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After Fed Speakers Jolt March Hike Odds Higher, U.S. Treasuries Plunge
U.S. traders ramp up bets that the central bank will raise interest rates in the middle of next month after comments from Federal Reserve officials which led to a plunge in the U.S. treasuries. He expects a rate boost to… Read More ›
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European Energy Seen to be Dominated by Putin’s Russia for Two Decades
Ever since supplies from its eastern neighbor dropped during freezing weather in 2009, Europe has wanted to wean itself from Russian natural gas. However the region has never been more dependent almost a decade later. Gazprom PJSC accounts for about… Read More ›
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VC Founder Says Battle For Fintech Crown Post-Brexit Will Be Between Ireland And Germany
Waiting for the time when the U.K. leaves the European Union (EU), Ireland and Germany are all poised to step up to fill a void as leader of Europe’s fintech scene, according to the co-founder of a global venture capital… Read More ›
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Environmental Impact Of Bread Highlighted By New Research
The environmental impact of a loaf of bread has been analysed in a new study from researchers at the University of Sheffield. Bread is an integral part of many Britons’ diets and the rough estimates put the use at 12… Read More ›
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India Could Lose Growth Crown Thanks To Demonetization
When India reveals its growth figures for the October-December quarter, it could lose its title as the world’s fastest expanding major economy. While economists reckon that could be temporary, the release follows a demonetization-led cash crunch that hit India’s cash-heavy… Read More ›
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CNBC Reports $3 Billion Investment In U.S. Startup WeWork by SoftBank Nearing Closure
In a step that is aimed at expanding its reach beyond the tech and telecom market segments, Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is reportedly close to making an investment in U.S. office-sharing startup WeWork whose value is expected to be worth… Read More ›
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Debate Over Who’s Rich Before Czech Election, Debate Over Who’s Rich Ignited by Billionaire
By challenging the proposal on how to tax the rich before fall elections by Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Czech billionaire Finance Minister Andrej Babis took aim against his governing partner. Cutting down of income tax for earners with monthly… Read More ›
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With its New Phone Launch, the Flickering BlackBerry Flame Carried by TCL
With the Chinese smartphone maker TCL Communication introducing its first Blackberry-licensed phone with the physical keyboard that was long its key allure, fans of the pioneering email machine need not despair even though Blackberry Ltd may have exited the device… Read More ›
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Fund Manager AI Analysis Says Le Pen Is On Course To Be France’s Next President
Deductions from one fund manager’s big-data analysis have concluded that Marine Le Pen is on course to be the next president of France. he expected the right-wing populist to prevail thanks to his firm’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) system’s analysis… Read More ›
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Amid Populist Surge, Caution Being Adopted on Equities by World’s Richest
According to Christian Nolting, chief investment officer at Deutsche Bank AG’s wealth management unit, rich investors are shunning equities because of concerns about the political impact from Donald Trump’s administration and Brexit. “People are still cautious; there is still demand for… Read More ›
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