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Facebook To Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about customers as it seeks to boost user engagement. Facebook To Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users Facebook Inc. Wants Your Financial Data The social-media giant has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information…
Ultimate Resource On Crypto And Traditional Hedge Fund Closures (#GotBitcoin?)
Backed by Jamie Dinan and Dan Loeb, Cerrano Capital was launched less than a year ago. Ultimate Resource On Crypto And Traditional Hedge Fund Closures (#GotBitcoin?) A hedge fund backed by some of the industry’s biggest names, Cerrano Capital LLC, is closing less than a year after it got off…
The Money Laundering Hub On the U.S. Border? It’s Canada! (#GotBitcoin)
Strict privacy laws, a reluctance among banks to report suspicious activity and weak regulators contribute to low number of convictions. The Money Laundering Hub On the U.S. Border? It’s Canada! (#GotBitcoin) After a Vancouver-based real-estate agent wired almost $240,000 from Canada’s Bank of Montreal to an account in Boston last…
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HOME SELLERS NOW USE SPYCAMS TO GATHER INTEL ON PROSPECTIVE BUYERS
As home security becomes more prevalent, its use by home sellers to record touring buyers raises questions. HOME SELLERS NOW USE SPYCAMS TO GATHER INTEL ON PROSPECTIVE BUYERS Jill Comfort, a Phoenix-area Realtor, had a good feeling about the cream-colored stucco house she planned to show her client, a young man…
Record Drop in Foreigners Buying U.S. Homes
Foreign purchases of U.S. homes had their biggest drop ever, bringing relief to waves of American house hunters who have struggled to compete in affluent neighborhoods with wealthy buyers from abroad. Purchases by international buyers totaled $121 billion in the fiscal year ended in March, down from $153 billion the…
More Schools Are Buying ‘Active-Shooter’ Insurance Policies
Districts are buying the coverage, also called “active-assailant” insurance, for legal costs and other expenses in the event of a shooting. More Schools Are Buying ‘Active-Shooter’ Insurance Policies School administrators consider the likelihood of a shooting real enough that some districts are buying active-shooter insurance. The coverage, also called “active-assailant” insurance,…
The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ (#GotBitcoin)
The National Rifle Association warns that it is in grave financial jeopardy, according to a recent court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, and that it could soon “be unable to exist… or pursue its advocacy mission.” The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ (#GotBitcoin)…
My Idea Of How To Finance The Management Of Wildfires
A California Start-up Wants To Fight Fire With An Impact Bond A Californian start-up wants to save millions of acres of forest from fires by partnering with the US Forest Service and local businesses on an innovative social impact bond. Around 82 million acres of forest currently need restoration work,…
US Treasury Plans Increased Auctions to Fund Looming Trillion-Dollar Deficits (#GotBitcoin?
The department introduced a new two-month Treasury bill and will consider an additional auction of inflation-protected securities. US Treasury Plans Increased Auctions to Fund Looming Trillion-Dollar Deficits The U.S. Treasury Department will step up auctions of U.S. debt by an additional $30 billion over the next three months and introduced…
Credit Card Usage Declines, Bitcoin Payment Systems Rise
More than half of U.S. consumers are aware of technologies that would allow them to make payments via apps. Credit Card Usage Declines As Bitcoin & Digital Payment Systems Reach Mass Adoption An evolution is under way in the global payment system. Advances in mobile phones and internet technology are giving…
The Pension Hole for U.S. Cities and States Is the Size of Japan’s Economy (#GotBitcoin)
Many retirement funds could face insolvency unless governments increase taxes, divert funds or persuade workers to relinquish money they are owed. The Pension Hole for U.S. Cities and States Is the Size of Japan’s Economy (#GotBitcoin) For the past century, a public pension was an ironclad promise. Whatever else happened,…