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Hey, Sand Hill Exchange. Shouting ‘blockchain!’ won’t stop the Feds

Worstall on Wednesday Matt Levine tells us the story of the Sand Hill Bitcoin Exchange, another one of those bright ideas that turned out not to be so bright and ended in a $20,000...
On July 6, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Trade deficit narrows to 3-mth low, exports contract

India’s trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low in May, helped by lower gold imports, bolstering the outlook for its current account balance. But in a worrying sign, weak...
On June 16, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Auto Enrollment Has Solved Only Part of the Retirement Income Gap Issue

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Despite the advent of automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans, Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers are still not saving enough money for retirement. Companies need...
On May 27, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Confusion reigns over TFSA account rules, changes

Despite the recent contribution increase for tax-free savings accounts, only half of Canadians are taking note of this new investment opportunity. Last month the federal government...
On May 8, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
ECB President Mario Draghi attacked by protester

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi was attacked by a protester Wednesday during a briefing for journalists in Frankfurt. Just minutes into his opening remarks, a women ju...
On April 15, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Sterling hits five-year low against dollar as election fears spook investors

Growing City jitters about the prospect of a hung parliament and signs of weakness in the key manufacturing sector prompted sterling to hit a five-year low against the dollar in fo...
On April 10, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Crowdfunders, tech startups cheer SEC rules on early fundraising

T he Securities and Exchange Commission may have finally just unleashed real crowdfunding, if not exactly in the manner everyone expected. In a surprise move today, the SEC voted t...
On March 25, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
Greece Told Not to Waste Time as Euro Finance Ministers Meet

(Bloomberg) — Euro-area finance ministers said Greece must move faster to meet its rescue commitments in order to unlock more bailout funds, as the country risks running out ...
On March 9, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
The 20 Fastest-Growing Economies This Year

Emerging markets in Asia and Africa still reign supreme: They’re at the top of global growth projections over the next two years. The world is expected to grow 3.2 percent in...
On February 25, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
Finance
US jobs market booms as recovery accelerates

The United States added 257,000 jobs last month and the number of jobs created in November and December was revised sharply higher. January was the 11th consecutive month in which ...
On February 9, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg