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• Amazon to enter student loan business

  21-07-2016 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  E-commerce giant Amazon has entered the student loan business, teaming up with US bank Wells Fargo to offer lower interest rates to subscribers of its "Prime Student" services.
  
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• Fox News boss Roger Ailes resigns amid sexual harassment charges

  21-07-2016 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Embattled CEO of Fox News Roger Ailes resigns after a number of female employees accused him of sexual harassment.
  
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• Opel head says 'Brexit decision not a good omen'

  21-07-2016 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  General Motors announced it would cut costs in Europe even as the US carmaker announced a second quarter profit that doubled a post-bankruptcy record.
  
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• The Wild Extremes Of Fed Rate Hike Expectations

  21-07-2016 22:10
  
  The ECB meeting came and went this morning without moving the needle in global markets.  And that has left the very important German 10 year yield, as we discussed last Friday, straddling the zero line.   Next up is the Fed, on Wednesday of next week.  And shortly following the Fed decision will be the biggie:  The
  
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• Mastercard swoops for Britain's ATM operator Vocalink

  21-07-2016 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mastercard offers up to £869m to buy Vocalink, the company that pays wages and operates the UK's ATMs.
  
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• We See Huge Numbers for General Motors

  21-07-2016 19:17
  
  At these times in the thick of earnings season, sometimes it's enough just to try to keep up. Yesterday after the bell we saw big earnings beats from Qualcomm QCOM and American Express AXP . Intel INTC also beat
  
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• Wolves bought by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International for £45m

  21-07-2016 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wolves confirm a takeover by Chinese investors Fosun International, who are thought to have paid £45m for the Championship club.
  
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• As Japan Considers Spending Yet Again, Maybe It's Time To Try Something Else

  21-07-2016 16:42
  
  Marshall Gittler, Head of Investment research,  FXPRIMUS.comIt’s been said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” In that case, what can we say about the Japanese government? Since 1985 there have been at least 11 large supplementary budgets
  
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• Former HSBC trader denies currency fraud allegations

  21-07-2016 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stuart Scott, charged by the US Department of Justice of using inside information to profit from a currency deal, protests his innocence.
  
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• Japan 'to stop making VCR machines'

  21-07-2016 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The last videocassette recorder (VCR) in Japan is to be produced by the end of the month, according to the Nikkei newspaper.
  
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• G20 Might Set The Table For Fiscal Stimulus

  21-07-2016 14:17
  
  U.S. stocks traded to new record highs yesterday morning. Recently we talked about the trajectory of earnings surprises for the second quarter, and the big positive surprises that are being reported in the earnings of banks and financials.  Morgan Stanley joined the bunch today with much better than expected numbers
  
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• Sainsbury's to launch same-day online delivery

  21-07-2016 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's to begin offering same-day online delivery after Amazon puts pressure on British supermarkets with its own service
  
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• Japan's Kuroda Kills Helicopter Money; USD/JPY Dives

  21-07-2016 13:16
  
  Market Drivers July 21, 2016Kuroda dismisses helicopter money UK Retail Sales misses Nikkei 0.77% Dax -0.16% Oil $45/bbl Gold $1321/oz. Europe and Asia : GBP UK Retail Sales -0.9% vs. -0.5% GBP UK PSNB 7.3B vs. 9.1B North America :EUR ECB Rate 7:00 EUR ECB Presser 8:30 USD Weekly Jobless 8:30 USD Philly Fed
  
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• Monetary Policy Expectations Are Driving Foreign Exchange

  21-07-2016 13:11
  
  Monetary policy is said to have lost its impact on the foreign exchange market, as investors scratch their heads at the resilience of currencies with negative interest rates.   Yet theprice action in the action cannot be understood without recognizing the ongoing importance of monetary policy expectations.   Two
  
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• Post-Brexit sterling slump costs Easyjet £40m, says boss

  21-07-2016 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Easyjet's boss, Carolyn McCall, tells the BBC the airline has taken a hit amounting to tens of millions of pounds as a result of Britain's vote to leave the EU.
  
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• Singapore searches for more local chefs

  21-07-2016 04:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city state has launched a drive to encourage local Singaporeans to train as chefs and service staff, as it tries to plug the gap caused by curbs on foreign labour.
  
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• Thirteen murders a day

  21-07-2016 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at the booming private security industry in the Central American country of Guatemala, where an average of 13 murders are committed every day.
  
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• Tumblr's tumble

  21-07-2016 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three years have passed since Yahoo bought micro-blogging site Tumblr, but it is not the goldmine it once hoped.
  
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