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Dax stable despite various lockdown scenarios

Regardless of a possibly longer lockdown than previously planned, the DAX did quite well on Tuesday. The leading German index ended trading with minus 0, 000 Percent on 13. 925, 06 points. The MDax for medium-sized values gained 0, 28 percent 31 188, 35 Points. Amazingly robust Politicians in Germany are discussing a new, probably… Read more

Bitcoin price collapses at times by almost 20 percent

It is a picture that Bitcoin investors should have gotten used to by now: Extreme price increases are often followed by a sharp slump. On Monday, the cryptocurrency fell to 30. 260 US dollars after it ended reached a record high of almost 42. 000 dollars last week. Together with the development over the weekend,… Read more

Norway wants to more than triple its CO2 tax by 2030

In the oil nation Norway, the emission of climate-damaging gases is expected to be more than three times as expensive by the year 2030. The CO2 tax should be from today 590 kroner (about 57 Euros) to then 2000 crowns (195 euros) per ton of carbon dioxide increased gradually will. This emerges from the Norwegian… Read more

Robocars: is Apple planning a car project with Hyundai?

According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency, in which Hyundai confirmed talks between the two companies, the shares of the car maker on the Seoul Stock Exchange shot up by almost a quarter. Then Hyundai rowed back publicly: Various companies had asked for talks about the development of autonomous electric cars. The discussions… Read more

Christmas quarter gives online retail a strong growth spurt

In the Christmas business, online retail saw another strong surge in growth, not least due to the effects of the corona pandemic and the associated restrictions. According to a consumer study by the Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel (bevh) Germany, online sales in the fourth quarter were almost 24 Percent above the previous year’s level. The… Read more

Association of municipalities wants tax on online shipping – municipalities “under water”

The German Association of Towns and Municipalities calls for taxation of online trading and a faster conversion of communal infrastructures. In this way, municipalities could better face the consequences of the corona crisis and climate change, said the chief executive of the Association of Cities and Municipalities (DStGB) Gerd Landsberg at a press conference on… Read more

Everspace 2 launches in early access this month

Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming The first Everspace game went on to be a huge success for indie developer Rockfish Games and soon, we’ll be able to get our hands on the sequel. Today, Rockfish Games announced that Everspace 2 will be launching in Early Access on Steam and… Read more

Study: China still has a lot of work to do in terms of environmental and climate protection

According to a new analysis, China still has a long way to go in realizing its environmental and climate goals. It is true that China has already met or is about to meet all of the “green goals” it had set itself 2005 in its latest five-year plan . Nevertheless, the People’s Republic only has… Read more

Bitcoin price rises to over $ 28,000

The price growth of the crypto currency Bitcoin, which has continued since October, has led to new record values. Only a few days after the Bitcoin rate first rose to above 10. 000 US dollars rose, the cryptocurrency is approaching the mark of 30. 000 U.S. dollar. During the course already on 27. December briefly… Read more

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been missing for months after criticizing the Chinese authorities

With the Alibaba founder Jack Ma, one of the most famous entrepreneurs in China has apparently disappeared from the public for weeks. This was reported by several media outlets after the Financial Times drew attention to the fact that Ma was removed from the TV show Africa’s Business Heroes. The final of the show was… Read more

Habeck for digital tax: online trading is a business of the century

The retail trade is dense and online trade is booming: The Corona crisis shows the urgency of a digital tax from the point of view of Greens boss Robert Habeck. “The local shops are closing to protect against pandemics, inner cities are threatened with extinction,” Habeck told the German press agency. “The big online retailers,… Read more

Bitcoin soaring continues – price approaches $ 35,000 mark

The digital currency Bitcoin continued to soar at the beginning of the year. On Sunday, the Bitcoin rate on the Luxembourg trading platform Bitstamp rose to 34. 800 U.S. dollar. Bitcoin could not quite maintain the level, but was last at 30. 900 Dollars around five percent above the level from late Saturday night trading…. Read more

Almost 500,000 vehicles: Tesla sets a new delivery record

The electric car manufacturer Tesla announced on Twitter that in the year 2020 a total of 499. 550 having sold vehicles. The company thus remained – despite the effects of Corona on production – just below its own target of 500. 000 vehicles. Previous record exceeded Elon Musk called on his employees again shortly before… Read more

rC3: Photovoltaics on the roof “stabilizes the eco-suicidal way of life”

The German approach of increasing economic growth and reducing CO 2 emissions with renewable energies is doomed to failure for the Siegen economist Niko Paech. Technological progress is religiously overestimated, while rebound effects are massively underestimated, he said on Tuesday at the remote Chaos Communication Congress (rC3). In principle, the emissions per capita and per… Read more

Coinbase halts trading of XRP following SEC suit against Ripple

Coinbase announced today that it is halting all trades of XRP on its cryptocurrency exchange, according to an official blog post (via Coindesk). Certain kind of trades became restricted today, and the full suspension will go into place January 19th, 2021 at 10:00AM PT. Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and suspending a currency like… Read more