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Just 6% of companies switched auditors ahead of incoming rules
July 14th, 2014
Just one in twenty (6%) of companies has changed its auditor ahead of compulsory audit tender rules coming into effect in October. Research from Bloomsbury Professional found just under 3,000 businesses with a turnover of more than £6.25m switched ...
Ofgem puts big six energy suppliers under investigation
June 27th, 2014
The energy watchdog, Ofgem, fired the starting gun on Thursday on the biggest investigation yet into the energy market by referring the much-criticised power industry to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The big six suppliers will be under ...
China Blocks European Shipping Pact, Sending Maersk Down
June 18th, 2014
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB) said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators unexpectedly blocked formation of a global shipping alliance. “We have different tools in our toolbox ...
Gox bankruptcy judge rejects CoinLab complaints over Sunlot Bid
May 29th, 2014
The U.S. judge presiding over the MtGox bankruptcy proceedings has rejected complaints by CoinLab that proposals to save the exchange are being unfairly executed. Last year, Seattle-based Coinlab had sued MtGox for $75 million over a botched deal. It ...
U.S. authorities reportedly investigating Bitcoin businesses for connections to Silk Road
May 21st, 2014
Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. authorities are apparently renewing investigations into Bitcoin businesses and any potential connections to criminal activity. Specifically, renewed interest has surfaced in who else may have been connected to Silk Road, the shuttered online ...
InstaForex Becomes Latest Online Forex Broker to Launch Bitcoin CFD Trading
May 14th, 2014
The list of online forex brokers entering the bitcoin market and launching CFDs of the digital currency continues to increase during 2014. Starting with Plus500 and AvaTrade in 2013, along with eToro, FXOpen, and Markets.com and many other smaller ...
BTC/USD Technical Analysis
May 13th, 2014
Bitcoin continues to range today as neither the bulls nor the bears are able to take hold of the market. During yesterday’s BTC/USD technical analysis, I posted the following hourly chart: When I mentioned, “We can see how price ...
Bitstamp Agrees to Implement $5 Minimum Trade Size
May 12th, 2014
Bitstamp has agreed to implement a minimum trade value of $5 following allegations by a Bitcoin trader of an “exploit” in their fee structure. The change will be effective May 15. The trader contended as follows: Bitstamp claims to ...
BTC/USD Technical Analysis
May 2nd, 2014
Bitcoin this morning failed to close above a key Fibonacci level, resulting in some bears pulling rug from under the bulls’ feet. Will the bulls fight back? Possibly – the weekend will see to that. Let’s take a closer ...
BTC/USD Technical Analysis
April 24th, 2014
Bitcoin has been ranging for the past few days, and it looks like this may well continue for the rest of the week, due to a number of factors I’m observing, specifically on the Daily chart. I’m performing the ...
