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The governor of the People's Bank of China voiced criticism of virtual currency in a recent press conference where he announced regulators would apply more scrutiny to crypto exchanges out of concern that market speculation will threaten the stability of domestic markets. In early March, internet financial ...
The consolidation in major Asian markets triggered media speculation about Uber's potential merger with Indian rival Ola, a ride-hailing service also backed by Japan's SoftBank. The two companies are locked in a high-stakes battle for market share since Uber entered India in 2013. Harford said Uber is ...

Since the bursting of the Technology and Housing bubbles, market observers tend to use the term “bubble” too frequently. ... bubbles differ from financial speculation and overvaluation because bubbles pervade society as a whole whereas financial speculation tends to be confined to the financial markets.
On 9 April, the Iranian government unified the official and parallel market exchange rates at IRR42,000:USD1. The move followed the rapid depreciation of the rial's parallel market value, by 34% between 1 March and 9 April (from IRR44,640 to IRR60,000, according to local media). Demonstrating the ...
Liberum analyst Ian Whittaker says Sorrell was the "glue that bound much of WPP together," and the company may now look to sell its market research and PR divisions. He says there'll also be speculation about whether WPP will sell stakes in associated businesses, as it did with its ownership in ...
"The speculation tax focuses on people who are treating our housing market like a stock market," B.C. Finance Minister Carole James said Monday. But Harris said the government's measures won't stop speculation by foreign buyers. “If you're someone in China or Russia wanting to buy a property in B.C., ...

While ether and Litecoin have followed a similar pattern in recent days, market speculation has divided them. On the one hand, ... 4.5 stars on average, based on 263 rated postsSam Bourgi is Chief Editor to Hacked.com, where he specializes in cryptocurrency, economics and the broader financial markets.
Tenable has declined to discuss the recent reports, saying it does not comment on "rumor, speculation or financial strategies." Its reluctance to talk comes at a time when only a handful of cyber companies have entered the public markets, with mixed results. Though cyber threats are ever-increasing, ...
“It's also important to point out that we show the Altcoin market is highly volatile, whether you're mining or speculating,” said Danny Huang, first author of ... for spectacular returns, many follow a simple bubble-and-crash scenario, which highlights the extreme risks — and potential gains — in altcoin markets.
General Electric Company's (GE - Free Report) shares gained more than 5% in intraday trading yesterday, recording its biggest one-day gain since April 2015, before closing at $13.44 for a 4.3% jump. This followed a dismal trading session on Monday when the shares plummeted to $12.86 — the lowest ...
It's been over a decade since Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) was founded, and the company has finally made it to the public markets after many years of speculation and growing investor interest. ... After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.*.
"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer evaluates Dropbox's initial public offering to see if the market's newest cloud play is worth buying. Cramer, a self-proclaimed fan of ... That said, I absolutely feel comfortable giving you my blessing to speculate on Dropbox," the "Mad Money" host said. "There aren't that many ...
So what is the very best thing to buy for speculative purposes? Small cap stocks. When is the right time to buy them? Ideally, in a bear market. Depressed prices increase the chances of higher future returns. That said, there's never a bad time to make a good investment. Even those who invested in small ...
But it's natural to speculate he wants to hit the market and cash in on a major deal, especially because it could be his last chance to do so. Where things get interesting, though, is with the Lakers and how much they accomplish this offseason. If they can't lure any big names to town, Thomas might not see the financial deal ...
One thing the markets do seem to agree on is that the tone of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's first meeting will be decidedly hawkish, and the Fed will reinforce that it sees an improved economy and it plans to continue raising interest rates. ... The latter has been the topic of market speculation for weeks.
“I don't think any actual market participants are expecting a 50-bps rate rise nor are they betting on one,” he said in an email. “The 11% figure could be a quirk...[reflecting] what's going on in the markets as we approach quarter end, etc. It is not necessarily a pure reflection of what people are thinking about ...
It's hard to bet against Square at this point. The stock has roughly tripled over the past 12 months. However, gains like last week's that were based on unconfirmed chatter are tricky to justify if they don't pan out. Square should continue being a market beater, but it will need to back up the speculation to keep ...

But those credits can be traded on a market that some refiners have complained is too speculative, in which prices fluctuate greatly. Reforming the credit program has been a top request of refiners and their allies in recent months, particularly after a major Philadelphia refiner declared bankruptcy in January, ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping's new-found ability to stay in his job indefinitely may give him greater scope to pursue his plans to curb rampant speculation in the country's property market, but he will still face the problem of how to avoid damaging an overall economy heavily dependent on the sector.
Bitcoin has not penetrated the $1 Trillion remittance market or the $7 Trillion gold market, yet there is speculation that Bitcoin could one day take market ... Until that happens, the entire markets valuation is mainly from speculation that cryptoassets will be used frequently, even though almost none of them ...
The only market cryptocurrencies are competing with is speculative investment, which could be things like silver coins or certain forms of gambling, Crumb ... For there to be a big move in gold, markets would need to see either a significant change in the U.S. inflation outlook or energy supply, Crumb noted.
Speaking at a press conference amid the Two Sessions, China's annual political event, People's Bank of China (PBoC) governor Zhou Xiaochuan took aim at cryptocurrency projects that have shifted away from their purported use cases in favor of promoting what is essentially market speculation. "Lots of ...
Ripple's XRP coin, the third-largest digital currency by market cap, traded near $1.04 as of 2:04 p.m. ET Monday, up about 9 percent over the last 24 hours, ... "Larger buys in advance of expected news in these markets are then compounded by retail investors buying out of FOMO and trying to chase gains," ...
A year and a half after Vancouver imposed a 15% tax on foreign home buyers, the regional government is once again raising the barriers for out-of-town investors as property prices accelerate. The Canadian city has one of the hottest property markets in the world, and early last year the tax (and other ...
The Amazon partnership speculation was also mentioned in the youtube video by Chronic Crypto that had predicted that XRP will jump to $24.48 by the end of the year, and after the current market crash or dip is over. After the last few hours, one can easily assume that the crash is finally over and All Hell Is ...


 

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