Carney calls for crackdown on crypto-currency ‘mania’
Crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin should be regulated to crack down on illegal activities and protect the financial system, Mark Carney
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Brexit: UK businesses demand minimum three year transition period to protect ‘our collective prosperity’
Executives from 120 businesses warned Theresa May of the dangers of a so-called cliff edge departure from the EU British business leaders
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US Stock Indexes Edge Lower in Morning Trading; Oil Rises
Real estate companies are leading US stock indexes lower in morning trading, extending the market’s losses from a day earlier.
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Energy stocks lead US indexes sharply lower
U.S. stocks are falling, following global indexes lower, as energy companies take sharp losses NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks
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Chinese leader pushes back against Trump on free trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defence of globalisation and free trade in a speech at the World Economic
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Alibaba cracks down on counterfeiters on their platform
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sued two vendors for selling counterfeit goods, weeks after being blacklisted by a US industry
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Italy approves a €20bn bailout plan for its banks
The Italian parliament has approved a government plan for a possible €20bn (£16.8bn) bailout of the country’s banks. The Italian
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Oil prices jump on new output deal
Oil prices have surged after oil producing countries that are not Opec members agreed to cut output. Brent crude jumped
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Volkswagen plans 30,000 job cuts worldwide
Volkswagen has announced plans to cut 30,000 jobs worldwide with about 23,000 of the losses borne in Germany. VW, still
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Asia markets bounce back after Trump win
Asian share markets have surged back after Wednesday’s sharp sell-off in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s US election victory.
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UK economy set to sidestep third quarter slump, but tougher times lie ahead
Britain abscond a severe economic slowdown in the 3 (three) months after the Brexit referendum shock, official figures are awaited
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Wall St. rallies on earnings optimism
Put corporate profits on track to snap a four-quarter streak of declines, Reported by the wake of a host of
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Ryanair is the next victim of the plummeting pound
Europe’s favorite airline said Tuesday that its full year profit will be 5% lower than previously expected. Ryanair says the collapsing
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Chip Readers Sued Over by Credit Card Giants
Small businesses is allowed by a judge to sue the major credit card companies for forcing them to adopt chip readers at
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Didi Chuxing has invested “tens of millions of dollars”
Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing on Monday said it has invested “tens of millions of dollars” in the country’s largest
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Shipping: Start preparing to pay more
“Hanjin Shipping”, is a South Korean company and one of the world’s largest container lines, filed for receivership, a type of
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Bank actions reduced impact of Brexit
Bank of England Governor said the Bank took “timely, comprehensive and concrete” action, that acted to “support, cushion and facilitate
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Global banking system is under attack
SWIFT, the electronic messaging network that connects the world’s banks, says it’s known new hacks targeting its members, and it’s
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Oil import costs rising Asia’s growing pain
Oil import costs rising Asia’s growing pain A widening gap between Asia’s boring and demand is making a growing capital
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