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The Blockchain Lottery: How Miners Are Rewarded
November 24th, 2014
In their new book Bitcoin for the Befuddled, Drs. Conrad Barski and Chris Wilmer use non-technical language and clear, step-by-step approaches to explain the ins and outs of bitcoin. Here, they provide an overview of the “blockchain lottery” and ...
Draghi Urgency for ECB Action Gets Final Reality Check
November 24th, 2014
Mario Draghi is about to find out just how urgent his call for action has become. One week after the European Central Bank president vowed to revive inflation “as fast as possible,” policy makers will receive a glimpse on ...
Tired of investing in stocks and bonds? Try buying a more liquid asset — whiskey!
November 24th, 2014
Investors around the world are betting big on whiskey, which can skyrocket in value and toss back whopping returns. Since the first whiskey index was formed six years ago, top single malts have risen in value by more than ...
How the EU Plans to Turn $26 Billion Into $390 Billion
November 24th, 2014
The European Union is planning a 21 billion-euro ($26 billion) fund to share the risks of new projects with private investors, two EU officials said. The new entity is designed to have an impact of about 15 times its ...
Monday November 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
November 24th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 24, 2014 S&P 500 made new highs on Friday pushing ever close to the 2100 mark. Market remains strongly bullish and in a buy only mode. Up day for the Dow ...
Monday November 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
November 24th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 24, 2014 Gold rallied through the $1200 mark on Friday only to entice sellers to step in and sell the precious metal back below this key level. Support below in the $1185-$1190 area. ...
Monday November 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 24th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 24, 2014 EUR/USD Market sold off hard testing support making a low at 1.2375 which proved to be strong support. A close below 1.2350 extends down leg into the 122.50 area in the ...
Russia puts losses at up to $140 billion from Western sanctions, oil price fall: minister
November 24th, 2014
Russia is suffering losses at a rate of about $40 billion per year because of Western sanctions and $90-100 billion from the drop in the oil price, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday. Source: Reuters – Russia puts losses at up ...
Forex Magnates London Summit – OSB Independent Review
November 24th, 2014
We attended the Forex Magnates summit in London on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November which we found very interesting, well organised and deeply insightful with regards to the where the retail forex industry is heading. Key industry figures ...
Chinese, Russian Lenders to Back Israel’s eToro
November 24th, 2014
Chinese financial powerhouse Ping An and Russia’s largest lender Sberbank are in advanced discussions to back Israeli online trading company eToro, according to people familiar with the matter, as Chinese interest in Israel’s technology sector heats up. The company ...
