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EU Rules Cutting Leveraged Trading Results In Bitcoin Hitting $6,000
In what is one of the lowest that bitcoin has achieved since touching near $20,000 levels in value last year, the virtual currency traded at $6,617 on Friday – the beginning of a long Easter week end. This value is… Read More ›
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Facebook’s Latest Privacy Move, Keeping Distance From Data Brokers
All of the third-party companies that collect data from Facebook are being pushed away by the social media company through limited dealings with them. As tool that allows advertisers to target Facebook users with the usage of data garnered from… Read More ›
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Record Welfare Costs & Rise In Military Spending Sees Record-High FY 2018 Budget For Japan
The Japanese government enhanced budgetary allocations to record levels in social security costs and military spending in its fiscal budget for 2018 which comprised a total budget of 97.71 trillion yen (926 billion U.S. dollars) and passed by the country’s… Read More ›
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Once “Horrible” U.S.- South Korea Trade Deal Rejigged And Agreed To By Both
The differences in trade between the United States and South Korea have been settled through a agreement on trade. A new version of the trade agreement that had existed between the countries over the last six years was developed and… Read More ›
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Mismatch In Pay And Productivity In U.K. – Most Impact Seen In Brexit-Voting Areas
Hikes in pay in some parts of Britain do not match the enhancement in worker output, warns a new report also highlighting the possibility of a split of the British economy widening further after the initial lines were drawn by… Read More ›
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Impending Fears Of Trade War Between U.S And China Hits Global Stocks Hard
The specter of a rising trade war and heightened tensions between the U.S. and China instilled fear among investors resulting in a drop in the global stock markets on Friday. While London’s FTSE 100 shed fell by 0.7% Germany’s DAX… Read More ›
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Part Time Relief From Trump Tariff On Metals To Be Granted To EU And Six Others Countries
In an announcement that was being expected by the European Union following meetings between executives of booth countries earlier this week, the block, along with six other countries would get temporary exemption from the Trump tariffs already announced by the… Read More ›
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Business In U.S., Canada, Mexico Optimistic About NAFTA Despite Protectionist Environment: HSBC Report
The leader in the business world in the United States, Canada and Mexico apparently still have a positive outlook for the future despite the rising tensions between the countries with respect to the NAFTA agreement – negotiations to reset the… Read More ›
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Hopes Of Exemption From Trump Tariffs High Within The EU
The risk of a trans-Atlantic trade war appears to be dying down because the there is a belief in the European Union that the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum would not be imposed on it. According to media reports… Read More ›
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Airing Of Undercover News Report Results In Suspension Of Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix
Following undercover reports which showed Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix discussing potential bribery and entrapment, he was suspended by the company which has now become infamous for misuse of personal data of 50 million users of Facebook in the U.S…. Read More ›