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After Record-Long Expansion, Here’s What Could Knock the Economy Off Course (#GotBitcoin?)

Experts see the U.S. continuing to grow, but looming risks include trade wars, interest-rate mistakes and the ballooning budget deficit. After Record-Long Expansion, Here’s What Could Knock the Economy Off Course (#GotBitcoin?) Economies aren’t like cars. They don’t just wear down and peter out after running for several years. Something…

Plunging Yields Expose Sorry State of US And European Banks (#GotBitcoin?)

After a broad selloff last week, European bank stocks have given up their gains for the year, with valuations of some major lenders at multiyear lows. Plunging Yields Expose Sorry State of US And European Banks (#GotBitcoin?) The global downdraft in bond yields and rising trade tensions are falling squarely…

Ultimate Resource On Bitcoin Whales (#GotBitcoin)

BTC Dump: Pure Whale Manipulation. BTC Dump: Pure Whale Manipulation, Makes $15 MILLION! (#GotBitcoin) Following the recent decline in the Bitcoin price which has seen BTC go back below $8,000, questions have been asked about the manipulation of prices by whales. A recent whale move to Coinbase has led to…

Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Territory, Credit Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)

Tech-heavy index falls more than 1% as regulators signal increased scrutiny of industry giants. Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Territory, Credit Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?) The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite entered correction territory Monday, hit by investor fears that regulators might take a fresh shot at industry giants such as Alphabet and Facebook .…

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…