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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
October 29th, 2015
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the ...
Earnings season ramps up with Apple
October 27th, 2015
The second big week of third-quarter earnings season kicks into another gear Tuesday when Apple, the maker of the iPhone and the world’s most-valuable company, reports its latest quarterly results after the closing bell. Apple is one of 169 ...
The Bitcoin Startup Boom Comes Back Down to Earth
October 27th, 2015
Growth in venture capital flowing to bitcoin startups slowed substantially last quarter, and startups are feeling the pinch. Jeff Garzik has spent the past several months pitching investors on a pretty out-there startup idea. He proposed building computer servers ...
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
October 26th, 2015
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the ...
Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 11: Portugal Stages A Coup
October 26th, 2015
Wow. Portugal just did something extraordinary. In its most recent election, parties of the left — anti-austerity, anti-business, mistrustful of the euro and other extra-national institutions — gained a parliamentary majority, which gives them the right to form a ...
IRS Extends FATCA IGA Compliance Deadline
October 26th, 2015
Within its Notice 2015-66, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided for a delay to the provision of information under Model 1 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) signed by other jurisdictions with the United States. ...
FactSet Completes Acquisition Of Execution Management System (EMS) Provider Portware
October 23rd, 2015
FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community, today announced that following regulatory approval, it has completed its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding membership ...
Saudi Arabia warned financial assets may be drained within five years
October 22nd, 2015
The IMF has warned that regional economies could burn through their financial buffers within five years as they face a $700 billion deficit. The fund lowered its projection for Gulf growth to 3.3 per cent this year, down from ...
Greece, lenders start talks on reform compliance
October 22nd, 2015
Greece and its international lenders started talks on Wednesday to assess the country’s compliance with terms of an 86 billion euro bailout, as dissent stirred over tax hikes and pension reforms. Team leaders from three European institutions and the ...
20 Reasons Why All The People That Quit Prepping After September Are Dead Wrong
October 21st, 2015
Millions of Americans were gearing up for some huge event to happen in September, but the world didn’t end and now many of them have given up entirely on prepping. Of course the truth is that some absolutely earth-shattering ...
