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Bitcoin is back above $1,000
February 3rd, 2017
Bitcoin is back above $1,000 for the first time since January 5. The cryptocurrency was higher by 1.5% at $1,000.10 a coin as of 11:39 a.m. ET. It’s been a wild year for bitcoin. It began 2017 with a ...
TD Ameritrade Institutional Gives “Analog” Advisors New Tools to Compete in a Digital Age
February 3rd, 2017
In an era of accelerating technology change, independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) can still compete — and thrive — if they have the right tools, elevate their client-facing technology and work with partners and collaborators committed to their long-term ...
Visa reports net income of $2.1 billion for Q1 2017
February 3rd, 2017
GAAP net income of $2.1 billion or $0.86 per share, an increase of 7% and 7%, respectively Adjusted net income and earnings per share growth of 23% and 23%, respectively Net operating revenue of $4.5 billion, an increase of ...
Yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over rising yields
February 3rd, 2017
Shanghai shares slip as trading resumes after holiday Focus turns to U.S. jobs as investors seek clues on economy Japanese government bonds swung and the yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over rising yields, while ...
The honeymoon is over: Wall Street is finally taking Trump literally
February 2nd, 2017
By itself, the 230-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% this week wasn’t earth shattering: 1% gains and losses happen all the time. But the clattering sound accompanying it wasn’t hard to diagnose: It was the ...
IBM gives Watson a new challenge: Your tax return
February 2nd, 2017
In its first steps toward commercialization, IBM’s Watson took on grand, science-laden challenges like helping doctors diagnose cancer. But that is changing as IBM strives to build its artificial intelligence technology into a multibillion-dollar business. Today, companies including Geico, ...
Non-committal Fed drives down dollar, dampens stocks
February 2nd, 2017
The dollar slipped to a 12-week low on Thursday and stock and bonds markets both showed caution after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat view of the world but gave no hint on when it will ...
Pound to Euro Exchange Rate: February Should be an Up-Month
February 2nd, 2017
Pound Sterling trades back above 1.17 against the Euro ahead of the all-important Bank of England event due at mid-day on Thursday, January 2. We saw GBP/EUR jump notably on the first day of what we believe could well ...
Euro zone factories start 2017 with fastest growth in nearly 6 years
February 1st, 2017
Euro zone factories started 2017 by ramping up activity at the fastest rate for nearly six years, as manufacturers were more optimistic than they have been since at least the middle of 2012. The survey also highlighted mounting inflationary ...
Multinational law firm launches alternative legal services platform
February 1st, 2017
Fieldfisher launches multi-product ALS platform with initial focus on the derivatives and securities financing markets. The European law firm Fieldfisher launches Condor Alternative Legal Solutions (Condor) – a multi-product alternative legal services platform and the brain-child of derivatives partner ...
