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Money transfer is now social
August 8th, 2016
Azimo, creator of the world’s largest digital money transfer network, has introduced a revolutionary new way for people to send money around the world via Facebook Messenger. An industry first, the new functionality connects senders and receivers through their Facebook friend ...
Volkswagen AG models face sales suspension; fresh blow to the German automaker
August 4th, 2016
South Korea has suspended sales of most Volkswagen AG models in a fresh blow to the German automaker as it struggles to overcome the global repercussions of its emissions-test cheating scandal and rebuild its tattered image. The government revoked ...
12 Tips For Claiming Summer Camp Expenses On Your Taxes
June 28th, 2016
My daughter is braving the summer heat in goalie pads today at field hockey camp. It was an early morning, loading equipment into the car and getting to registration on time but we know this drill by now. You ...
Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
Foreign Developed-Market Stocks In The Lead Last Week
May 24th, 2016
Stock markets in the developed world outside the US led the major asset classes higher last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) posted an 0.8% total return for the five trading days ...
Moore Stephens Wins Key Ruling on Audit Opinions
May 24th, 2016
Moore Stephens’ Hong Kong firm won a victory in a New York federal appeals court on a case that could have a far-reaching impact on class-action lawsuits involving audit reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ...
Hedge funds show best returns from Russian markets
May 16th, 2016
Russian assets have brought hedge fund managers 29 percent gains since the start of 2015, their highest revenues among emerging markets. The figure is eight times higher than the return on investments in China and 16 times greater than ...
Fed holds on rates
April 28th, 2016
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has moderated, although households’ real income ...
Commodity currencies at ten-month highs as oil boosts risk sentiment
April 19th, 2016
Commodity currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars soared to 10-month highs against the U.S. dollar, drawing support from oil prices which stabilized from a slide and underpinned broad risk sentiment in global markets. The Australian dollar AUD=D4 rose to ...
Airbnb just acquired a team of bitcoin and blockchain experts
April 13th, 2016
Home-rental company Airbnb has “acqui-hired” the majority of the team behind ChangeCoin, a startup that runs a bitcoin-based micropayments service, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. The alternative lodging site has been looking at a few ...
