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• Betfair predicts 62% YES vote in Brexit referendum

  By admin1 on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The keyword here is ‘implied probability’. According to Betfair, betting odds indicate an implied probability that 62% of British citizens will vote to stay within the European Union. According to Betfair, this implied probability fell to nearly 55% yesterday, however… Read More ›

• ECB working with Bank of England to increase market liquidity

  By admin1 on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The ECB is working with the Bank of England to reduce the fallout of a Brexit vote. As per officials with the knowledge of the matter at hand, the European Central Bank along with the Bank of England, would publicly… Read More ›

• Will Twitter bring music into its services in the near future?

  By admin1 on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  During an investment round of SoundCloud, a Berlin-based music service which allows people to upload audio files and share their content, Twitter has invested $70 million in this startup. Re/code has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand… Read More ›

• Samsung negates Korea Economic Daily’s news reports of its investment plans

  By admin1 on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Samsung denies news report of planning to invest $21.22 billion into 3D memory chips. Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics has stated that local media news reports of its plans of investing $21.22 billion (25 trillion won) into 3D NAND memory… Read More ›

• Fred Salerno, Viacom’s lead independent Director pleads for access to Sumner Redstone

  By admin1 on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Philippe Dauman has alleged that Shari Redstone, Sumner Redstone’s daughter is manipulating her 93 year old father, a media tycoon who holds a controlling stake in National Amusements Inc, which in turn has controlling stakes in Viacom and CBS Corp…. Read More ›

• Microsoft set to launch VR headset & Xbox One S in October

  By admin1 on June 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  You are right, the ‘S’ is for slim. It will also launch its new VR headset during the holiday season. In what could make gaming a lot more fun, Microsoft Corp has unveiled its vision of the next generation ultra-high… Read More ›

• National Amusements Inc scouting board members for Viacom

  By admin1 on June 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This move is to replace Philippe Dauman and George Abrams, who were removed from Viacom’s board.   The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand that National Amusements Inc, which holds an 80% stake… Read More ›

• Viacom still pursuing sale of Paramount Pictures – Philippe Dauman

  By admin1 on June 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  National Amusements has clarified that it is not opposed to a transaction that would unlock value at Paramount. However this comes with a rider of the deal should be unanimously approved by Viacom’s board, which could be an impossible task…. Read More ›

• Strata survey shows Instagram preferred over Twitter

  By admin1 on June 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Twitter has rejected the outcome of the survey. Is Twitter doing an ostrich act? According to the results of a survey, advertising agencies are increasingly turning more to Instagram than to Twitter to run their social media advertisement campaigns. In… Read More ›

• Udacity looks to meet growing demand beyond just the tech sector

  By admin1 on June 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The company is set to meet the challenges faced by Germany’s surging hi-tech new age car industry which is currently facing a shortfall of software engineers. In fact, BMW is set to overhaul its entire R&D department to include more… Read More ›