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World Bank: Bitcoin is not a “Ponzi Scheme”
November 19th, 2014
Ponzi scheme: A fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned by the operator. Many of the ...
Japan Elections Bring Noise, White Gloves and Stock Gains
November 19th, 2014
When an election is called in Japan, this is what happens: candidates with megaphones roam streets in minivans, party leaders give speeches outside Tokyo train stations, and stocks gain until polling day. In 11 elections since 1980, the Topix ...
Japanese shares lose steam, Asian shares slip
November 19th, 2014
Japanese shares gave up early gains on Wednesday as investors booked profits after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delayed a tax hike and said he would call a snap election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies. Asian ...
Fed Dual Mandates Clash as Jobless Drop Vies With Inflation
November 18th, 2014
Just when Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and her colleagues will be approaching a decision to raise interest rates, their two mandates will probably be pulling them in different directions. By June 2015, the jobless rate will be very ...
Brent Oil Drops Before OPEC Meeting, Iran Nuclear Talks
November 18th, 2014
Brent crude dropped for a second day as investors weighed the possibility that OPEC will reduce output next week, or that talks over Iranâs nuclear program could result in an agreement. West Texas Intermediate was little changed in New ...
Japan PM to seek fresh mandate for ‘Abenomics’ with snap poll
November 18th, 2014
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he would call an early election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies, and postpone an unpopular sales tax rise, a day after data showed the economy had slipped back ...
Apple Told to Pay $23.6 Million Over Pager Technology
November 18th, 2014
Apple Inc. (AAPL) was told to pay a Texas company $23.6 million after a jury found its iPhone and other devices used pager technology from the 1990s without permission. Six patents owned by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC are valid and ...
Yen Drops as Abe Delays Sales Tax, Calls Early Vote; Ruble Rises
November 18th, 2014
The yen fell against the euro and touched its weakest in more than seven years against the dollar as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an early election and suspended a planned sales-tax increase. Japan’s currency slipped against most ...
EasyJet reports record £581m profit
November 18th, 2014
EasyJet profits have soared by 22% as the company continued to bolster its position as Europe’s second-largest budget airline. It reported record profits of £581m for the year ending 30 September, as revenues climbed by 6% to £4.5bn. The ...
HKEx celebrates the launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
November 18th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) hosted a ceremony at its Exhibition Hall today to celebrate the successful launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect with about 500 guests and journalists. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special ...
