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Woman who once bought bitcoins for $300,000 cash in paper bags sent to prison
July 17th, 2018
A woman who for years went by the name “Bitcoin Maven” on localbitcoins.com—a peer-to-peer website for buying and selling anonymous bitcoins in person—was sentenced Monday to 366 days in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $20,000 ...
Have you ever wondered how much gold is in the FIFA World Cup Trophy?
July 17th, 2018
Arguably the most coveted prize in sport, the FIFA World Cup trophy could not have been made from anything but gold. But RT wanted to find out just how much gold the trophy contains. After the French national team’s ...
Stocks in Europe are poised for a mixed open Tuesday; Technology stocks in focus
July 17th, 2018
Stocks in Europe are poised for a mixed open Tuesday as investors await further corporate results and remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The FTSE 100 is seen up by 6 points at 7,601; the DAX is expected ...
Asian stocks fell, British pound rose; Key financial events coming up this week
July 16th, 2018
Asian stocks fell as mixed economic data in China failed to allay concern about the world’s second largest economy’s ability to the withstand the impact of the trade dispute. Crude slid and the yen traded near the weakest level ...
German supervisory authority warns for the Forex provider XMarkets
July 12th, 2018
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) has issued a warning to inform investors and public that the operator of “XMarkets” (Celestial Trading Ltd.) has no authorisation pursuant to section 32 of the German Banking Act. ...
Euro nears four-week highs as the Chinese yuan rebounded
July 10th, 2018
The Chinese yuan rebounded and the euro rose to its highest since June 14 on Monday as investors bought riskier assets following favourable U.S. jobs data last week and evidence that global trade tension has not yet slowed economic ...
Credit Suisse to pay millions in dollars to settle criminal penalty and charges
July 9th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Credit Suisse Group AG will pay approximately $30 million to resolve SEC charges that it obtained investment banking business in the Asia-Pacific region by corruptly influencing foreign officials in violation of Foreign ...
Asian stocks declined; Euro to Dollar was flat, Pound to Dollar little changed
July 5th, 2018
Asian stocks declined, with the region’s shares falling to the lowest in nine months, ahead of the planned implementation this week of trade restrictions between the U.S. and China. The yuan slipped despite the strongest fixing to its daily ...
Irrational Beliefs Are Ruling Markets
July 4th, 2018
To understand the consequences of the credit cycle, we must dismiss pure opinion, and examine the evidence rationally. This article assesses the fate of the dollar on the next credit crisis, a subject of increasing topicality. It concludes ...
Early investors review: Asian stocks traded mixed Wednesday; Euro to Dollar rose
July 4th, 2018
Asian stocks traded mixed Wednesday as the yuan recovered from its recent decline, which had unsettled investors amid trade tensions and prompted verbal intervention from Chinese officials. Equities in China and Hong Kong fell, reversing gains within the first ...
