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Google Is Working on Its Own Blockchain-Related Technology

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Alphabet division developing a distributed digital ledger Company insiders say cloud is natural home for the technology Google is working on blockchain-related technology to support its cloud business and head off competition from emerging startups ...

The Fed is Hogging the Attention, but don’t Forget this Critical Number for the Economy

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Business investment has sped up, but companies need to accelerate investment even faster to help the U.S. economy keep the good times going. If the Federal Reserve’s big get-together is a must-see event for Wall ...

Two Months into MiFID II: How Post-Trade Reporting is Benefiting ETF Investors

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Why trade reporting matters Investors use ETF trading volumes in different ways: for asset allocators it is a useful, real-time window into where money is flowing through the trading day. For others, visible flows provide ...

Cryptocurrencies Should Be Regulated Like Commmodities, Judge Rules

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Nearly two-and-a-half years after the CFTC officially declared that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies more broadly would be regulated like securities, a federal judge has ruled that the agency does, in fact, have the authority to regulate ...

Bitcoin Just Tanked Below $10,000 after SEC Says Crypto Exchanges Must Register with Agency

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The SEC said in a statement Wednesday that online platforms trading digital assets that are considered securities need to register with the agency. Bitcoin quickly fell 10 percent to below $10,000 amid the concerns about ...

Coinbase Hit by Lawsuit Over Alleged Insider Trading

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been hit by a class action lawsuit over alleged insider trading during its launch of bitcoin cash. According to a court document dated last Thursday, the case has been brought by ...

Gold Gains as Trade-War Risk Roils Markets, but on Track for Weekly Loss

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Dollar knocked back from 6-week high, stocks in retreat Gold prices recovered on Friday as the threat of a global trade war pushed stocks and the dollar lower, sparking demand for assets such as precious ...

Stocks Rebound After GDP Data, but Indexes Set for First Monthly Decline of Past 11

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Dow, S&P set to break 10-month winning streak U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday in a partial rebound from the previous session’s sharp decline, as solid data on economic growth was seen as underlining that the ...

These Stocks Still Look Good Even with the ‘End Game’ Coming

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The short week and the Winter Olympics are winding down, but is it also the home stretch for the bull market? Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni says it’s not curtains yet for stocks, as he ...

Dollar Strengthens Ahead of Fed Minutes

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The U.S. dollar remained on top for a third day in a row, in part helped by economic data that weighed on its rivals across the Atlantic, as U.S. traders are looking ahead to this ...