Tag: Big

Michael Burry Boosts Bets on China Big Tech as Stocks Rebound

(Bloomberg) — Michael Burry’s investment firm doubled down on its bets on JD.com Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in the first quarter as Chinese equities bottomed out. Most Read from Bloomberg JD.com was Scion Asset Management’s top holding after the firm boosted its stake in the e-commerce operator by 80% during the period, according […]

Big Wave Surfers Help Rescue Brazil Flood Victims

For the past two weeks, Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state of Brazil, has endured its worst flooding in 80 years. As of Wednesday, at least 149 people have been killed, more than 100 people are still missing and over 600,000 have been forced from their homes, according to the Associated Press. In response, […]

Putin calls for big increase in armaments production

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a significant increase in the pace of arms production, over two years into the war against Ukraine. “We must double and triple our efforts in this direction,” he said on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of the defence industry. Only by introducing state-of-the-art weapons systems as quickly […]