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Poshmark is pushing into the public market at a high-end valuation as the resale market sizzles

Poshmark, the nine-year-old, Redwood City Ca.-based online marketplace for second-hand clothing, beauty, and home decor products, is set to start trading as a public company on the Nasdaq tomorrow aft

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Alula, a platform for cancer caregivers, patients and survivors, raises $2.2 million

According to the National Cancer Institute, some 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. alone. Factor in the friends, family and loved ones of those patients, and the numbe

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Indian farmers agree to meet government officials over contentious farm laws

Leaders of Indian farmers' unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far fa

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India's Modi surprises with Sikh temple visit amid farm protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to a Sikh temple in New Delhi on Sunday, kneeling down in respect and freely clicking pictures with visito

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China extends financial support to major foreign-funded companies

Chinese authorities have urged efforts to extend financial support to major foreign-funded firms to lower their fund-raising costs and help them weather the COVID-19 ec

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Taking the lid off groundless CPC infiltration claims

Conservative media outlet The Australian is peddling falsehoods about the Chinese government's alleged infiltration into British, Australian and U.S. consulates in Shan

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Taking the lid off groundless CPC infiltration claims

Conservative media outlet The Australian is peddling falsehoods about the Chinese government's alleged infiltration into British, Australian and U.S. consulates in Shan

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Daily Crunch: First impressions of the AirPods Max

We try out Apple’s new headphones, Spotify resets passwords and Airbnb goes public. This is your Daily Crunch for December 10, 2020.The big story: First impressions of the AirPods MaxOur fearles

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China's auto sales rise for fifth month in November

China's auto sales rose for a fifth straight month in November, as the world's largest auto market leads the global industry's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic with strong demand and policy sti

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LeafLink raises $40m from Founders Fund, others to cultivate its cannabis wholesale market

LeafLink is today announcing it raised a $40 million Series C financing round, led by Founders Fund with participation from Thrive Capital, Nosara Capital, and Lerer Hippeau. This round of financing b

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Russian PM Forecasts 'Explosive' Demand for Sputnik V Vaccine Amid Pandemic

Numerous countries have expressed hope in obtaining the Russian vaccine as soon as possible. The expectations became even higher as researchers announced that the effic

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Namibian economy expected to plunge by historic margin

Windhoek, Namibia: Bank of Namibia building – the Namibian central bank, issues the Namibian dollar – photo by M.Torres. Getty Images The Namibian economy is expected to record the largest con

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Grab-Singtel and Ant Group win digital bank licenses in Singapore

Singapore on Friday granted four firms including Ant Group and Grab the licenses to run digital banks in the Southeast Asian country, in a move that would allow tech giants to expand their financial

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Ankorstore raises $29.9 million for its wholesale marketplace

French startup Ankorstore has raised a $29.9 million Series A round (€25 million) with Index Ventures leading the round. Existing investors GFC, Alven and Aglaé are also participating.Ankorstore is b

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Financial support gives pandemic-hit Turkish fishermen sigh of relief

A fishing boat catches fish in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 24. (Xinhua) Turkish authorities have been trying to support with financial incentives fishermen in the country, who have

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Beijing's Xinfadi market suspends sale of frozen, aquatic products

Fully loaded trucks are seen entering Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing, China, August 15, 2020. /CFPThe Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing, which was previously hit

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Shanghai carries out nucleic acid testing overnight after new cases

VCGAfter it reported two domestic COVID-19 cases on Sunday,Shanghai carried out over 2,500 nucleic acid tests of people and more than 130,000 cold chain food sampling t