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Wefarm adds $11M to expand its network for independent farmers, now at 2.5M users

The vast majority of startups remain focused on consumers, knowledge workers and the opportunities to provide services to those that are already operating completely, or at least partially, in digital

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Central China's Henan Province lays out plans to vitalize rural areas

05:41 Over the past five years in the 13th Five-Year Plan period, central China's Henan Province has helped guarantee food security for the entire country, and explored

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Let's support women – the backbone of African and global food systems

Kaapzicht Wine Estate in Cape Town, South Africa, February 9, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Wambui Gichuri is the African Development Bank's Acting vice president for Agriculture, Human and Soci

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Nasdaq hits correction, Dow advances on stimulus optimism

A view of the exterior Nasdaq market site in New York City, U.S., December 21, 2020. /CFP Technology-related shares sold off on Monday in a big downturn that pushed the Nasdaq into a correctio

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Powell expects pressures, but not enough to spur interest rates hike

Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S. /VCG The United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday said he expects some inflationary pressures in the time ahead but t

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$100 million for mealworms

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numberhttps://twitter.com/cgates123s behind the headlines.This is our Wednesday show, where we niche

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Global markets rebound as rate hike worries fade

A street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange as snow falls in New York, U.S., February 1, 2021. /CFP World stock markets shot higher on Monday, bouncing back from last week's heavy sellof

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Asian stocks bounce as bond market calms

Pedestrians walk past an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2021. /CFP Asian shares firmed on Monday as some semblance of calm returned to bond mark

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Bitcoin slumps by 6%, heads for worst week since March

Bitcoin falls by over 6 percent, February 26, 2021. /CFP Bitcoin fell by over 6 percent on Friday to its lowest in two weeks as a rout in global bond markets sent yields flying and sparked a s

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Wall St ends sharply lower, tech selloff weighs as bond yields climb

The Wall St sign is seen outside The New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., February 16, 2021. /Reuters Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Thursday, with the Nasdaq index posting its la

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Wall Street rebounds to end about flat after Powell's assurances

The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, U.S., February 16, 2021. /Reuters U.S. stocks bounced back after sharp earlylosses to end Tuesday's session largely stable

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Analysis: Recent frenzy doesn't grant Bitcoin safe haven status

Representation of the virtual currency bitcoin is seen on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken on April 24, 2020. /ReutersEditor's note: Jimmy Zhu is chief

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The current narrative explaining why tech stocks are getting hammered

This morning the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is off 2.34% after falling yesterday. Shares of Tesla are off more than 6% today, now mired in a bear-market correction after reaching new all-time h

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Anuvia raises $103 million to commercialize its novel fertilizer

Anuvia Plant Nutrients has raised $103 million to commercialize its novel fertilizer technology.The company, backed by investors like TPG ART, Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund, Gen

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Inflation fears weigh on U.S., European stocks

U.S. and European stocks mostly fell Monday, with tech stocks taking the biggest hit amid growing concerns that borrowing rates will creep higher as the U.S. economy – and prices – recover.Yields on

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IMF dismisses inflation concerns of Biden stimulus plan

Signage hangs at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2020. /VCG Fears that inflation could spiral out of control due to a massive U.S. stimulus pa

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10 investors predict MaaS, on-demand delivery and EVs will dominate mobility’s post-pandemic future

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just upend the transportation industry. It laid bare its weaknesses, and conversely, uncovered potential opportunities.Electric bikes sales spiked as public transit