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Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps
November 22nd, 2016
Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading ...
Donald Trump settles fraud lawsuits for $25m
November 21st, 2016
Donald Trump settles fraud lawsuits relating to Trump University for $25m President-elect’s lawyers settled three lawsuits, averting a courtroom showdown which threatened to reveal troubling details about the real estate course Donald Trump has settled fraud lawsuits relating to ...
Gold prices are likely to drop further
November 21st, 2016
Dubai: Gold fans in Dubai can expect more buying opportunities to open up, as prices are likely to drop further amid rising expectations that a rate increase in the United States is more likely to happen before the end ...
The serfs have rebelled – Europe next?
November 19th, 2016
Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom described how personal freedoms are progressively eroded by the state in the name of the common good. His warning is more associated with totalitarianism and dictatorships, than modern democracies, but the statist attitudes he ...
Gold slides toward $1,200 as U.S. rate hike looks imminent
November 18th, 2016
Gold prices came under renewed pressure on Friday, a day after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said a U.S. interest-rate hike could come “relatively soon.” Yellen’s prepared comments to lawmakers on Thursday, which came on the heels of strong ...
The IRS is Targeting Bitcoin Transaction Records of Coinbase Users
November 18th, 2016
Transaction records of Coinbase users, specifically bitcoiners, have been targeted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to a federal case filed in the U.S. District Court in the California Northern District Court. First revealed by ZeroHedge on a late Thursday ...
FC Barcelona Signs Up Rakuten in $235 Million Jersey Deal
November 17th, 2016
Four-year agreement with Japanese firm among sport’s biggest Internet company’s logo will replace Qatar Airways next season Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying 220 million euros ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team’s ...
Robot lawyer Visabot is available in beta on Facebook Messenger
November 17th, 2016
Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’ A bot that helps people complete visa applications to enter the United States has launched in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Available in beta on Facebook Messenger, Visabot helps complete ...
Is Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% a possibility?
November 16th, 2016
Donald Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% from 35% is within the realm of possibility, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says — but realizing some of the president-elect’s ...
Coffee, corn tempt hedge funds to extend bullish ags spree
November 15th, 2016
Hedge funds lifted their bullish positioning in ags to the highest in four months, fuelled by a record-high net long in coffee, and a sharp cut in bearish bets on corn – which could create potential for fresh selling. ...
