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Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) Rises As Banking Industry’s Overseer (#GotBitcoin?)

California lawmaker, a critic of big banks and President Trump, says she is ready to compromise as financial-services chairman.' Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) has demanded records of President Trump’s financial dealings and pilloried financial companies accused of abusing consumers. She has also cut deals with Republican lawmakers. The primary…

Some Merrill Brokers Say Pay Plan Urges More Customer Debt (#GotBitcoin?)

Financial advisers have complained that the pay structure pits them against their clients. Some brokers at Merrill Lynch are pushing back against a compensation plan they claim rewards them for increasing debt their clients take on and in some cases can punish them for reducing it. Some of the 15,000…

Deutsche Bank Handled $150 Billion of Potentially Suspicious Flows Tied To Danske (#GotBitcoin?)

Preliminary findings of an internal review by Deutsche Bank AG of its role in a massive money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank suggest the German lender handled about $150 billion of the total amount of potentially suspicious transactions tied to Danske, according to a person familiar with the matter. German lender’s…

Poll: How Likely Are You To Eat Cell-Based Meat?

Cell-based meat is produced using poultry and livestock cells that have the ability to self-renew. Those cells are placed into bioreactor tanks, where they are fed nutrients and oxygen, helping muscle tissue to grow. In a matter of weeks, developers say, the tissue can be harvested as meat and formed…

Bearish on Bitcoin: Crypto Markets Take Steep Dive (#GotBitcoin?)

Digital currency down 76% from last year’s peak as SEC scrutinizes industry. Bitcoin is going from bad to worse. A selloff that started last week picked up speed Monday, sending the price of the digital currency below $5,000 for the first time since October 2017. The latest slide leaves bitcoin…

Ultimate Resource On Trezor Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin)

Be careful, buy only from Trezor Shop or authorized resellers.  Ultimate Resource On Trezor Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp012aP0ZFA&t=929s[/embed] “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” — you have probably heard this proverb before. We have experienced it first-hand, as Trezor clones have been released over the years of our activity. Related: Mainstream…

The Trick To Keeping Friends As We Get Older (#GotBitcoin?

It’s hard to maintain friendships and make new ones. But it’s crucial. Two or three times a week, Alan J. Fink, 64, the owner and manager of a box business in Baltimore, listens as his mother wishes out loud that she had good friends to go out with. That is…

Taylor Swift Tries To Help Fellow Artists With New Universal Music Deal (#GotBitcoin)

Proviso covers how proceeds from any sale of record firm’s Spotify stake are to be distributed to performers. Taylor Swift Tries To Help Fellow Artists With New Universal Music Deal (#GotBitcoin)   Taylor Swift, the biggest free agent in music, signed a long-term deal with the world’s biggest record company,…

Poll: Is Immigration (Like The Caravan At The U.S.-Mexican Border) Good For America?

The Trump administration follows through with the president’s threats to ‘harden’ the border, leaving a growing number of anxious migrants at the southern frontier. The U.S. has slashed the number of migrants being allowed to cross the U.S.-Mexican border to legally apply for asylum, as caravans totaling some 10,000 migrants…

U.S. Slashes Migrant Border Crossings (#GotBitcoin?)

The U.S. has slashed the number of migrants being allowed to cross the U.S.-Mexican border to legally apply for asylum, as caravans totaling some 10,000 migrants trudge north through Mexico. U.S. Slashes Migrant Border Crossings (#GotBitcoin?) The Trump administration follows through with the president’s threats to ‘harden’ the border, leaving…

Debt-Market Slowdown Troubles Investors (#GotBitcoin?)

Recent turbulence in the corporate-bond market is attributed to Fed’s tightening monetary policy and weaker appetite for debt. Signs of stress are mounting in the corporate-bond market, where rising interest rates and lackluster demand for new debt have investors questioning whether a long run of favorable borrowing conditions for U.S.…

Experimental Drug Shows Promise Protecting Against Peanut Allergies (#GotBitcoin?)

Study offers hope to parents trying to protect their children from accidental exposure. An experimental drug derived from peanuts protected some children and adolescents with life-threatening peanut allergies, according to a study, allowing the subjects to eat small amounts of peanuts without suffering a serious reaction. The drug, from a…