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Asian Stocks Extend Global Advance as Oil Slips; Ringgit Weakens
November 23rd, 2016
Fed fund futures show 100% chance of a rate hike next month Ringgit slumps before rate decision; Japanese markets shut Asian stocks rose amid optimism the global economy is strong enough to withstand higher U.S. interest rates. Oil slipped ...
Oil prices fall on renewed doubts on OPEC-led production cut
November 23rd, 2016
Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as doubts re-emerged over whether OPEC would agree to a crude oil production cut at a ministerial meeting next week. A strong dollar, which traded near the 13 ...
Goldman Sachs Drops Out of R3 Blockchain Group
November 22nd, 2016
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has dropped out of the R3 CEV LLC blockchain group. The investment bank was one of nine original members of R3, founded in 2014 to explore the use of the distributed database technology in Wall Street infrastructure. ...
Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps
November 22nd, 2016
Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading ...
Donald Trump settles fraud lawsuits for $25m
November 21st, 2016
Donald Trump settles fraud lawsuits relating to Trump University for $25m President-elect’s lawyers settled three lawsuits, averting a courtroom showdown which threatened to reveal troubling details about the real estate course Donald Trump has settled fraud lawsuits relating to ...
The serfs have rebelled – Europe next?
November 19th, 2016
Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom described how personal freedoms are progressively eroded by the state in the name of the common good. His warning is more associated with totalitarianism and dictatorships, than modern democracies, but the statist attitudes he ...
Gold slides toward $1,200 as U.S. rate hike looks imminent
November 18th, 2016
Gold prices came under renewed pressure on Friday, a day after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said a U.S. interest-rate hike could come “relatively soon.” Yellen’s prepared comments to lawmakers on Thursday, which came on the heels of strong ...
FC Barcelona Signs Up Rakuten in $235 Million Jersey Deal
November 17th, 2016
Four-year agreement with Japanese firm among sport’s biggest Internet company’s logo will replace Qatar Airways next season Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying 220 million euros ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team’s ...
Robot lawyer Visabot is available in beta on Facebook Messenger
November 17th, 2016
Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’ A bot that helps people complete visa applications to enter the United States has launched in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Available in beta on Facebook Messenger, Visabot helps complete ...
Is Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% a possibility?
November 16th, 2016
Donald Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% from 35% is within the realm of possibility, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says — but realizing some of the president-elect’s ...
