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ACCA identifies six business models transforming business
January 30th, 2017
A new report published by ACCA, the global body for professional accountants and the Economic and Social Research Council has identified six business models which could transform the way in which companies transact. The report Business models of the ...
Euro area reports up in household income per capita
January 30th, 2017
In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2016, after an increase of also 0.2% in the previous quarter. Household real consumption per capita increased by 0.3% in ...
Forget mobile payments, use your fingerprint
January 30th, 2017
Mobile payments are so 2016. That’s the belief of one start-up that is hoping consumers will ditch the device altogether and use their fingerprints instead. Touché, a startup based in Singapore, raised $2 million last June and is launching ...
Greece, US Sign FATCA agreement
January 27th, 2017
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt signed on Thursday a bilateral agreement to improve international tax compliance and the implementation of the law on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), as well as the ...
CFTC General Counsel Jonathan L. Marcus to Depart Agency
January 27th, 2017
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo today announced that General Counsel Jonathan L. Marcus will depart the agency. Mr. Marcus joined the agency in 2011 as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, and ...
Credit China FinTech Enters into US$30 Million Deal with Bitfury Group
January 26th, 2017
The board of directors (the “Board”) of Credit China Fintech Holdings Limited (“Credit China Fintech” or the “Company”, stock code: 8207) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced today that it has entered into a US$30 million deal with BitFury ...
Massive Demand for UK Gilts Spurs GBP/USD Higher
January 25th, 2017
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate trades at 1.2571 and is the best-performing currency in the G10 space. The Pound to Euro exchange rate trades at 1.1693 with an attempt at 1.17 already having been made today. Gains are ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: German DAX and EURUSD
January 25th, 2017
Elliott Wave Analysis: German DAX and EURUSD Finally, it happened, stocks are breaking out which has started yesterday during the US session so we expected the same to follow through in Asian and European session. We can see DAX ...
Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive
January 25th, 2017
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business model which can attack an existing model with a lower ...
Alibaba announced Revenue of US$7,669 million; an increase of 54% year-over-year
January 25th, 2017
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. “Our robust December quarter demonstrates the strength of the Chinese consumer and Alibaba’s ability to create value across our vast ecosystem,” ...
