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The Rats Keep Pressing The Bar: Two Amazing Stories, One Inevitable Result
March 17th, 2016
Anyone who doubts that the global financial system has run out of (good new) ideas has only to track the recent words and deeds of central bankers and mainstream economists: Slightly-negative interest rates didn’t lead people to borrow more? ...
Why Latin American economies are turning to bitcoin
March 17th, 2016
The economic prospects for Latin America in 2016 are grim. With political instability in some of the region’s largest economies, as well as a general slump in prices in oil and other commodities, businesses and consumers are facing a depression and, in the ...
Fintech funding hits all-time high in 2015, despite pullback in Q4: KPMG and CB Insights
March 11th, 2016
KPMG and CB Insights release their inaugural quarterly fintech venture capital (VC) report, highlighting a record year for venture-backed fintech startups in 2015, but waning investor appetite to close out the year. While 2015 marked a banner year for ...
Nasdaq Agrees to Acquire International Securities Exchange
March 10th, 2016
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced it has agreed to acquire International Securities Exchange (ISE), an operator of three electronic options exchanges, from Deutsche Börse Group. The acquisition allows Nasdaq to improve efficiencies for clients, broaden its technology offering, and provides the ...
Big U.S. banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments
March 9th, 2016
Depositors at some of the largest U.S. banks are finally going to get the chance to do something quick and simple: send money to another person’s account instantaneously by mobile phone. The idea has been in the works for ...
Oil at 2016 high above $40 per barrel after producer price support talk
March 8th, 2016
Global oil markets jumped more than 5 percent on Monday, with Brent hitting a 2016 peak above $40 a barrel, after Ecuador said it was holding a meeting of Latin American crude producers as OPEC sought a higher anchor ...
Investing in Technology: Outlook and key themes for the technology sector in 2016
March 7th, 2016
Technology was one of the clear winners in 2015, amid a generally lacklustre year for stock markets. The Nasdaq finished the year nearly 6% ahead of the wider S&P 500 index. However, the strength has been confined to a ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
Baltic Exchange says in talks over sale; SGX says among suitors
February 29th, 2016
Baltic says holding discussions with several parties SGX puts in preliminary bid for Baltic Exchange Baltic is leader in freight derivatives Baltic purchase could help SGX develop new products (Updates with Baltic letter to members) The Baltic Exchange confirmed ...
Vgenopoulos: there’s no point in Cyprus continuing to investigate me
February 25th, 2016
There are no ongoing investigations in Greece into allegations of wrongdoing by former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos, and such investigations in Cyprus have no point, the embattled financier said on Wednesday. In a statement, Vgenopoulos commented on an ...
