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Can Cannabis and Volatility Reveal the Best Stock for Options Traders?
October 24th, 2018
With the legalization of cannabis in the US, there has been plenty of speculation on companies either growing or using these products. However, it remains a volatile and uncertain market for option traders. It certainly isn’t a case of ...
Bitcoin scams on the rise; How and Indian cryptocurrency trader almost lost two BTC
October 24th, 2018
A cryptocurrency user from India has almost lost two Bitcoins on LocalBitcoins. The attacker reportedly used sophisticated methods such as SMS spoofing, evidence tampering, and downright lying to the admins of Localbitcoins to facilitate the crime. The recent banking ...
EU Central bank: Firms and households demand more loans
October 24th, 2018
Credit standards for loans to enterprises eased further in net terms in the third quarter of 2018, according to the October 2018 bank lending survey (BLS). The net easing of credit standards – i.e. banks’ internal guidelines or loan ...
Global sell-off takes toll on Latin America stocks, forex
October 24th, 2018
Latin American stocks dropped on Tuesday, led by a 1.6 percent slide in Brazilian equities, swept up in a global sell-off sparked by concerns about Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic isolation, a brewing spat over Italy’s finances and fatigued U.S. corporate ...
Beware: 7 most common online financial scams
October 23rd, 2018
Europol and the European Banking Federation launch awareness campaign on 7 most common online financial scams. Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the European Banking Federation and their partners from the public and private sector are kicking off today the ...
2.6 billion to use biometrics for payments by 2023; Report
October 23rd, 2018
Goode Intelligence forecasts 2.6 billion to use biometrics for payments by 2023. By 2023, nearly 579 million biometric payment cards will be used globally to enable frictionless customer authentication for higher-value contactless transactions, according to new research from Goode ...
Top EU banks guilty of multi-billion tax fraud
October 23rd, 2018
Tax-scams operated by the EU’s top banks cost treasuries €55.2bn, a cross-border investigation has shown. The scams, dubbed “the biggest tax robbery in European history”, involved Deutsche Bank and Santander – the largest lenders in Germany and Spain. They ...
What to watch in European stocks
October 23rd, 2018
Here what investors watch ahead of the market open in Europe: Unprecedented Steps Italy continues to hog attention in European markets, and there’s no reason Tuesday should be any different. After the government continued a staunch defense of its ...
Annual inflation up to 2.1% in the euro area
October 22nd, 2018
The Euro area annual inflation rate was 2.1% in September 2018, up from 2.0% in August. A year earlier, the rate was 1.5%. European Union annual inflation was 2.2% in September 2018, stable compared to August. A year earlier, the ...
Money-laundering watchdog to set first cryptocurrency rules by June
October 22nd, 2018
The global watchdog for money laundering will set up its first rules on oversight of cryptocurrencies by June, a major step towards creating international standards for an asset currently subject to patchy regulations. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force ...
