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• Bitcoin price BOOST: ‘It’s NOT a fad!’ Banking giant says cryptocurrency is NOT going away

  24-01-2018 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN is not a “fad” but there is a catch to the cryptocurrency craze, the CEO of Morgan Stanley has said.
  
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• May calls on social media giants to do more to tackle terrorism

  24-01-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister to ask shareholders to pressure firms such as Twitter and FacebookTheresa May will use a speech to business leaders in Davos on Thursday to urge shareholders to pressure social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook to do more to tackle terrorism.
  May flew to the Swiss ski resort for the World Economic Forum on Wednesday after prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons. Continue reading...
  
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• Bitcoin price WARNING: Crypto WILL be regulated & bitcoin's price will PLUMMET, warns CEO

  24-01-2018 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN’S price could plummet, along with Ripple and ethereum, amid fears cryptocurrencies face huge regulation causing values to fluctuate.
  
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• Bitcoin price THREAT: This is why North Korea poses a HUGE risk to cryptocurrencies

  24-01-2018 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN and other cryptocurrencies are attracting growing attention from North Korea, which could lead to the digital currencies being caught in the crossfire between the rogue state and western security agencies, a leading expert said.
  
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• Bitcoin BOOM: Blockchain is a REVOLUTION! UK MEP says technology could change EVERYTHING

  24-01-2018 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN has captured the imagination of many but a British MEP said the underlying blockchain technology could even revolutionise the way governments work.
  
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• Ripple price LIVE: XRP holding firm at $52.9BILLION - up 17% on Monday

  24-01-2018 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  RIPPLE’s price is holding relatively stable today, after XRP bounced back more than 17 percent on Monday’s low. Here is the latest Ripple news and live updates XRP, bitcoin and Ethereum.
  
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• Stellar SURGE: Cryptocurrency value ROCKETS after Stripe ditches bitcoin

  24-01-2018 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  STELLAR has surged after Stripe, the company which allows individuals and businesses to accept payments online, announced it could add support for the cryptocurrency.
  
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• Pound hits highest level since Brexit referendum as sterling SURGES against dollar

  24-01-2018 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound has hit its highest level since the Brexit referendum as sterling surged to $1.42 against the dollar.
  
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• UK's Presidents Club to shut down after undercover Financial Times harassment ... - Independent.ie

  24-01-2018 21:17
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  UK's Presidents Club to shut down after undercover Financial Times harassment ...
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  The Presidents Club, a British charity, said on Wednesday it would shut down and hold no further fundraising events after the Financial Times reported female hostesses were groped and harassed at a men-only gala it organised last week. "The trustees ...
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• Bitcoin crackdown: Stripe pulls support for cryptocurrency payments

  24-01-2018 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN has been dealt another blow amid fears of a crackdown as Stripe, a company that allows individuals and businesses to accept payments online, announced it will no longer be supporting bitcoin payments.
  
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• Shindig at the Dorchester erodes public trust in business

  24-01-2018 20:09 via theguardian.com
  There is no excuse for the nauseating spectacle of the Presidents Club dinnerThere are two jaw-dropping aspects to the nauseating circus at the Dorchester, AKA the last (thankfully) Presidents Club annual dinner. One is that the event took place in 2018. Even in the early 1990s, a business dinner of this type would have been seen as deplorable, or at least that would have been the official line from the companies and organisations these men represent.Therein lies the second astonishing feature:
  
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• Carillion jokes just don’t ring my bell | Brief letters

  24-01-2018 19:22 via theguardian.com
  Peter Mayle | Tramp crossword | Child poverty | Regional accents | Carillon/Carillion jokes | Oslo weatherPeter Mayle’s view of the locals in his area conformed to Parisian as well as English stereotypes (Obituary, 22 January). Seeing a local woman reading the recently published Une année en Provence when it first came out, I started to excuse myself for Mayle’s depiction of those who had worked for him. Mais non, she insisted. It was completely vrai and so amusant.
  Anne Corbe
  
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• Ripple price news: Ripple announces new partnerships with IDT Corporation and MercuryFX

  24-01-2018 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  RIPPLE announced partnerships with two more major financial services today, as it looks to further cement itself as the cryptocurrency for the establishment.
  
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• 'The squeeze continues' – experts debate Brexit watch data

  24-01-2018 19:13 via theguardian.com
  Two former members of Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee discuss the outlook for the economySenior economic adviser at the PwC consultancy and member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee from October 2006 to May 2011 Continue reading...
  
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• Landmark leasehold case fails to slash extension costs

  24-01-2018 18:40
  Campaigners vow to fight on after appeal court rules in favour of leading London freeholderCampaigners have failed in a long-running legal battle to slash leasehold costs after the court of appeal ruled in favour of a major London freeholder.The case, Mundy v the Sloane Stanley Estate, involved a small flat in Chelsea where the lease had fallen to less than 23 years and the freeholder was seeking £420,000 to agree an extension. Continue reading...
  
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• How has the Brexit vote affected the economy? January verdict

  24-01-2018 18:16 via theguardian.com
  Each month we look at key indicators to see what effect the Brexit process has on growth, prosperity and trade in the UKContinue reading...
  
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• Sterling hits $1.40 for first time since Brexit vote

  24-01-2018 15:50 via theguardian.com
  Upswing in global growth bumps up the pound as UK economy proves resilient despite concerns over leaving the EUThe pound has reached its highest levels since before the Brexit vote, as a Guardian analysis of economic news over the past month shows the economy benefiting from an upswing in global growth. Sterling surged against the dollar on Wednesday, extending gains in the past month to hit more than $1.40 for the first time since the June 2016 referendum, after fresh figures showed employment
  
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• World's first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer

  24-01-2018 12:56 via theguardian.com
  Dubbed the ‘Tesla of the canals’, the unmanned vessels will operate on Dutch and Belgian waterways, vastly reducing diesel vehicles and emissionsThe world’s first fully electric, emission-free and potentially crewless container barges are to operate from the ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam from this summer.The vessels, designed to fit beneath bridges as they transport their goods around the inland waterways of Belgium and the Netherlands, are expected to vastly reduc
  
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• Vet fees: beware of out-of-hours charges

  24-01-2018 08:00
  Many local practices are buying in the services of Vets Now, which can run up massive billsI wanted to alert readers to what is becoming a serious issue for pet owners: if your pet suffers a medical emergency at night, or on a weekend, you will need your vet’s “out-of-hours” service. In the last couple of years this has taken on a totally new dimension, leaving owners with massive bills. Many local vets are deciding that the extra costs of running an out-of-hours service are to
  
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• Want to sell your luxury London home? Then take £1m off

  24-01-2018 07:01
  Brexit uncertainty and higher stamp duty are putting off super-rich overseas buyersOwners of luxury London properties are having to knock more than £1m off their house prices to sell them because super-rich overseas buyers are giving the UK a wide berth due to “eye-watering” stamp duty and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.Mayfair-based property buying agent Garrington said homes in the capital’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have been reduced in price by an average of 9%. I
  
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• Bitcoin news: Arsenal signs cryptocurrency deal in world first

  24-01-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARSENAL is entering the cryptocurrency world by signing a deal to promote new digital tokens being sold by an American gaming software company.
  
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