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How bitcoin’s sister technology could change the future of healthcare
April 22nd, 2016
The larger world didn’t start paying much attention to bitcoin until 2013. That was the year mainstream companies like Microsoft, Expedia and Dell, among others, began to accept the alternative, electronic payment method. That was also the year the ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
Bridgepoint and Summit Partners acquire financial software company Calypso Technology
April 19th, 2016
Calypso Technology, Inc. (‘Calypso’), a leading provider of capital markets software, announced today that it is to be acquired by European private equity fund Bridgepoint and global growth equity investor Summit Partners. The acquisition will support Calypso’s next phase ...
The ECB and shadow banking
April 19th, 2016
Markets have fully adjusted to a financial world which reflects the leadership and management of money by central banks, and are increasingly frightened of any prospect of their control failing. Every time the system stumbles, the response has been ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
Broker’s XTB IPO to become the biggest IPO in Warsaw
April 18th, 2016
Trump, Brexit Swings to Benefit Polish Broker XTB Starting IPO XTB founder says global volatility may boost broker’s results Share sale of up to $56 million is biggest Warsaw IPO in year X-Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA, central and ...
Accenture and Leading Financial Institutions Call for Applicants for the Asia-Pacific FinTech Innovation Lab 2016
April 18th, 2016
The Asia-Pacific accelerator program, now in its third year, mentors financial technology entrepreneurs to help accelerate product and business development Applications open today for Asia-Pacific’s third annual FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) 12-week program that helps early- and ...
Leading investor calls Russia ‘the bargain of the century’
April 18th, 2016
Despite a double whammy from international sanctions and the oil price crash, the Russian stock market now offers “the bargain of the century,” Templeton Emerging Markets’ executive chairman Mark Mobius told CNBC. “Russia is very cheap,” said Mobius. “The problem is ...
Oil Plunges After Output Talks Fail Amid Saudi Demands Over Iran
April 18th, 2016
No Doha deal as Saudi insists all OPEC members must join Russia says it was surprised by some nations changing position Oil tumbled by the most in two months after output talks Sunday between the world’s biggest producers ended without any ...
How corporate tax avoidance is hurting America and the rest of the world
April 15th, 2016
Tax-haven abuse by multinationals is exacerbating the global wealth gap and putting an excessive burden on developing countries, according to a damning new report from the nonprofit Oxfam. Coming just a week after the release of what have come ...
