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Bitcoin – nearly as valuable as gold
Can the world’s top currency make it three in a row in 2017? Here’s a bit of financial trivia for…
Greg Lake tribute: What a Lucky Man he was
Today we learned that a second member of ELP has passed away Greg Lake was primarily a bass guitarist and…
Negative Rates Create Mortgages That Pay you Money
We have entered the era of negative rates and in Denmark, many families are getting paid to take a mortgage,…
Australia signals support for Chinese-led trade deals to replace TPP
With the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s future ‘looking grim’, Steve Ciobo says Coalition would back free trade zone The Australian government has…
These Are the Charts That Scare Wall Street
Forget scary clowns For finance professionals, Corporate America's credit cycle and the economic outlook — not to mention Brexit-induced stresses…
Osborne: Rich richer because of monetary policy
The rich have become richer because of the UK's policies of low interest rates and quantitative easing, former Chancellor George…
The Apple Tax verdict is a two-edged sword. And here’s why.
This week, the EU directed that Apple Inc must pay to Ireland EUR 13 billion in "Apple Tax" that Ireland…
Scotland’s finances: economic recovery in the EU or economic retreat with Brexit
Published by the Scottish National Party Scotland's finances: Today the Scottish Government published Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland – or…
Is Britain on the verge of a Brexit-fuelled house price crash? Only the data will tell
The long-term effect of the referendum on the housing market is impossible to predict. But there’s no doubt: sales have…
Deliveroo announces it will not force new contracts on workers
Workers and union cautiously welcome news following week-long protests as company said riders who don’t want new deal can move…