‘Bitcoin family’ start sponsored around the world tour
A family of five who traded all of their possessions for bitcoin and decided to live solely on it, began their three-year world tour...
Wall Street falls on rate concerns
Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Friday following a report that the Federal Reserve plans to cut interest rates by only a quarter-percentage...
US Central Bank meeting is approaching
In relation to the upcoming date of the Federal Reserve System's (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, analysts' speculation continue to grow regarding...
The Unusual Courtship of China’s ESports Queen
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Forget medical school and engineering degrees. With a record 8.3 million university graduates this year, Beijing is urging its best and...
Australia government promises funds to expand bank watchdog powers: paper
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised funding for a major expansion of the powers of the country's banking watchdog, including a...
‘China’s ready to talk,’ says country’s former ambassador to Iceland
'Trade war serves nobody's interest,' says Se Gu, China's former ambassador to Iceland and former president of China Institute of International Studies, a think-tank...
Clarida Says Fed Shouldn’t Delay Cuts Until Economy Falters
(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said policy makers shouldn’t wait until the economy has obviously stumbled before cutting interest rates in...
Dollar falls as Fed’s Williams’ remarks stoke rate-cut bets
(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said policy makers shouldn’t wait until the economy has obviously stumbled before cutting interest rates in...
European shares hit 3-week low as SAP slides
Technology stocks pushed European shares to three-week lows on Thursday after software firm SAP reported poor results. David Pollard reports.
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Madagascar vanilla crop quality suffers as thieves spark violence
By Lovasoa Rabary and Hereward Holland
MAROVATO, Madagascar (Reuters) - Rocketing vanilla prices bought Madagascan farmer Berlin Ranary a hot pink sofa, a motorbike -...
China launches small reactor project in push for nuclear dominance
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has started building its first small modular reactor (SMR) project on the island province of Hainan, the state-owned China National...
Technically Speaking: Are Markets Topping?
Technically Speaking For July 17
Summary
Big tech is in Congress' regulatory cross hairs.
Big cities are outgrowing small cities.
The longer-term charts argue that...
U.S. government report on housing finance reform is ‘essentially done’: regulator
By Pete Schroeder and Richard Leong
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's hotly anticipated blueprint for overhauling mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Stocks- Trade Worries Drag Market Lower
Investing.com - You normally don't think much about railroads, but they move goods from Point A to Point B.
Late Tuesday, CSX (NASDAQ:CS), which operates...
One direction: Brexit-hit pound facing gravity of parity
By Saikat Chatterjee
LONDON (Reuters) - Currency traders who were wary of positioning outright for a hard Brexit outcome may finally be throwing in the...
Forex – U.S. Dollar Slips After IMF Says Greenback Is Overvalued
Investing.com - The U.S. dollar dipped slightly on Wednesday but still remained near one-week highs after the International Monetary Fund said the greenback is...
As Lagarde quits, race to lead IMF starts
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde submitted her resignation from the global crisis lender on Tuesday. As she heads for the ECB, the race...
The Perfect Income Portfolio: Take Your 2% Dividends Up To 8%
If this were any “normal” time, we’d be able to buy safe bonds and collect enough income on our nest egg to fund our...
Eni officials approached witness to withdraw statements in Nigeria case – prosecutor
MILAN (Reuters) - Officials from Italian oil group Eni (MI:ENI) sought to convince a witness, a former Eni manager, to withdraw some statements he...
War risk costs drag on UAE marine fuel sales, benefit Singapore – trade
By Roslan Khasawneh
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shippers trying to minimize time in the Middle East after oil tanker attacks pushed up insurance costs are scaling...