Does Apple Volatility Suit Traders? Apple, the world’s most valuable tech company, has been on a bit of a share price roller-coaster in recent months. Its shares came under significant pressure during the run-up to the company’s most recent earnings report as rumours swirled that iPhone X sales had significantly underperformed against the company’s expectations. […]
They’re Investigating, So What? The CFTC and US Justice Department have launched a joint investigation into alleged market manipulation within the Bitcoin market. The news sparked a sell-off in the currency that is misplaced as neither agency has much authority beyond the boundaries of the US. The press released mentions unnamed actors within the Bitcoin […]
Facebook investments grow in value thanks to exceptional ad sales performance Facebook was expected by many to report a quarterly income decline, due to the difficult few months the social media brand has had. However, despite being rocked by a series of data-sharing scandals and a fall in user hours, the social networking company is […]
Trade War Or A New Age Of Trade Trade talks between China and the US are underway in Washington, D.C. The talks, aimed at ending the possibility of trade war between the two super-powers, got off to a shaky start as comments from President Trump and rumors of strife within the US delegation made headlines. […]
Regulation Is Helping Like Bad Medicine Regulation, like bad medicine, is helping the binary options industry. It is making it harder for the scammers to operate but at the same time may kill the patient. The good news is that there are still jurisdictions friendly to binary options trading, the bad news is the scams […]
New Money Is On The Way To Ethereum, This Is Why Ethereum’s value skyrocketed over the last week as new money floods into the next-generation blockchain. The coin is testing the $800 level for the first in two moths and headed higher, perhaps as soon as next week. The reason is a working-group style meeting […]
Twitter exceeds analysts’ expectations: Twitter have reported their second profitable quarter in a row. This seems to have alleviated the doubts of the marketplace, providing more evidence that their wider strategy of focusing on growing the active user base, increased engagement with ads and the sale of data is beginning to pay off. Concerns Shrugged […]
Regulation And Stimulation For Cutting Edge Technology A number of developments in the cryptocurrency market have opened to door to traders, adding liquidity to the market. The bottom line in all cases; smart countries around the world are embracing blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and ICO’s. Australia’s Securities and Investments Commissions, ASIC, has updated their guidelines for […]
Ethereum Rises On Scalability Solution Ether, the digital currency powering the Ethereum blockchain network, is on the rise following a major announcement from Amazon Web Services. AWS has announced a series of new templates that allow users to launch an Ethereum or Hyperledger based block chain application with only a few clicks of the mouse. […]
Cryptocurrency traders could be set to face huge tax bills. Investors and traders might want to think very carefully about pumping their money into cryptocurrencies in the future after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that anything bought using one of these currencies is liable to capital gains tax. Tax Picture Clouded Due to the relatively […]