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Gold Price Smashes Through $1,500: 2 Reasons Why
The price of gold rallied above $1,500 on Thursday, as dismal U. S. data reasserted fears about the world’s largest economy heading for a soft landing. Futures on December gold delivery peaked at $1,505. дальше »
2019-10-24 18:29
The Fed Is Desperately Fighting Off Recession but There’s Nothing It Can Do to Stop It
To say that the Federal Reserve has been busy over the last few weeks would be a huge understatement. The central bank may be projecting an image of control. According to them, the financial markets are simply experiencing technical issues and seasonal bottlenecks such as quarterly tax payments. дальше »
2019-10-24 17:20
Gold Price Regains Its Shine as U.S. Economy Flashes Two Warning Signals
The price of gold rallied on Wednesday and was making a fast return to $1,500 as investors weighed the multitude of risks facing the U. S. economy. The latest warning signal came from the housing market after existing home sales tumbled much more than expected in September. дальше »
2019-10-23 18:15
Hey Boomers, Millennials are the Only Thing Saving Your Retirement from a Recession
Millennials have been stereotyped as avocado toast-loving lazy and entitled narcissists living off their parents. But according to one wealth manager, the spending power of Generation Y is what could be keeping bullish hopes for the stock market alive. дальше »
2019-10-23 11:41
Another Piece of Data Points Toward a U.S. Housing Market Crash
The signs of a U. S. housing market crash are becoming clearer with each passing week. Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller warned us last month that the U. S. housing market is headed for a crash and prices could soon start falling. дальше »
2019-10-22 20:30
The U.S. Government Just Admitted That It Is Short By $720 Billion Per Year
The richest and most powerful nation in the world just acknowledged that they are in dire need of cash. Of course, the U. S. government wouldn’t simply say it is running on huge budget deficits. дальше »
2019-10-22 16:01
China’s Top 10% Flip Rich Switch in a First to Outnumber Wealthy Americans
For the first time ever, the Chinese outnumbered the Americans among the top 10% of the wealthiest people in the world. While the US boasted of 99 million people featuring in the global top 10%, China had 100 million of them, according to Credit Suisse. дальше »
2019-10-22 15:03
Trump Advisor and Former Fed Nominee Launches Fractional Reserve Stablecoin
Stephen Moore, Trump’s initial nominee for the post of Federal Reserve Chairman and close campaign advisor, has announced his latest venture – Frax – that runs a U. S. dollar stablecoin. дальше »
2019-10-22 13:37
Global Economy Is Barreling Towards Recession Under Trump’s Watch: Moody’s
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 are slowly coming to terms with the possibility of a global recession in the not-too-distant future. Whether they truly understand the dangers remains an open question. дальше »
2019-10-21 19:00
The US nukes will no longer run on plate-sized floppy disks
The dated tech in the United State’s nuclear computer system is getting an upgrade as the military sunsets those gigantic old-school floppy disks. It’ll be replaced with a digital solution of some kind. дальше »
2019-10-18 20:58
The Frightening Collapse of American Manufacturing Continues
The erosion of America’s manufacturing sector intensified at the end of the third quarter, as industrial production posted a steep drop month-over-month. While some of the decline was attributed to temporary factors like the General Motors strike, the downturn is part of a much broader trend that has intensified in the wake of the U. дальше »
2019-10-21 02:00
Bitstop Installs First Bitcoin ATM at Miami International Airport
In a press release issued October 15, 2019, Miami-based fintech startup Bitstop announced that it has installed Miami International Airport’s first Bitcoin ATM. With this, customers will now be able to easily buy and sell the premier cryptocurrency for cash while traveling. дальше »
2019-10-17 23:00
Project Veritas ‘exposes’ CNN’s bias against Trump
I don’t know how to tell you this, but at least some of the people who work at CNN have a personal bias against President Donald Trump. According to performance art group Project Veritas, CNN employee Cary Poarch came forward earlier this year with hundreds of hours of video he secretly recorded inside the network. дальше »
2019-10-15 02:04
U.S. Financial Watchdogs Draft Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency
Top financial regulators in the United States, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have issued a joint statement reminding cryptocurrency market participants of their anti-money-laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), reports EconoTimes on October 14,Read MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:00
SEC Looks to Suspend “Unlawfully Sold” Telegram (GRAM) Cryptocurrency
The upcoming launch of GRAM tokens has become somewhat of a spectacle for the cryptocurrency community in recent months. With final token disbursement on the horizon, the SEC has filed for emergency action against Telegram and Telegram Open Network (TON), both of whom are offshore entities to the United States. дальше »
2019-10-12 14:32
Donald Trump has a Twitch channel and now I’ve seen everything
Just when I was afraid my week would pass me by without something odd happening, I discover Twitch’s latest streamer is none other than US President Donald Trump. And you’d better believe I followed his channel as soon as I saw it existed. дальше »
2019-10-12 20:34
B2C2 Unveils Bitcoin-Settled Gold Derivatives Product
B2C2, a leading cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity provider to financial institutions, has announced the launch of its gold derivatives product which it says is priced and settled in bitcoin. дальше »
2019-10-11 12:05
California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 years
California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assemblymember Phil Tang, a Democrat. дальше »
2019-10-10 03:10
Millennials are Killing the Economy… Because They’re Saving Money
Millennials have been accused of killing a lot of industries (cereal, beer, housing, mayonnaise, napkins, and politics). But this might be the stupidest theory of them all. According to one investment bank, millennials are killing the entire economy. дальше »
2019-10-7 18:30
Dow Futures Plunge After Bloomberg Report Dashes Hopes for China Trade Deal
Futures on the Dow and broader U. S. stock market declined sharply in overnight trading Monday amid reports that Beijing had narrowed the scope for upcoming trade talks with the United States, dashing any hope of a comprehensive deal. дальше »
2019-10-7 08:03
Dow Futures Brace for Volatile Week as Damages from U.S.-China Trade War Begin to Surface
Futures on the Dow and broader stock market rose sharply on Friday, but finished lower for the week as threats to U. S. and global economic health resurfaced. Volatility is likely to simmer near the surface next week as attention shifts to U. дальше »
2019-10-5 11:00
Steep Fee Hike as Crypto Clamoring for a Coinbase Killer
Yesterday, San Francisco-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, announced that they would be increasing their fees for the lowest volume tier of traders on their Coinbase Pro platform, effectively helping the rich get richer, and the poor stay that way. дальше »
2019-10-5 22:00
Dow Futures Skittish Ahead of NFP Report. Here’s Why You Should Take It With a Grain of Salt
Futures on the Dow and broader U. S. stock market drifted lower in afterhours trading Friday, as investors zeroed in on a critical jobs report scheduled for 8:30 a. m. ET. Dow Futures Climb; S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Follow Futures contracts for all three major U. дальше »
2019-10-4 05:53
Gold Price Attracts More Bids as U.S. Services Downturn Adds to Recession Fears
The price of gold rallied Thursday, extending its winning streak to three days after another batch of soft data sparked a fresh wave of haven buying in the market. Gold Extends Rally December gold futures climbed all the way to a session high of $1,525. дальше »
2019-10-4 22:30
U.S. Economy Recession Alert: Private Jobs Data Shows Hiring Slowdown
It is widely believed that the U. S. economy is heading toward a recession. The bad news is that the belief could turn into reality very soon as multiple recession indicators have started flashing all of a sudden. дальше »
2019-10-2 21:48
Court upholds FCC net neutrality repeal, but there’s still hope
A federal appeals court today ruled to uphold the FCC‘s 2017 repeal of net neutrality laws, meaning Ajit Pai’s rollback of the Obama-era laws will stand. However, the court did offer an avenue for those who wish to try getting it reinstated in their state, because it turns out the FCC doesn’t have the authority to ban that. дальше »
2019-10-2 01:45
Zuck says he’s ready for a fight if Elizabeth Warren is elected
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting his employees ready for what could turn out to be the biggest threat his company’s faced yet: a 70-year-old woman from Oklahoma. Of course, democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t just anyone. дальше »
2019-10-2 01:29
After Epic Flash Crash, Gold Price Rebounds: 3 Reasons Why
The price of gold bounced back sharply on Tuesday, erasing a portion of Monday’s brutal drop after a protracted downturn in the manufacturing sector sapped risk sentiment from the market. Gold for December settlement, the most actively traded futures contract, reached a session high of $1,493. дальше »
2019-10-2 23:00
U.S. Manufacturing Data Shows Recession Is Almost Here
The calls for a recession in the U. S. are getting stronger by the day, and the latest manufacturing data for the month of September is more fodder for the doomsayers. According to the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) PMI report, September manufacturing activity in the U. дальше »
2019-10-2 20:07
Coinbase, Kraken, Poloniex, and Bittrex Devise Security Token Rating Framework
Major cryptocurrency exchanges have come together to formulate a rating model for cryptocurrencies to justify the listing of a cryptoasset to American regulators, as reported by Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2019. дальше »
2019-9-30 16:09
Report: LedgerX Claims Ex-CFTC Chairman Stalled Approvals Due to Personal Bias
Crypto derivatives firm LedgerX alleges that former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo obstructed the approval of its DCO registration due to personal bias
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DoorDash leaves door open for data breach, affecting 4.9M people
It’s that time to change your passwords again. Popular on-demand food delivery platform DoorDash has confirmed a data breach affecting 4. 9 million customers, workers, and merchants. The data was accessed by an unnamed third-party service provider on May 4, including profile information such as names, emails, delivery addresses, phone numbers, hashed and salted passwords, as well as the driver’s license numbers of nearly 100,000 delivery executives. дальше »
2019-9-27 08:02
Dow Futures Sputter Ahead of Pivotal GDP Revision
Futures on the Dow Jones and broader U. S. stock market struggled for direction in overnight trading Thursday, as investors braced for the Commerce Department's third and final reading of second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP). дальше »
2019-9-27 06:57
U.S. Accounting Firm H&R Block Offers Cryptocurrency Tax Consulting
H&R Block, a New York Stock Exchange-listed global consumer tax services provider, on September 24, 2019, announced the launch of a new consumer service that would aid people engaging in digital currency transactions correctly file their crypto gains and losses with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). дальше »
2019-9-26 21:00
The Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab just bought a 5,000-qubit quantum computer
D-Wave today announced its next generation “Advantage” quantum computer system. It’ll pack a whopping 5,000 qubits and myriad improvements to processing speed and power. And the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be among the first to have access. дальше »
2019-9-25 01:14
ICE is on the hunt for a new DevOps company thanks to a software engineer’s protest
Open-source technology company Chef has finally decided having a relationship with the US government isn’t worth alienating the developer’s community it thrives on. After spending nearly a week defending its decision to continue working with ICE and CBP, CEO Barry Crist today announced the company would not renew those contracts in the future. дальше »
2019-9-24 00:03
Jamie Dimon Quashes Recession Fears — Here's Why He's Wrong
Despite worries of an impending global recession, Jamie Dimon is still feeling rather positive about the state of the U.S. economy — but his sentiment might be misguided. The J.P. Morgan Chase chairman says his gut feeling is that the American economy isn't nearing a turn for the worse — telling reporters at the Business […] The post Jamie Dimon Quashes Recession Fears — Here's Why He's Wrong appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-9-19 23:03
Recession-Blind Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates to 1.75%
The Federal Reserve’s recalibration of monetary policy continued Wednesday, as officials voted to lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Although the decision was widely expected, traders had grown skeptical about the prospect of another rate cut in the days leading up to the meeting. дальше »
2019-9-18 21:10
4 Countries That Really Don't Like Facebook's Crypto Libra
Governments around the world went on high alert after American social media giant Facebook announced a permissioned blockchain digital currency, named Libra. Unsurprisingly, the prospect of a privately-backed alternative digital currency didn't exactly excite financial regulators in North America, Europe, and Asia. дальше »
2019-9-18 11:37
US DoJ wants to seize profits from Ed Snowden’s new book because it violated his NDA
The US justice department has sued whistleblower Edward Snowden, following the release of his new book, Permanent Record. The department alleges this book violates a non-disclosure agreement Snowden signed with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) while working as a contractor for the two agencies. дальше »
2019-9-18 08:38
General Motors (GM) Faces Crippling Losses as Autoworkers Strike Enters Day 2
Detroit automaker General Motors Co (GM) could lose up to $50 million per day in earnings after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union orchestrated its first walk out against the company in 12 years. дальше »
2019-9-18 23:30
Binance.US reveals 3-tiered account verification process to comply with United States’ regulatory climate
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance made news a few months ago after it announced that it would restrict its services for U. S. residents. Despite gaining about 15% of its monthly traffic from the United States, Binance geo-blocked U. дальше »
2019-9-17 18:00
Here’s Why the Fed Is Getting Cold Feet About Cutting Interest Rates
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates after its meeting on Wednesday? If you asked traders this question a few weeks ago, they would tell you with more than 95% certainty that another rate cut was happening in September. дальше »
2019-9-17 01:00
California Politician Purchases Cannabis with Cryptocurrency
A Berkeley councilmember became the first elected official to buy cannabis with cryptocurrency, according to a report by a Californian student newspaper, The Daily Californian on September 16, 2019. The introduction of cryptocurrency into the cannabis industry would help create more awareness for both industries. дальше »
2019-9-17 23:00
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Notorious North Korean Hacking Groups
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed strict sanctions on “Lazarus,” “Bluenoroff,” and “Andariel,” three North Korean state-run hacking groups that have allegedly hacked several bitcoin trading venues, banks and other financial institutions, in an effort to fund the region’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, reportsRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-9-16 17:00
Twitter’s refusal to dox a cow stymies Republican’s $250M lawsuit
US Rep. Devin Nunes can’t seem to catch a break. First, despite his memo blaming Obama and the FBI for all the evils in the world, his fellow former members of the Trump transition team keep getting indicted for being bad at crime. дальше »
2019-9-14 21:31
Iranian Cryptocurrency Miners Offered Tax Exemption Conditions
The Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA) has announced that cryptocurrency miners in the country will be given a tax exemption if they bring their foreign earnings back into the country, as reported by Financial Tribune, September 12, 2019. дальше »
2019-9-12 15:00
ICE is paying an Israeli security company $30M to break into phones
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its partnership with Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite to unlock and extract data from mobile phones, reports The Daily Beast. дальше »
2019-9-12 11:38
Uber won’t reclassify drivers as employees, despite California’s AB5 ruling
Uber has said it has no plans to reclassify its vast army of drivers as employees, in light of the the gig workers’ rights bill passed in the California Senate yesterday. “We continue to believe drivers are properly classified as independent, and because we’ll continue to be responsive to what the vast majority of drivers tell us they want most — flexibility — drivers will not be automatically reclassified as employees, even after January of next year,” the company said in a statement. дальше »
2019-9-12 09:40
Binance Alternatives for US-Based Altcoin Investors and Crypto Traders
Tomorrow, Binance will close trading and deposits for US-based crypto investors and traders, cutting off access to much of the altcoin market. And while that’s likely a positive thing for crypto investors who have been burned by altcoin assets in the past, there are a number of alternatives US-based traders can visit to get a. дальше »