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CryptoWatch: Why A Dot-com-style Collapse In Bitcoin Wont Kill Blockchain

To a lot of observers, the 2017 boom in bitcoin and other digital currencies is highly reminiscent of the dot-com era of... Read more

Key Words: Oklahoma Lawmaker On The Wager That The Republican Tax Bill Does Pay For Itself

Belief that rather than adding between $1.4 trillion and $2.2 trillion to the federal deficit the GOP tax overhaul will ... Read more

In One Chart: Apple Blows Away The Competition With This Stunning Money-making Measurement

The average American worker earns about $850 a week. Tim Cook, who reaped a reported windfall of $145 million in 2016, m... Read more

London Markets: FTSE 100 Sticks Around 6-week High, With U.S. Tax Vote On Deck

U.K. stocks edged higher Tuesday, as continued optimism over U.S. tax cuts helped British blue-chips extend gains and tr... Read more

Old Mutual To Sell Unit For £600 Million

Old Mutual PLC (OML.LN) said Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its single-strategy asset-management unit to private-equ... Read more

Asia Markets: Australian Stocks At Best Levels In A Decade As Asia-Pacific Region Posts Broad Gains

Most Asia-Pacific stocks traded higher Tuesday as changes to the U.S. tax code inched closer to completion, helping send... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Just $1 Of Every $10 In Tax Cuts Under Republican Bill Goes To Middle Class: Nonpartisan Congressional Monitor

The Republican tax-overhaul plan will send about 10% of a net $1.5 trillion tax cut directly to middle-income households... Read more

CryptoWatch: LongFin Stock Nearly Quintuples After Buying A Blockchain Company

Early investors in LongFin Corp, which began trading last week on Nasdaq, were in for a big windfall, as the stock nearl... Read more

CryptoWatch: One Economist Says Bitcoin Could Hit $0—or $1 Million

The most bullish call for the digital currency bitcoin so far has been at about $1 million, while the most bearish call ... Read more

These Five Moves In The Stock Market Will Result From Tax Reform

Investors need to be aware of cross-currents in the next few months, writes Nigam Arora. Read more

ETF Snapshot: US Large Caps Record Massive €9bn Inflows On Trump Tax Boost

In the week ending 8 December, US large-cap ETFs attracted huge inflows, according to data from TrackInsight, as US Pre... Read more

Selftrade's ETF Select 100: Who Were The Winners In November?

Japanese equity ETFs were among the best performers in Selftrade's ETF Select 100 over November, as Prime Minister Shin... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 Ready To Power To New Records On Fresh Tax-plan Optimism

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed more than 100 points on Monday, with indexes poised for fresh records on gr... Read more

Deep Dive: These 55 Stocks Have At Least Doubled Since Trump Was Elected

All but two of the Dow 30 stocks have posted gains since the close on Nov. 8, 2016. By Phil van Doorn. Read more

2018: Five Walls Of Worry... And Five Slopes Of Hope For Investors

The old saying "markets like to climb a wall of worry" proved spot on in 2017, writes Russ Mould, investment director a... Read more