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The Recession And Bear Market Of 2016, In Two Charts
December 23rd, 2015
Good friend Michael Pollaro just sent a couple of charts that show the US economy heading for a brick wall. The first illustrates what happens when business sales (the green line) turn negative. In the previous two boom/bust cycles, ...
What is blockchain, and can IBM, Intel, and big banks use it to remake the internet?
December 23rd, 2015
Linux was once thought of as the ugly duckling of OS world, an indulgence appealing only to system administrators, power-users, and shut-ins. Today, the Linux kernel underlies Google’s Android OS, the most widespread mobile platform in the world, and ...
JPMorgan to pay $150m to Ohio pension fund and others hit by ‘London Whale’ scandal
December 22nd, 2015
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay investors who incurred losses as a result of its “London Whale” scandal. An amount of $150m (£100.8m, €137.4m) will be paid to investors including the Ohio pension fund and other public pension funds ...
Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation
December 22nd, 2015
Agreement includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights. The settlement ends all ongoing patent-infringement claims between the parties. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Companies will collaborate in multiple technology ...
Financial Regulators of UK, Luxembourg and Australia issued warnings for unauthorised financial services firms
December 22nd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority of UK, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, issued warnings to inform investors and public for unauthorised financial services firms. FCA UK FCA informs ...
China Unveils Economic Blueprint for 2016
December 22nd, 2015
Chinese leaders approved an economic blueprint for next year that emphasizes tackling long-term problems and reflects a realization that debt and investment can no longer power the world’s second-largest economy. The plan, laid out at a closed-door conclave of ...
QNB Group enters into definitive agreement with National Bank of Greece to acquire its 99.81% stake in Finansbank – Turkey
December 22nd, 2015
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in Qatar and the Middle East and North Africa Region, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with National Bank of Greece for the acquisition of its entire stake comprising 99.81% ...
Oil prices edge up as northern hemisphere moves into peak winter demand
December 22nd, 2015
Oil prices edged away from multi-year lows on Tuesday as the northern hemisphere moves into the peak-demand winter season, but mild weather and ballooning supplies mean that prices are expected to remain generally low well into 2016. The global ...
Forex Questions You Were Too Scared to Ask
December 21st, 2015
If you are just starting out as a forex trader, then the chances are your mind is full of questions. The trouble is that you’re probably reluctant to ask these questions – some seem just too obvious, while ...
How banks are trying squelch Bitcoin’s momentum
December 21st, 2015
There is no question that Bitcoin is causing a lot of worry and hand-wringing in the banking sector — and in national governments uncertain of how to regulate it. It is, after all, a highly disruptive technology — one ...
