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Gensler Confirmed as SEC Chair - A Look into the “Crypto Ball”

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On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gary Gensler as the new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Over the last few years the SEC has taken an assertive position in considering many digital assets to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.2.2021 | Top Story: U.S. Markets Bounce Back as Bonds Settle

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A quieter bond market was music to the markets’ ears on Monday, and they responded with their best day since last June...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.5.2019 | Top Story: HSBC Ousts CEO After 18 Months and Cuts 4,000 Jobs

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HSBC chief John Flint is out just 18 months after he assumed the role as head of the London-based bank, likely due to clashes with Board Chair Mark Tucker and the lender’s focus on expanding in China. HSBC also announced it...more

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“Pot is the new crypto,” declares Bloomberg, and if you’ve seen how the virtual currencies are faring these days, that should be a warning and not a selling point....more

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In what can only be deemed a major reversal, the White House has reportedly ordered its economic adviser and trade representative to study rejoining the Trans Pacific Partnership, just a year after yanking the US out of deal...more

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NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange is looking to do the as-yet inconceivable: bring some order to cryptocurrencies. The plan, announced yesterday, is to launch a data feed that pull info from cryptocurrency exchanges around...more

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More trouble for Wells Fargo, this time involving its Forex operation, which an internal investigation revealed was plagued by routine overcharging of customers and other questionable practices by bankers engaged in a battle...more

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Time Inc. announced yesterday that it’s sold itself as part of a roughly $3 billion all-cash transaction to Meredith Corporation. Meredith, which publishes Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens, among other glossies, is...more

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DealBook’s Common Sense column takes a look at the AT&T/Time Warner deal and the “battle lines” forming for an “epic” antitrust battle, in spite of the vertical nature of the merger (the companies don’t compete in any...more

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Facebook may have had a difficult day on the Hill. But a 79% rise in Q3 profit—driven, ironically enough, by online ads—should help soften the blow....more

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