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China Fintech Deals Double In 2016 While US, Europe Decline
February 2nd, 2017
Chinese investors continued aggressively investing in financial technology (fintech) last year, despite a slowdown in other major markets around the world. Fintech investments in China doubled during the first nine months of 2016 year-on-year, driven by major funding rounds ...
Oil extends declines on rising U.S. output
January 30th, 2017
Oil prices extended declines on Monday, dragged down by signs of growing output in the United States that could partly offset output cuts by OPEC and other producers. Uncertainty over the outlook for U.S policy also broadly weighed on ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
Asian shares down, dollar jumps on Yellen’s rate hike signal
January 19th, 2017
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the U.S. central bank is poised to pursue a path of interest rate hikes. The dollar had been grinding lower in recent ...
Gold price boosted by hard Brexit fears
January 16th, 2017
Prospect of leaving single market – plus doubts over Donald Trump effect in US – sees traders rush to ‘safe haven’ Gold is being boosted this morning as concerns over a hard Brexit dominate the market commentary. Reports indicate ...
Billionaire George Soros reportedly lost nearly $1 billion during Trump rally
January 13th, 2017
Billionaire George Soros lost nearly $1 billion after the stock market surged following Donald Trump’s unexpected Nov. 8 election victory, The Wall Street Journal reported. The hedge-fund manager’s former deputy, Stanley Druckenmiller, however, foresaw the rally and gained a ...
Oil prices running out of reasons to rally
January 10th, 2017
Oil prices faltered at the start of the second week of the year, as fears set in about a rapid rebound in U.S. shale production. For the better part of two months, optimism surrounding the OPEC deal has buoyed ...
Bitcoin’s Price Volatile at $900 as China Concerns Linger
January 10th, 2017
Bitcoin prices experienced intense price volatility on 9th January, continuing a trend that’s been the new normal since late last week. Prices fell nearly 5% in less than two hours across global exchange today, declining from an opening price ...
Yahoo to Change Name to Altaba; board will whittle down
January 10th, 2017
Moves will come after $4.8 billion sale to Verizon Yahoo Inc. said Monday it will whittle down its board after completing its deal with Verizon Communications Inc., and several longtime directors, including Chief Executive Marissa Mayer and co-founder David ...
Here’s Why Bitcoin’s Dramatic Rally Just Came to an End
January 9th, 2017
A dramatic rally in digital currency bitcoin came to a spectacular end on Thursday with a plunge of up to 20% as China’s yuan rose sharply—further evidence of an intriguing inverse relationship between the pair. Bitcoin had gained more ...
