Apple Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is on Encryption
I sure that I’m no different than most of the readers of this blog in having a love-hate relationship with some of the big companies that have a huge impact on our lives: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple but to name…
Counterpoint: A 21st Century Glass Steagall Act Is Needed
Counterpoint: A 21st Century Glass Steagall Act Is Needed Editor’s Note: For an alternative viewpoint, see: Point: Why We Shouldn’t Bring Back Glass-Steagall The Glass Steagall Act is the Depression-era law that gave financial companies a choice: you could be…
Banks resort to negative interest amid market collapse
NEW YORK – After a mid-day decline on Thursday that topped 350 points, the Dow rebounded in late afternoon trading to close down 254.56 points at 15,660.18, off 1.60 percent. The news of the day came from Federal Reserve Chairman…
IMJ Investment Partners launches $53M fund for Japan-based startups
Singapore-based VC IMJ Investment Partners has announced the establishment of IMJ Investment Partners Japan Fund 1 (IMJIP Japan Fund 1) to boost Japan’s tech ecosystem. It has already raised 2 billion yen ($18 million) and will seek to hit 6…
Nasdaq’s Blockchain Technology to Transform the Republic of Estonia’s e-Residency Shareholder Participation – Press Release issued by Nasdaq
February 12, 2016 (PPI-OT) / PRNewswire / Asianet-Pakistan: Following is the text of press release issued by Nasdaq Quote Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Republic of Estonia have announced that Estonia’s e-Residency platform will be facilitating a blockchain-based e-voting service to…
What the Big Short Can Teach You About Investing
My kids have the mental age of ten and eleven year olds, because, well, they are ten and eleven years old. So they fight pretty much constantly. When my son wants past his sister in the passage way and she’s…
ICTA and Central Bank thinking in bitcoin
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and the Central Bank are together looking at the possibility of introducing cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to the country’s financial system, a top state ICT official revealed. Managing Director ICTA Muhunthan Canagey, addressing…
Can China Cope With the Stampede From Its Currency?
This article first appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations site. Last summer, U.S. lawmakers were condemning China for pushing down its currency, arguing that it was still “terribly undervalued.” But those days may be long gone. Chinese and foreigners…
George Soros: EU Is Set To Disintegrate, And The Only Way Russia Can Survive Is Ensuring That Happens Quickly
Well one thing you can give George Soros credit for – when it comes to politics you want to be on his side and not against him. Soros has a knack for really angering countries which goes back many decades….
What’s behind the global stock market selloff?
What’s behind the global stock market selloff? Global stock market are on their shakiest footing in years. Investors are fleeing stocks and running to safe-havens like bonds and gold, driven by concerns about economic growth the effectiveness of central banks’…