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Nonstandard Employment Around the World
November 21st, 2016
Standard employment refers to a situation where a worker has a full-time job, and can presume an ongoing relationship with the employer. Non-standard employment describes other kinds of jobs: daily, seasonal, short-term contract, part-time, temporary agencies,and others. Sometimes non-standard ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oil prices pull back after another jump in U.S. supply
November 17th, 2016
Oil futures were lower in Asian trade Thursday after weekly data showed another large increase in U.S. inventories of crude. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures CLZ6, -0.22% traded 8 cents lower at $45.49 a barrel, in the ...
Bats Europe Expands Reach of New UK Indices
November 17th, 2016
Bats Europe (Bats), the region’s largest stock exchange operator, today announced that data for its UK-focused indices, which were launched this summer, is available via the following leading market data providers: Boerse Stuttgart Bloomberg Bloomberg PolarLake FactSet FE (Financial ...
Euro zone break-up fears back on the table with Italy expected to reject reforms
November 16th, 2016
The impact of a “no” vote in the upcoming Italian referendum could be far more serious for Europe than Italy, according to analysts, who believe it would form part of the same underlying force as Brexit and the U.S. election victory ...
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. ...
ICAP appoints Guy Rowcliffe Head of Asia Pacific, Post Trade Risk and Information Services
November 15th, 2016
ICAP, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that Guy Rowcliffe, CEO of RESET, has been appointed Head of Asia Pacific, ICAP Post Trade Risk and Information Services (PTRI). In ...
easyJet’s financial year results shows a profit before tax decrease of 27.9%
November 15th, 2016
Summary: Record number of passengers at 73.1 million, up 6.6% year on year with record load factor at 91.6% (2015: 91.5%), reflecting easyJet’s resilient business model and ability to drive demand, even in challenging markets Capacity grew by 6.5% ...
