the deal has not been disclosed yet. "One of the most impactful ways to combat the climate crisis is to transform our food system. Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms offer new ways to satisfy the world's demand for beef, while solving some of the most pressing issues of current industrial beef production. I'm very pleased to joi...

Info Edge Ventures gets $50 Million Commitment from Temasek

18Dec By AdityaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Info Edge Ventures gets $50 Million Commitment from Temasek

New Delhi, Dec 18th, 2020: Info Edge Ventures said China based Temasek committed about USD 50 million to the fund. Info Edge Ventures is a $100 early-stage venture capital fund backed by Info Edge, parent company of Naukri.com. The fund was launched in January this year. "Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, has committed about USD 50 million to the fund, which will continue to explore India-focused opportunities enabled by technology," a statement said. Since its establishment, the fund has already invested in nine early stage startups in e-commerce, digital media, fintech, edtech, healthtech, gaming and SaaS segments. These companies include DotPe, Bulbul, Qyuki, Fanclash, Truemeds, Rusk Media, FirstHive, Polymerize and Udayy. "We are del...

Financial Psychology: The Art of Knowing How to Invest

14Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

Market

Financial Psychology: The Art of Knowing How to Invest

If you want to make smarter decisions about money, you can benefit from learning a bit of psychology. Experts in this field have been dissecting consumer and investor behaviour for decades. Today, there are plenty of insights that can improve your relationship with money. Whatever your situation, this knowledge will help you grow your wealth. Humans are irrational things by nature, and they make poor decisions with money all the time. Discover the way psychology and finance are connected. These takeaways will help any trader or investor in India. When Economics and Psychology Come Together Psychology and economics are pretty different subjects. The former is concerned with human behaviour, emotions and cognition. Economics studies the ways we produce, consume and transfer wealth....

Walmart to Invest $25 bn in Tata Group’s ‘Super App’

29Sep By reutersNo Comments

BUSINESS

Walmart to Invest $25 bn in Tata Group’s ‘Super App’

Walmart Inc is in talks with Tata Group for a potential investment of up to $25 billion in the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate's new "super app", the Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to ongoing discussions between the two companies, the super app could be launched as a joint venture between Tata and Walmart, leveraging on the synergies between Tata's e-commerce business and Flipkart, Walmart's e-commerce unit, according to the report. The news comes as Reliance Industries Ltd, controlled by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, raised over $20 billion from investors including Facebook, Alphabet's Google, KKR & Co, and Silver Lake Partners by selling stakes in its digital business Jio Platforms. The Walmart investment could...

1Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

Market

Rocket Internet to delist itself from stock market

Berlin, 1st Sept 2020: Germany based tech investment firm Rocket Internet plans to delist itself from the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. The company said it has sufficient access to capital outside the stock exchange and can better pursue a long-term approach to investing. Rocket Internet, with a market capitalisation of 2.6 billion euros ($3.12 billion), would be better off going private again since it successfully listed all the major firms it helped found, including Delivery Hero , HelloFresh and Home24 . Listed on stock market in 2014, Rocket’s shares have mostly traded well below their issue price of 42.50 euros and below the combined value of the cash on its balance sheet and its own valuation of its remaining investments. In its latest financial results, publish...

Lightspeed India raises $275 Million Fund

18Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Lightspeed India raises $275 Million Fund

NEW DELHI, 18th Aug 2020-- Lightspeed India Partners closing of its third fund Lightspeed India Partners III with $275 Million of committed capital. Lightspeed has invested over $750 Million in India since its inception in India and with this fund, Lightspeed will continue to partner and support bold entrepreneurs building for tomorrow, right from inception through growth stages. This year began with a crisis like no other. It is always tough to start a company, it requires passion & leadership and in these times, it requires more courage than ever before. Lightspeed believes this is when the best entrepreneurs and companies of the future will emerge. Strong founders are utilizing the tailwinds of India’s digital ecosystem growth to build out a new future and Lightspeed is ...

4Aug By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Aon Investments raises $350 Million in Funding

CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2020 -- Aon Investments raised $349.9 million from U.S. institutional investors for its Opportunistic Credit strategy. The Opportunistic Credit strategy targets public corporate and structured credit stressed credit and real estate debt. Aon Investments consists of more than 300 investment consulting professionals with more than 480 clients representing aggregate assets more than $2 trillion as of December 31, 2019. It will provide a flexible approach of allocating across a wide range of securities and markets where managers see the greatest value. "We appreciate the support of our investors and welcome many new investors in this endeavor," said Steve Voss, senior partner and head of Aon Investments for North America. "The Opportunistic Credit strategy will dr...