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Bitcoin to 100K: Why 2024 Might Be The Year

Analysts at Blockware Solutions suggest that the 2024 Bitcoin halving could take the asset over the moon.

Investors pull out from US stock funds

Wall Street has been put on defensive mode ever since Donald Trump became the president of the United States. This led to investors pulling out $8.9 billion from US stock funds that ended on March 22 according to a research conducted by EPFR Global.

Snapchat parent company's IPO gains just disappeared

Analysts are concerned over Snapchat's sudden growth, valuation and hype for the past weeks and claim its IPO gains as overpriced.

Qantas posts decline in net profits

The results indicate Qantas' strong performance in a mixed international market amidst its strategy and ongoing transformation while investing for customers.

Warren Buffett's Optimism on American Businesses

Berkshire Hathaway's CEO is upbeat about the future of US businesses and stocks after his company reported a higher quarterly profit. Buffett urges investors to work with a collection of large and conservatively financed American businesses in the long term.

Five Large US Banks Do Not Have Sufficient Plan for Crisis Due to Lack of Information

GAO suggested financial regulators to disclose more information on their crisis policy framework. While five large banks do not have enough plan to manage operation during crisis.

Israel Antitrust Authority Opposed Acquisition of Golan Telecom

Cellcom Israel Ltd on Tuesday announced that regulators opposed its merger plan with Golan. However, Antitrust Authority will invite the companies representative to discuss the deal before making final decision.

London and European Stock Market Rallied Following Surge of China's Export

London's FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday to reach record high. European shares continued its rally led by mining stocks as China reported increase of export.

SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Fired ConvergEx Executive Basilly Years After His Dismissal

SEC has filed a lawsuit against former ConvergEx exec Basilly on Tuesday on the allegation of defrauding traders. Prior to that, ConvergEx has admitted wrongdoing through its several units and counted penalty of $150 million to the regulators. However, his lawyer claims innocence rejecting all allegations and cites that Bassily has acted as per ConvergEx approved business model.

EU Resumed Investigation on Halliburton and Baker Hughes Deal

European Union antitrust regulator resumed its review on the takeover of Baker Hughes by Halliburton. European Commission plan to reach decision in August whether to approve or veto the deal.

Planning For Output Cap in Oil Production Amid Rising Oil Prices Surprises Analysts

Crude oil prices have been witnessed to drop a little after hitting the four-month high, but still manage a few profits for the Asian oil producers. Amid such market situations, oil producers including Russia and Saudi Arabia have reached a consensus for putting cap on oil production. The output cut decision has surprised the analysts since increased market price naturally boosts up production.

San Fransisco and Dallas Fed President Expected to See Interest Rate Hike Soon

Two other Fed presidents suggested the US central bank to raise interest rate. San Fransisco's John Williams said two or three rate hike in 2016 is reasonable. While Dallas' Rob Kaplan reminded to be patient.

US Firms are Attracted to Invest in Israeli Cannabis R&D

Firms in United States are looking into Israeli cannabis research and development. Israel, the pioneer in high tech agriculture is now leading the medical marijuana R&D.

India Announces Guidelines For Online Market Places Allowing 100% FDI

Indian finance ministry has issued a new set of guidelines for regulating the online market places. The guidelines also include definition of ‘ecommerce’, ‘inventory based model’ and ‘market place model’ to bring clarity in this sector. However, clarity in segmentation of ecommerce business has been applauded by the analysts.

Prime Minister Li Keqiang is Optimist for China's Economic Recovery

In the annual Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) last Thursday, Premier Li Keqiang deliver keynote speech. He pledged the government will refrain to intervene in economic and market.

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Goldman Sachs Targets Private Equity After Credit Suisse Shakeup

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Walmart Stock Up by 7%, Forecast Hints at Continued Buying Power

In accordance with prior comments made by one of its major suppliers and a competitor retailer, Walmart's optimistic outlook for the retail industry on Thursday indicated a solid consumer base in the United States.

Brothers Arrested After Planning to Steal $25M in Cryptocurrencies from Ethereum Blockchain

According to a recently released indictment, two brothers from New York and Boston were placed under federal arrest on Tuesday.

Don’t Sweat the Bills: Resources to Help You Pay for Utilities

The most recent data from the Consumer Price Index shows that, from March 2023 to March 2024, the index for electricity increased by 5%, which is more than economists would want to see. (Electricity rates increased by 0.9% from February to March 2024.)

Social Security 2025: Cost-of-Living-Adjustment Increased to 3.2%, But Will It Keep Up?

After the government announced that April inflation was in line with experts' predictions, the most recent estimate of Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment 2025 increased to 3.2%, according to new figures released on Wednesday.

Real Estate Not Stocks Give the Greatest Long-Term Investment, Survey Shows

According to a recent Gallup poll, even though the majority of Americans have money stashed away in the stock market, they don't think it makes the greatest long-term investment. What then is it?

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