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Digital Currency Revolution Series: ETH/USD Shooting Stars Signifies Minor Downtrend, But Upside Sentiments Remain Intact

Nov 25, 2019 11:56 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency Insights & Views

ETHUSD(at Coinbase) minor trend travels through sloping channel, the prevailing price slumps slide the current trend below DMAs upon sharp shooting star candleat channel resistance(at180.03 levels to be precise), since...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: CFTC Top-Notch Officials Praise Digital Assets, Blockchain and FinTech Prominence in LabCFTC

Nov 25, 2019 08:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

The newly appointed chairman Heath P. Tarbert has recently announced LabCFTC at Fintech Forward 2019eventwhich is going to transform into an independent FinTech arm of CFTCand reporting directly to the Chairman.At this...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: What Drives Anti-Bitcoin ETF Perspectives?

Nov 25, 2019 06:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Despite the lingering sentiments towards a bitcoin ETF is mostly conducive, SEC kept declining the various proposals as the conducive perspectives are not uniformly so. Andreas Antonopoulos, for example, the author of...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Hedge Funds Positioning in Bitcoin Futures Amid Price Downturn

Nov 25, 2019 06:03 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Amid the massive price plungeof pioneer cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) in the recent past,the hedge funds prime objective is to outperform the market, they would usually be aggressive in risk appetite and expect to be prudent...

Food poverty at record levels – a children's book on food banks shows how normal it has become

Nov 24, 2019 22:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Wake up, mum. Im hungry! This is the opening line to the recently published childrens book, Its a No-Money Day, by Kate Milner, a powerful exploration of food banks and life below the poverty line. The UK should not be...

Debate: Welcome to the new-old global age of weaponised racism

Nov 24, 2019 22:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

He died like a dog, said President Donald Trump on October 27, 2019, at the press conference where he announced that US Special Forces had killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. These cruel words could have...

Men feel stressed if their female partners earn more than 40% of household income – new research

Nov 24, 2019 22:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Life

The best marriages are probably based on teamwork. But it seems individual contributions do matter specifically, who earns how much of the household income. My research shows that in, heterosexual couples, men are...

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Economy

Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday but were still on track to post modest weekly gains, as strong safe-haven demand continued to support the precious metals market. At the same time, silver and...

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves

New Zealands business confidence surged sharply in December, reaching its highest level in three decades, according to the latest ANZ Bank Business Outlook survey released on Friday. The data highlights growing optimism...

BOJ Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Japan Signals Shift Toward Monetary Normalization

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates to a three-decade high, marking another milestone in its gradual exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. At the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Friday,...

Austan Goolsbee Signals Potential for More Fed Rate Cuts as Inflation Shows Improvement

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that recent inflation data has been encouraging, raising the possibility of additional interest rate cuts next year if current trends continue....

Politics

Syria, Kurds and U.S. Race to Show Progress on SDF Integration Deal

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of a year-end deadline to demonstrate progress on a long-stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state, according to...

Putin Signals Possible Peace or Continued War in Ukraine at Major Year-End Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to send a significant signal to the United States and European powers regarding the future of the Ukraine war when he speaks at his annual end-of-year news conference on Friday....

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Trump Signs Order to Ease Federal Marijuana Rules, Signaling Major Policy Shift

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to loosen regulations on marijuana, a move that could mark one of the most significant changes in U.S. cannabis policy in decades. The...

Fernando Haddad Confirms He Will Not Run for Office in 2025, Signals Possible Exit as Brazil’s Finance Minister

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Thursday that he will not run for public office next year, putting an end to months of speculation surrounding his political future. Speaking at a press conference,...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...

Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand

Micron Technology delivered record first-quarter results and issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, driven by rising memory prices and strong demand linked to artificial intelligence workloads. The upbeat...

Oracle Stock Slides After Blue Owl Exit Report, Company Says Michigan Data Center Talks Remain on Track

Oracle shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a Financial Times report claimed that Blue Owl Capital, Oracles largest U.S. data center partner, decided not to support a planned $10 billion data center project in...