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Stocks in Asia traded mixed on Tuesday afternoon as investors waited for developments from the second day of U.S.-China trade talks. Stocks Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose more than 1 percent. Topix index gained 0.65 percent. In South Korea, the Kospi was around 0.10 percent lower. Shanghai composite declined by 0.2 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index rose 0.27 percent. The ASX […]
As it is known, cryptocurrency is supposed to guaranteed, that no one can spend the same coin twice. Every transaction ever made with Bitcoin, is recorded in a database that anyone can access. The database is called blockchain and its supposed to keep everyone honest. However, Coinbase has publicly announced through a blog post that […]
Oil prices rose on Tuesday on hopes that US-Chinese talks would bring a halt to trade disputes between the world’s biggest economies, while OPEC-led supply cuts tightened markets. International Brent crude futures were at $57.77 per barrel at 0113 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.8 percent from their last close. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
Banks, insurers and money managers are planning to move $1 trillion of assets from the UK to the rest of Europe as Brexit uncertainty take its toll, according to a survey by EY. EY said that its estimate might be low, as many firms haven’t declared the value of assets being transferred, yet. According to another […]
Asian shares sped ahead on Monday as a dovish turn by the Federal Reserve and startlingly strong U.S. jobs data soothed some of the market’s worst fears about the global outlook. Stocks Japan’s Nikkei (N225) shot up 2.8 percent. Nasdaq (IXIC) 4.26 percent. S&P 500 (SPX) jumped 3.43 percent. Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) put […]
Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime run by the City of London Police, says that in 10 months last year there were 2,739 reports of contactless fraud, totalling almost £1.8 million — up from 1,440 cases worth £711,000 in the same period in 2017. Thieves are taking advantage of the tap-and-go […]