Tesla Inc. has become the latest major corporation to make an investment in bitcoin, underscoring the increasing acceptability of the digital asset.The big question observers are asking is, why is the Elon Musk-run company doing this?Monday, electric-car maker Tesla said in a public filing that it purchased $1.5 billion of bitcoin and that it expects to begin accepting payment in the cryptocurrency for its products in the future.The move by Tesla to invest in bitcoins was seen as further confirm
Asia stocks hold at highs, sustained by bottomless stimulus
* Treasuries rally on surprisingly soft CPI, dovish Powell. * Oil eases after longest winning streak in two years. SYDNEY, Feb 11 - Asian shares rested at record highs on Thursday as investors digested recent meaty gains, while bulls were sustained by the promise of endless free money after a benign reading on U.S. inflation and a dovish Federal Reserve outlook.Adding to the torpor was a lack of liquidity as markets in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were all on holiday.MSCI's broadest ind