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Glencore To Close Massive Metals Mine As Trumponomics Takes Toll (#GotBitcoin?)
Closure will remove around 20% of the global market’s cobalt supply. Glencore To Close Massive Metals Mine As Trumponomics Takes Toll (#GotBitcoin?) Glencore PLC’s first-half earnings fell by a third and the commodities giant said it is closing one of its largest copper and cobalt mines, as concerns over the…
Commerzbank Tests Blockchain Machine To Machine Payments With Daimler (#GotBitcoin?)
Frankfurt bank and financial services firm Commerzbank tested blockchain-based machine to machine payments with trucks produced by the firm behind the Mercedes-Benz auto brand, Daimler. Commerzbank Tests Blockchain Machine To Machine Payments With Daimler (#GotBitcoin?) Automated, Human-Free, Payments According to a Commerzbank press release published on Aug. 8, the bank…
Banks Hand Over Documents On Russians Possibly Linked To Trump (#GotBitcoin?)
Some documents are related to Russians who may have had dealings with Mr. Trump, his family or Trump Organization. Banks Hand Over Documents On Russians Possibly Linked To Trump (#GotBitcoin?) Major Wall Street banks have given congressional committees investigating President Trump thousands of pages of documents related to Russians who…
Bitcoin’s Historical Returns Look Very Attractive As Online Banks Lower Payouts On Savings Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)
Last month, the Ally Financial — winner of Money’s 2018 award for best online bank — sent an unusual message to its customers: Interest rates on its popular high-yield savings account would be going down. Bitcoin's Historical Returns Look Very Attractive As Online Banks Lower Payouts On Savings Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)…
Central Banks Surprise Markets With Aggressive Rate Cuts (#GotBitcoin?)
Global easing cycle may turn out to be longer and deeper than previously expected. Central Banks Surprise Markets With Aggressive Rate Cuts (#GotBitcoin?) Three central banks in the Asia-Pacific region lowered interest rates in a surprisingly aggressive fashion Wednesday as the fallout from the U.S.-China trade war intensified, suggesting the…
Scam IRS Letters Trying To Trick Cryptocurrency Users To Pay Up (#GotBitcoin?)
Scam letters purporting to be from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are trying con cryptocurrency taxpayers and others out of their funds. Scam IRS Letters Trying To Trick Cryptocurrency Users To Pay Up (#GotBitcoin?) According to a Forbes report published on Aug. 5, bogus letters are attempting to…
Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller To Tribunal Over Electricity Bill And Wins (#GotBitcoin?)
A Malta-based bitcoin miner has taken action after getting a shock when he received his electricity bill. Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller To Tribunal Over Electricity Bill And Wins (#GotBitcoin?) As reported by Malta Today, the unnamed man had bought a bitcoin miner from local IT firm 3 Group, but…
Ultimate Resource On Countless Store Closings (#GotBitcoin)
More store closings coming: An estimated 12,000 shops could close by the end of 2019. Ultimate Resource On Countless Store Closings (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1W2nWdCzg8&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaOTwJbyBN_K0B1UL1Grmluh&index=1[/embed] There will be absolutely zero entry-level jobs for young (or old) people. The retail apocalypse isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Eight months into 2019, there…
Public Pensions Miss Fantastic Bitcoin Gains (#GotBitcoin)
Trumponomics Fail! Public pension plans fell short of their projected returns this year, adding to the burden on governments struggling to fund promised benefits to retired workers. Public Pensions Miss Fantastic Bitcoin Gains (#GotBitcoin) Public plans with more than $1 billion in assets earned a median return of 6.79% for…
Putin Says Russia Will Spy On U.S. To Match Missile Development (#GotBitcoin?)
Leader sets out retaliatory measures after collapse of Cold War weapons treaty. Putin Says Russia Will Spy On U.S. To Match Missile Development (#GotBitcoin?) President Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in Russian spying on U.S. development of short- and intermediate-range missiles and said Moscow would match any the U.S. builds,…
Pearson Hack Exposed Details on Thousands of U.S. Students (#GotBitcoin?)
Breach affected more than 13,000 school and university accounts, company said. Pearson Hack Exposed Details on Thousands of U.S. Students (#GotBitcoin?) Pearson PLC, the British maker of educational software, is warning school districts that a far-reaching data breach has exposed details on thousands of students, chiefly in the U.S. Pearson…
Americans Leave Billions In Unclaimed Savings Bonds (#GotBitcoin?)
Kansas, Indiana and others say forgotten money should be given to them to return to owners they can find. Americans Leave Billions In Unclaimed Savings Bonds (#GotBitcoin?) Three Missouri sisters from a Russian immigrant family—Bessie, Anna and Mary Segal—socked away money into U.S. savings bonds for decades starting in the…