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Bitcoin Needs an Aggressive Legal Defense
November 25th, 2014
Across the board, bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations. It’s going to get a lot rougher for bitcoin in the months and years ahead. We have to be prepared. ...
India Rebounding?
November 25th, 2014
India has a population of more than 1.2 billion, more than one-sixth of world population. A coupole of decades ago, economic growth started surging in India. For example, the share of the population that was essentially destitute, below the ...
China cuts key short-term money rate as Beijing pushes down cash costs
November 25th, 2014
China’s central bank lowered the yield for a key short-term money rate on Tuesday, the fourth time it has done so this year, as regulators step up efforts to reduce funding pressure for Chinese companies. The reduction, announced on ...
The Blockchain Lottery: How Miners Are Rewarded
November 24th, 2014
In their new book Bitcoin for the Befuddled, Drs. Conrad Barski and Chris Wilmer use non-technical language and clear, step-by-step approaches to explain the ins and outs of bitcoin. Here, they provide an overview of the “blockchain lottery” and ...
Chinese, Russian Lenders to Back Israel’s eToro
November 24th, 2014
Chinese financial powerhouse Ping An and Russia’s largest lender Sberbank are in advanced discussions to back Israeli online trading company eToro, according to people familiar with the matter, as Chinese interest in Israel’s technology sector heats up. The company ...
OPEC’s Easy Days Setting Oil Production Are Over, Veteran Says; You Need Russia, Norway, Mexico
November 24th, 2014
The days when OPEC members could all but guarantee consensus when deciding production levels for oil are long gone, according to a veteran of almost two decades of the group’s meetings. The global glut of crude, which has contributed ...
How a $5,000 IRA Can Grow to $196 Million in Six Years: GAO
November 21st, 2014
Individual retirement accounts were created to help ordinary Americans build a nest egg for later life. But the IRA has also enabled some affluent investors to accumulate multimillion-dollar tax-sheltered accounts, often by using assets that aren’t publicly traded. Unless ...
Wide global divergence in corporate governance requirements
November 21st, 2014
Adequate and effective corporate governance (CG) is critical in supporting boards and management to navigate uncertainty in the international business arena. Yet, a joint study by ACCA Singapore and KPMG in Singapore reveals a wide divergence in CG requirements ...
Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
November 21st, 2014
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans who vow to fight his moves. In a White ...
Friday November 21: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 21st, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 21, 2014 EURUSD sold off in the early session testing the 1.25 handle for support which stood the test of bearish sellers. The dip was bought into by short covering stops triggered at ...
