Currency

Bitcoin Volatility Falls To Two-Year Low

Posted by ZeroHedge

on Friday, 9 November 2018 15:58

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Bitcoin, like most cryptocurrencies, has experienced tremendous pain in 2018, but there is a silver lining developing – in stark contrast to the violent swings in global equity markets, wild price swings have been absent in daily Bitcoin flows in the last month or so.

Measured on a weekly basis, absolute levels of Bitcoin volatility is probing levels not seen since late 2016, right before the most massive pump and dump in modern times took the coin from $700 to almost $20,000 within 12 months…. CLICK for complete article

Everything We Know About The Disney+ Streaming Service

Posted by Elizabeth Balboa

on Friday, 9 November 2018 15:52

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Walt Disney Co’s Q4 earnings provided clarity about the new streaming service, Disney+, set to rival Netflix, Inc. late next year.

Disney+ will aggregate the company’s existing content — including the Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and National Geographic franchises — and strengthen the competitive library with originals…. CLICK for complete article

Amazon’s Tale Of Two Cities

Posted by Michael Scott

on Thursday, 8 November 2018 15:28

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After a year of speculation over the location of Amazon’s second headquarters, new information suggests e-commerce giant has made a decision

After a year of heated speculation and even more intense lobbying by a number of cities in the running to host Amazon’s second headquarters, reports emerge that the e-commerce giant is now going to split up its HQ2…. CLICK for complete article

What A Split Congress Means For The Stock Market

Posted by Wayne Duggan

on Thursday, 8 November 2018 15:24

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Now that the votes have been tallied from the midterm elections, investors are shifting their attention to what the fallout from the midterms will be for the stock market. The early returns on a divided Congress are positive, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust trading higher by 2 percent Wednesday.

Here’s a rundown of how analysts see a divided Congress impacting the stock market…. CLICK for complete article

BoC Doublespeak on Rate Hikes Muddies the Waters

Posted by Ephraim Vecina

on Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:44

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The Bank of Canada’s latest decision to hike the benchmark interest rate to 1.75% is just the latest in its series of tightening measures meant to address household risks, but Dr. Sherry Cooper of the Dominion Lending Centres would’ve preferred the bank to be clearer about its future plans.

“The Bank of Canada believes the economy will grow about 2% per year in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in line with their upwardly revised estimate of…Click here for full article