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Who is new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi?
August 28th, 2017
Uber’s search for a replacement for its former co-founder CEO Travis Kalanick looks to have reached its conclusion. Dara Khosrowshahi, the current CEO of Expedia, has been officially offered the job, multiple sources close to the company confirmed to ...
How Bitcoin is making waves in the luxury market
August 28th, 2017
When Bitcoin and a subsequent raft of cryptocurrencies first landed in the early part of the decade, many people — including noted economists and finance experts — dismissed them as a fad. These new forms of digital money were ...
The Bank of Russia: Broker liquidity ratio to protect customer funds
August 28th, 2017
The Bank of Russia is introducing an obligation under which brokers who use customer funds in their own interests must calculate the liquidity coverage ratio. The procedure for calculating the ratio is stipulated in the Ordinance published in the ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
The EU, USA and China account for almost half of world trade in goods
August 25th, 2017
In 2016, the EU-28, the United States and China recorded by far the world’s highest trade values. Together, these countries accounted for 46 % of global exports of goods and 45 % of global imports. China recorded the world’s ...
EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer, Monsanto deal
August 23rd, 2017
The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various pesticide and seeds markets. The deal would create the world’s largest integrated ...
Barclays is the first UK high street bank that lets you make a payment by simply asking Siri
August 21st, 2017
Customers will now be able to make payments by saying ‘Hey Siri, Pay £15 with Barclays’ No need to open the app – rely on Siri and use TouchID to authenticate The technology will enable customers with dexterity ...
The fiscal benefits of free trade
August 18th, 2017
The fiscal benefits of free trade Western governments have an overriding problem, and that is they have reached or exceeded the bounds of taxation, at a time when legally mandated welfare costs are accelerating. Treasury departments in all ...
Australian FinTech Launches Australia’s Only Dedicated FinTech Jobs Platform
August 16th, 2017
The team behind the highly successful Australian FinTech website have soft-launched their FinTech employment marketplace platform, Australian FinTech Jobs. Founder and CEO, Cameron Dart, says AustralianFinTechJobs.com.au has been born on the back of the highly successful Australian FinTech website ...
Germany’s second-largest airline Air Berlin has filed for insolvency
August 16th, 2017
Germany’s second-largest airline Air Berlin has filed for insolvency after its key shareholder Etihad Airways said it would withdraw financial support for the carrier. Trading in Air Berlin shares was temporarily suspended until 12:05 GMT. Air Berlin and its ...
