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• China Prepares New Cybersecurity Law In Retaliation Against The U.S.

  Published 27 May 2019 | viewed 4,351 times

  While China is still debating whether or not to implement rare-earth quotas or use any of the other "nuclear options" it has available in response…

• Facebook Scrubs Over 2 Billion Fake Accounts

  Published 24 May 2019 | viewed 4,882 times

  On one hand, Facebook - the world's biggest social media company - represented that it has just under 2.4 billion monthly active users from across the globe.…

• Tesla Slashes Prices Again

  Published 21 May 2019 | viewed 4,132 times

  Tesla is cutting prices yet again, a clear sign that "demand hell" has set in for the embattled automaker, and that the weather in Shortsville…

• Central Banks Are Stockpiling Gold At The Fastest Rate In Half A Decade

  Published 15 May 2019 | viewed 9,325 times

  Earlier this month the World Gold Council published its quarterly report– and it shows that central banks and foreign governments from around the world are buying…

• Trader Compares Current Market Environment To 2007

  Published 13 May 2019 | viewed 9,937 times

  Buy the rumor sell the fact. It’s the second time in a week, I’ve used that annoyingly misunderstood phrase. The previous time, it was in…

• Major Lawsuit Could Derail $1.2 Trillion Leveraged Loan Market

  Published 10 May 2019 | viewed 3,199 times

  Ask any banker (or analyst) what the difference is between a junk bond and a loan, and you'll most likely get a blank start in…

• Banks Are Doubling Down On Risky Credit Card Debt

  Published 08 May 2019 | viewed 3,070 times

  As each of the seven largest credit-card issuers in the US reported a troubling jump in default rates to levels not seen in the better…

• Stocks Slip As Trump Ramps Up Trade Deal Rhetoric

  Published 06 May 2019 | viewed 5,953 times

  So much for months and months of constant leaks, headlines, tweets, and press reports that US-China trade talks are going great, and are imminent amid…

• Silicon Valley's Biggest Backer Could Be Eyeing $100 Billion IPO

  Published 03 May 2019 | viewed 5,055 times

  After establishing its Vision Fund as the world's preeminent marginal investor in Silicon Valley's most overhyped (and overvalued) startups, SoftBank, its CEO Masayoshi Son and…

• Fake Website Traffic Costs Companies $50 Billion Per Year

  Published 01 May 2019 | viewed 8,081 times

  Advertising fraud online is being called the second largest organized crime scheme globally, according to Digital News Daily. About 3/4 of US fraudulent advertising traffic is…

• Marriott Looks To Launch "Airbnb-Killer"

  Published 29 April 2019 | viewed 2,838 times

  Just in time to spoil the party ahead of Airbnb's long-awaited IPO (which may or may not happen this year, according to one of its co-founders), Marriott is…

• A War Is Brewing Between San Fransisco's Rich And Poor

  Published 25 April 2019 | viewed 5,524 times

  San Francisco - thanks to its balmy year-round climate and hospitable reputation - has long suffered from growing homelessness which, despite the city's nosebleed-inducing taxes,…

• Chinese Banks Are Running Low On Dollars

  Published 24 April 2019 | viewed 9,928 times

  Following the biggest quarterly credit injection in Chinese history, it is safe to say that China's banks are flush with yuan loans. However, when it comes…

• Pinterest, Zoom Launch Much Anticipated IPOs

  Published 18 April 2019 | viewed 4,715 times

  With short interest now at 60+ percent of its float, Lyft has swiftly become a symbol for disastrous post-IPO performance by the latest batch of…

• JPMorgan Shares Soar On Solid Earnings Report

  Published 12 April 2019 | viewed 4,823 times

  So much for fears the banks would drag down Q1 earnings season. In a big reversal from the sharp slump in Q4 bank earnings, moments…

• Wal-Mart To Roll Out Robots In Hundreds Of U.S. Stores

  Published 09 April 2019 | viewed 3,296 times

  Offering yet another lesson in how raising the minimum wage can destroy jobs, particularly for the most poorly compensated workers whom activists had intended to…

• Goldman: Banning Buybacks Would Be Disastrous

  Published 08 April 2019 | viewed 3,912 times

  Few topics prompt as powerful (and violent) a response from financial professionals as what the role of financial buybacks is in determining stock prices. One…

• How Long Will Stock Market Euphoria Last?

  Published 05 April 2019 | viewed 10,549 times

  Over the past few weeks, we have been inundated with countless headlines declaring that this is the best start to the year for US stocks…

• Airbnb In Hot Water Over Hidden Camera Incidents

  Published 03 April 2019 | viewed 3,231 times

    \Travelers staying in Airbnb rentals might want to think twice before traipsing around naked in somebody else's rental property. according to The Atlantic. In fact, one…

• Russia Is Ditching The Dollar At A Record Pace

  Published 01 April 2019 | viewed 7,798 times

  Nine months ago, as US Treasury yields were drifting lower from a seven-year high reached in May of last year, we pointed out a curious…