30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mexican Startup Kocomo Nets $56M for Vacation Homeownership in Sharing Economy
Mexican Startup Kocomo Nets $56M for Vacation Homeownership in Sharing Economy
The Mexico City-based startup Kocomo announced on Monday (Aug. 30) that it had closed on $50 million in debt financing and $6 million in equity to help it meet its goal of making vacation homeownership more achievable.
As TechCrunch reported, the company’s mission is to go beyond traditional timeshare offerings to allow for cross-border ownership of high-end vacation properties.
30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 1164 new daily COVID-19 cases for Sydney / NSW (Australia’s largest population city and state)
1164 new daily COVID-19 cases for Sydney / NSW (Australia’s largest population city and state)
The epicentre of Australia’s surge in infections is Sydney, and New South Wales state.
The last few of weeks in NSW: From Victoria earlier today, 76 new cases (Vic is Australia’s 2nd largest population state with Australia’s 2nd city, Melbourne). Victoria is barely holding case counts steady.
30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NZ August Business Confidence -14.2% (prior -3.8) Activity Outlook 19.2% (prior 26.3)
NZ August Business Confidence -14.2% (prior -3.8) Activity Outlook 19.2% (prior 26.3)
New Zealand ANZ business survey for August
Activity Outlook prior
Some of the summary comments from ANZ on the report:
ANZ intend to begin publishing preliminary figures for this survey in the months ahead. They had discontinued doing so as the country seemed to have been done with lockdowns … but, back to the flash reading ahead.
30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China official PMIs for August: Manufacturing 50.1 (expected 50.1) & Services 47.5 (expected 52.0)
China official PMIs for August: Manufacturing 50.1 (expected 50.1) & Services 47.5 (expected 52.0)
From China’s NBS
Non-manufacturing PMI at 47.5 and missing the expected … a big missComposite 48.8 ( July was 52.4)
Manufacturing PMI: 50.1 meets expectations …
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30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NFTs go wild as CryptoPunks hits $1 billion in lifetime sales
NFTs go wild as CryptoPunks hits $1 billion in lifetime sales
Just when you thought NFTs had died a death, a revival in Bitcoin has coincided with non-fungibles also coming back to life. This is all the more evident considering the buoyancy of major NFT collections of late, especially the CryptoPunks range.
30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Li Auto Inc. (LI) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript
Li Auto Inc. (LI) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.
Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI)
Q2 2021 Earnings Call
Aug 30, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET
Operator
30 August, 2021 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on FTC to Probe Whether Gas Stations are Ripping Off Consumers at the Pump
FTC to Probe Whether Gas Stations are Ripping Off Consumers at the Pump
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