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Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Ready For Showtime Minus Trump Tower

Near completion, the man-made island has overcome setbacks, like the shelved 48-story Trump Tower. Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Ready For Showtime Minus 48-story Trump Tower (#GotBitcoin?) Now developer Nakheel is adding the finishing touches. Several major additions to the world’s biggest man-made island are approaching completion as it transitions from a…

Banks Are Making Accommodations For “The Sandwich Generation” (#GotBitcoin?)

Banks are reckoning with “the sandwich generation,” as more aging parents and adult children move in together. Banks Are Making Accommodations For “The Sandwich Generation” (#GotBitcoin?) About a year and a half ago, PNC Bank started noticing a trend in borrowers who wanted to finance a brownstone with a rental…

JPMorgan Scams Investors With Phantom Yields In EMBI Indexes (#GotBitcoin)

The bank’s popular indexes for emerging-market bonds overstate yields with defaulted Venezuelan debt. JPMorgan Scams Investors With Phantom Yields In EMBI Indexes (#GotBitcoin) JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s widely tracked emerging-market bond indexes have overstated yields for the past 18 months, boosting their allure to investors hungry for alternatives to low-yielding…

Bitcoin Could Have Prevented Small Business From Being Crushed By Chargebacks (#GotBitcoin?)

Fraudsters ran stolen bank cards through the firm’s payment system, leading to $27,000 in reversal charges; ‘I can’t bear to look at the costs. Bitcoin Could Have Prevented Small Business From Being Crushed By Chargebacks (#GotBitcoin?) Small businesses are increasingly battling costly cyberattacks. Sometimes the pain is enough to put…

Can “Postal Banking” Bank The Unbanked? (#GotBitcoin?)

Ex-Wall Street Lawyer Is Behind Plan to Have Post Office Compete With Banks. Can "Postal Banking" Bank The Unbanked? (#GotBitcoin?) Mehrsa Baradaran says financial crisis taught her that banking and government are inextricably linked. As a young Wall Street lawyer, Mehrsa Baradaran helped large banks turn to the government to…

Realtors And Property Managers Push Clients Into Properties Furnished With Amazon’s Alexa (#GotBitcoin?)

The tech giant has figured out a way to get millions of its smart speakers into homes without consumers lifting a finger, as property managers bring in Alexa to manage tenants. Realtors And Property Managers Push Clients Into Properties Furnished With Amazon’s Alexa (#GotBitcoin?) When tenants first walk into their…

Airbnb, Marriott Battle Upstarts For Short-Term Rental Market (#GotBitcoin?)

Amateur hosts dominate the industry, but big hotel companies and some well-funded startups are out to change that. Airbnb, Marriott Battle Upstarts For Short-Term Rental Market (#GotBitcoin?) In the niche between Airbnb Inc.’s home rentals and traditional hotel rooms, a new breed of startup is offering a hybrid option aiming…

What The Government And Corporate America Doesn’t Want You To know About Iodine And Salt

Some say cutting salt consumption can lower your death risk; others say the salt threat is overblown. What The Government And Corporate America Doesn't Want You To know About Iodine And Salt As Americans have become more aware over the years of nutrition-related health issues, salt has emerged as a…

Salesforce Rolls Out Blockchain Builder For Non-Coders (#GotBitcoin?)

Platform allows customers to build applications quickly, with more focus on design and business strategy. Salesforce Rolls Out Blockchain Builder For Non-Coders (#GotBitcoin?) Salesforce’s blockchain platform is built on an open-source technology called Hyperledger Sawtooth. Salesforce.com Inc., joining its cloud-services peers, is getting into the blockchain business. The company said…

State Farm, USAA To Pay Each Other Insurance Claims On Blockchain By 2020 (#GotBitcoin?)

U.S. insurance giants State Farm and USAA have entered advanced testing of a blockchain to automate the time-consuming and paper-heavy processing of automobile claims. State Farm, USAA To Pay Each Other Insurance Claims On Blockchain By 2020 (#GotBitcoin?)   Announced Thursday, the companies developed this system using Quorum, the private…

Administration Nears Plan To Return Fannie, Freddie To Private Ownership (#GotBitcoin?)

Effort would put them on sounder footing, then release them from government control. Administration Nears Plan To Return Fannie, Freddie To Private Ownership (#GotBitcoin?) Trump administration officials are putting the finishing touches on a plan to return mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private-shareholder ownership, people familiar with…

Tariffs Against Mexico Would Hit Many Goods That Previously Avoided Penalties (#GotBitcoin?)

Products like autos, crude oil and vegetables are rarely imported from China. Tariffs Against Mexico Would Hit Many Goods That Previously Avoided Penalties (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump’s proposed tariffs on all imports from Mexico would hit sectors that have had little exposure to the administration’s aggressive trade initiatives, including importers of…