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Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
Bitcoin blunders its way to an ASX listing
November 2nd, 2015
ASX hopeful Bitcoin Group has delayed its listing after running into trouble with the corporate watchdog over claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a shareholder and “misstatements” about the company’s profitability. Bitcoin, which counts former St Kilda president and former NewSat director ...
KCG reports consolidated revenues of $377.0 million for the Third Quarter
November 2nd, 2015
KCG reports consolidated revenues of $377.0 million and pre-tax earnings of $35.4 million for the quarter KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today reported consolidated earnings of $21.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015. Included in ...
How Payment Giants Are Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
October 30th, 2015
MasterCard‘s participation in Digital Currency Group’s undisclosed funding round sent ripples of excitement across the crypto-sphere earlier this week. While this is MasterCard’s first crypto-related investment, the multinational corporation is not the first mainstream finance company to dip its toe in ...
Barclays sets aside £290m for foreign exchange compensation
October 30th, 2015
Provision for customers takes Barclays’ legal bill to £2.3bn in nine months, as critics say latest move does little to restore company’s tarnished reputation Barclays is embroiled in yet another scandal after admitting it expects to pay £290m to compensate ...
MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment
October 29th, 2015
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined by Canadian bank CIBC, insurer New York Life and venture ...
Gold near 2-week low as Fed puts December rate hike in play
October 29th, 2015
Gold ticked up on Thursday but stayed near its lowest level in two weeks after the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible U.S. rate hike in December, bolstering the dollar and reducing the appeal of non-interest-paying bullion. Spot gold ...
Global Stocks Fall Ahead of Fed Meeting
October 27th, 2015
Global stocks fell Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 was down 0.6% in early trade after U.S. stock markets mostly fell Monday on lower ...
Do I Need to Watch the News to Trade Forex?
October 26th, 2015
If you have been considering trading forex then you could hardly be blamed for feeling a little daunted by the sheer amount of information surrounding the topic. Between the trading guides, technical analysis tools, trading algorithms, and YouTube ...
Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 11: Portugal Stages A Coup
October 26th, 2015
Wow. Portugal just did something extraordinary. In its most recent election, parties of the left — anti-austerity, anti-business, mistrustful of the euro and other extra-national institutions — gained a parliamentary majority, which gives them the right to form a ...
