Ripple (XRP) has surged 4% today, once again gaining ground on ethereum as the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse called for a “global framework” for payments and called out bitcoin for its failings. Garlinghouse told Bloomberg, Ripple is “solving a cross-border payments problem” and […]
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Experts suggest Paris could re-emerge as “a key marketplace for gold” after the Banque de France revealed a new range of precious metal services with JP Morgan. This includes swaps, leases and gold deposits for global central banks which, until now, have only been available in London. Paris was once […]
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Shares in Asian suppliers and assemblers for Apple Inc (AAPL.O) fell on Tuesday due to profit warnings that point to weakness in iPhone sales. Thailand’s first flagship Apple store is seen at Iconsiam shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Taiwan-based assembler Hon […]
Ask your tax pro about 199A. That pretty much is most of the practical advice that you need to take away from this piece, which is more a reflection on the way significant changes in the tax law are actually implemented than anything else. Although it is also a bit […]
Emerging currencies fell on Monday as the American greenback built on last week’s gains and hit a 16-month high, while oil prices rose after Saudi Arabia announced plans to slash production in December. The Indian rupee was trading at 72.89 against the US dollar as of just after 15.00 GMT, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes tumbled on Monday as shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) dragged down the technology and financial sectors. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 12, 2018. […]
At Yosemite on a bikeHarman Boparai It’s getting late in the year now, and with 2019 looming, it’s time to wrap up the results of my DNA diet experiment. For the last twelve months I’ve been on Arivale’s scientific wellness program. You can read about my earlier experiences here. To […]
Clemens Fuest described the EU as being ill-equipped to deal with financial chaos in Italy, as he claimed no country can afford a national debt of more than 130 percent of gross domestic product in economic stagnation. He went on to warn a financial market crisis could trigger “the most […]