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• Venture-capital funding in 2017 was the highest it's been in the past 10 years

  10-01-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Venture-capital funding is booming in the United States.
  According to Pitchbook data charted for us by Statista, startup funding reached a record decade-long high in 2017, with $84.2 billion in funding raised over the course of the year. 
  Pitchbook's findings indicate the tech industry is becoming a key investment in the US. 
  In a statement, PitchBook CEO John Gabbert told The Straits Times that 2017's total funding rivaled the VC funding of the early mid to late '90s: “While the
  
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• STOCKS FALL FROM RECORD HIGH: Here's what you need to know

  10-01-2018 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  US stocks slipped from record highs amid a report that Canadian officials think President Donald Trump will pull the US out of NAFTA.
  The S&P 500 decreased 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid less than 0.1% and the more tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 0.14%.
  First up, the scoreboard:Dow: 25,369.13, -16.67, (-0.07%)
  S&P 500: 2,748.23, -3.06, (-0.11%)
  Nasdaq: 7,153.57, -10.01, (-0.14%)
  US 10-year yield: 2.55%, +0.004
  WTI crude oil: $63.45, +$0.49, +0.78%1. The 3-decade bond
  
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• United Continental jumps after reporting high traffic in December (UAL)

  10-01-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of United Continental rose 6.57% on Wednesday after news that its traffic increased in December.
  The airline reported that its traffic increased 2.7% last month, and its consolidated capacity increased 3.7% year-over-year.
  The company also said its fourth-quarter sales were flat, exceeding its earlier guidance that its revenue would fall 2%. 
  United also announced on Wednesday that it is opening up half a dozen new routes to domestic destinations in California, Ohio, North Dakota, So
  
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• Nvidia's 65-inch gaming monitors are totally nuts — but for some gamers, they'll make perfect sense (NVDA, HPQ)

  10-01-2018 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nvidia is partnering with HP, Asus, and Acer to make the biggest gaming monitors to date.
  The monitors, which Nvidia is showing at the CES trade show, will have 65-inch displays and come with three key gaming features, including a fast 120-hertz screen refresh rate. 
  The monitors offer a fantastic gaming experience, but they're better suited for playing games on a couch rather than at a desk.
  It's unclear how much they'll cost when they hit the market later this year.LAS VEGAS — Nvidi
  
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• JPMORGAN: Amazon's ready to take on the Google-Facebook duopoly in advertising (AMZN)

  10-01-2018 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amazon's ad revenue could reach $4.5 billion in 2018, according to an analyst note by JPMorgan.
  The company is set to emerge as a challenger to Facebook and Google's dominance of online advertising.
  Its scale and data, fast growth, investments into developing advertising channels and reputation among advertisers make it well-positioned to emerge as a big player.Advertisers are not the only ones betting on Amazon's rise as a crucial ad vehicle countering Facebook and Google's dominance of digital
  
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• It looks like Warren Buffett has narrowed his choice for successor down to 2 people

  10-01-2018 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett appointed two senior executives — Greg Abel and Ajit Jain — to Berkshire Hathaway's board of directors on Wednesday.
  The decision is seen as narrowing down Buffett's succession decision to the two individuals, who will now assume broader responsibilities.Warren Buffett's succession plan is coming into focus.
  The billionaire founder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway named two senior executives — Greg Abel and Ajit Jain — to the company's board on Wednesday, whil
  
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• The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso are getting whacked after report says Canada is convinced Trump will pull the US out of NAFTA

  10-01-2018 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso are getting whacked following a Reuters report suggesting Canada is convinced President Donald Trump will pull the US out of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 
  The Canadian dollar trades down 0.91% at 1.2575 per dollar. The Mexican peso is down 0.85% at 19.4034 per dollar. Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Carlos Capistran and Ethan Harris say the decision to withdraw from NAFTA wouldn't solve Trump's issues with the deal, which include t
  
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• Bitcoin cash is surging as other cryptocurrencies fall

  10-01-2018 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bitcoin cash, a cryptocurrency which split in a "hard fork" from the flagship bitcoin in August 2017, surged more than 13% on Wednesday while other cryptocurrencies were in the red. 
  The spike came as Overstock.com, one of the first retailers to accept cryptocurrency payments, mixed up bitcoin cash with bitcoin — mistakenly allowing users to profit by placing orders and subsequently cancelling them, CoinDesk reported. 
  Bitcoin cash is currently the fourth-largest cryptocurrency b
  
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• Canadian officials believe that Trump is going to yank the US out of NAFTA

  10-01-2018 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Canadian officials believe President Donald Trump is going to pull the US out of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  The officials told Reuters that the announcement will come by the end of January.
  Trump has long criticized NAFTA as the "worst trade deal in the history of the country."
  Canada is increasingly convinced that US President Donald Trump will soon announce that the United States intends to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), two government sources said o
  
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• Netflix still has a ton of room to grow — even with Disney in the ring (NFLX)

  10-01-2018 19:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix is facing increasing competition in the streaming video space.
  But one analyst thinks the company's growth is nowhere close to being done.
  Watch Netflix's stock price move in real time here.
   
  Netflix used to be the only player in the streaming video space, but now everyone wants a piece of the pie, which has the majority of Wall Street analysts worried.
  The company added more than 5 million subscribers in the most recently reported quarter, bringing its total user base up to 1
  
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• 'Consumers don't have the best choice': Huawei's CEO went off-script and gave an impassioned speech after AT&T killed its phone deal (T)

  10-01-2018 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Huawei's plans to bring its smartphones to the US for the first time were thrown into disarray when AT&T, the lone US carrier, decided to drop its distribution deal at the last minute.
  Huawei will still sell the Mate 10 Pro smartphone in the US, but without the help of a carrier.
  Huawei's consumer CEO Richard Yu addressed the fallout of the deal in a rare off-script moment at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.It was supposed to be Huawei's big night. The Chinese smartphone maker in Las Vegas to announce
  
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• Ripple, the company behind cryptocurrency XRP, is betting big on Asia

  10-01-2018 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ripple, the company behind cryptocurrency XRP, is setting its sights on Asia.
  Asheesh Birla, VP of product for Ripple, told Business Insider that banks on the continent are more open to innovation than US-based firms. 
  The company is speeding up plans for XRapid, a product that enhances cross-border payments in emerging markets.
  Ripple, the financial technology company behind cryptocurrency XRP, is setting its sights on Asia. 
  XRP has gripped the attention of the financial media a
  
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• Colin Lewis: The key to marketing success is changing your mindset

  10-01-2018 18:13
  The mind of a marketer can be a delicate thing. We like to think that we’re logical, reasonable and objective in our insight. The truth really is that we’re all bad at being objective. We prefer to solve problems by asking: which ideas do I already have, and know well, and how can I apply them to the situation at hand? Daniel Kahneman calls this tendency the “availability heuristic”. And it is toxic to having a great marketing mindset.
  I was reminded of this recently by s
  
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• There are 2 ways retailers can fight off the retail apocalypse and counter the Amazon threat

  10-01-2018 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Retailers must offer differentiated product and a unique customer experience to fend off the threat of Amazon.
  Even then its tough to compete with Amazon because of its scale.
  Retailers won't ever be able to compete with Amazon on price.Retailers have watched Amazon uproot established industries with trepidation, but they can still compete with the ecommerce behemoth by offering items and services that it doesn't have or can't provide. That's according to Keith Jelinek, the managing director at
  
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• CRYPTO INSIDER: Buffett's a bitcoin bear

  10-01-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox.
  Warren Buffett is officially a bitcoin bear. The billionaire investor said Wednesday he would "buy a five-year put on every one of the cryptocurrencies" if he could, adding that "what's going on definitely will come to a bad ending."
  Here are the current standings:Bitcoin (BTC):
  
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• JPMORGAN: Amazon could be worth $1 trillion some day (AMZN)

  10-01-2018 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  JPMorgan says that Amazon's market value could eventually grow to more than $1 trillion.
  The firm says that Amazon is "investing in more major growth opportunities than any other company."
  The stock would have to surge 66% from current levels to achieve a 13-digit valuation.Amazon is already the fourth-highest valued company in the US market at $602 billion, but JPMorgan has its sights set much higher.
  Which is saying a lot, since Amazon's 56% surge in 2017 was already the best in the hyper-elit
  
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• JPMORGAN: Amazon could be worth $1 trillion (AMZN)

  10-01-2018 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  JPMorgan says Amazon's market value could eventually grow to more than $1 trillion.
  The firm says Amazon is "investing in more major growth opportunities than any other company."
  The stock would have to surge 66% from today's levels to achieve a 13-digit valuation.Amazon is already the fourth-highest valued company in the US market at $602 billion, but JPMorgan has its sights set much higher.
  That is saying a lot, since Amazon's 56% surge in 2017 was already the best in the hyper-elite "FANG" gr
  
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• 24 mind-blowing facts about Warren Buffett and his $87 billion fortune

  10-01-2018 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has a net worth of more than $87 billion.
  Buffett is a generous philanthropist having given away more than $27 billion in the last decade. 
  The billionaire is known for his frugal habits, like his daily McDonald's breakfast and insistence on using a flip phone.
   
  With a net worth of over $87 billion, "The Oracle of Omaha" is currently the third-richest person in the world — but he doesn't act like it.
  His modes
  
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• These stores made big moves to defy the retail apocalypse

  10-01-2018 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  The holiday season is traditionally the busiest time of the year for retailers.
  This year, some stores broke sales records.
  Their efforts could help postpone the effects of the retail apocalypse.
   
  After a dismal start to 2017, US retailers had a lot to prove this holiday season.
  Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest and most important time of the year for the retail industry. During the most recent holiday season, many companies put out a strong performance, potentially delaying the ne
  
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• MORGAN STANLEY: Bitcoin could use more energy than Argentina this year

  10-01-2018 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bitcoin mining could use more electricity in 2018 than Argentina, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients Wednesday. It could also use more energy than electric vehicle power demand in 2025.
  The cryptocurrency could make up 0.6% of the world’s consumption in 2018 and force utility stocks to adapt. Energy needed to mine bitcoin could be more than is used by the entire country of Argentina in 2018, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients Wednesday.
  "We project this consumption to
  
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• Ripple's XRP is the hot new cryptocurrency — here's how you buy it

  10-01-2018 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Following bitcoin's booming 2017, cryptocurrencies have become the hot new investment play.
  One of the most talked-about cryptos is Ripple's XRP, whose value in July had risen by more than 3,000% since the beginning of 2017.
  Its market cap of $7.6 billion makes it the third-largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin and ether.
  Unlike with those two other giants, buying XRP takes a bit more finagling than just taking a trip over to a popular exchange like Coinbase — though that's still important
  
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• The holidays were a much-needed breather from the retail apocalypse

  10-01-2018 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The holiday season is traditionally the busiest time of the year for retailers.
  This year, some stores broke sales records.
  Their efforts could help postpone the effects of the retail apocalypse.
   
  After a dismal start to 2017, US retailers had a lot to prove this holiday season.
  Thanksgiving and Christmas is the busiest and most important time of the year for the retail industry. During the most recent holiday season, many companies put out a strong performance, potentially delaying the ne
  
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• Bitcoin can become a legit global currency — in theory, Goldman says

  10-01-2018 16:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bitcoin can serve as a global currency in theory, according to Goldman Sachs strategists. 
  The reality is that much of the developed world already has stable monetary systems, alternative stores of value, and the US dollar for foreign trade and reserves.  
  Cryptocurrencies may be useful in parts of the global financial system where the traditional functions of money don't work as well. 
   
  Bitcoin can be a legitimate and widespread form of money but mostly in theory, for
  
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• Tesla is now taking Semi orders in some European countries — here are all the companies buying the electric truck (TSLA, PEP, WMT, BUD, SYY, R, JBHT, UPS)

  10-01-2018 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla has started receiving Semi orders from some countries in Europe.
  Posten Norge, a state-owned Norwegian postal service, joins major companies like Pepsi, Walmart, and Anheuser-Busch as early customers for Tesla's new electric trucks.
  Some were skeptical of Tesla's ability to break into the trucking industry.Tesla is now taking Semi pre-orders from some European countries, as state-owned Norwegian postal service Posten Norge has placed an order for an unspecified number of the elec
  
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• APPLY NOW: Business Insider is hiring a paid intern for its Markets Insider team

  10-01-2018 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Business Insider is looking for a markets editorial intern to be a part of Markets Insider, a new adventure in our growing Markets coverage.
  We recently launched Markets Insider, a global real-time markets data destination and are looking for an intern reporter to create and curate for this vertical with the latest markets news. The intern reporter will first and foremost curate the Markets Insider site and build social engagement, and also write articles about the latest market movem
  
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• Only a third of marketers believe marketing is completely understood by their business

  10-01-2018 15:39
  Being understood by the wider organisation and working within a company that values your worth is integral to the happiness of marketers. Of those questioned, 34.8% say marketing is completely understood by their company, where it is seen as an investment and placed at the heart of everything.
  This is compared to 50.2% who say marketing is somewhat understood by their company and 13.5% who say marketing is not understood at all by the rest of the business.
  According to Marketing Week’
  
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• Only a third of businesses completely understand marketing

  10-01-2018 15:39
  Being understood by the wider organisation and working within a company that values your worth is integral to the happiness of marketers. Of those questioned, 34.8% say marketing is completely understood by their company, where it is seen as an investment and placed at the heart of everything.
  This is compared to 50.2% who say marketing is somewhat understood by their company and 13.5% who say marketing is not understood at all by the rest of the business.
  According to Marketing Week’
  
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• Ripple's XRP loses half its value in less than a week

  10-01-2018 15:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ripple's XRP cryptocurrency is down roughly 10% Wednesday morning as it continues to slide downward — bottoming out at $1.62 per coin, less than half its value a week ago.
  The negative spiral began on Monday, when popular data site CoinMarketCap opted to exclude prices from South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges from its data, causing the prices to show dramatic drops on its site.
  This "likely triggered some panic selling," Ripple's chief cryptographer David Schwartz said, further drag
  
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• Kodak jumps over 70% a day after jumping on the blockchain bandwagon (KODK)

  10-01-2018 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of Kodak spiked after the photo company announced it would launch its own form of blockchain technology dubbed "KodakCoin."
  Kodak's stock is up 66.91% at $11.40 in pre-market trading on Wednesday. Shares soared as much as 136% on Tuesday, the day the news was initially announced.
  In partnership with WENN Digital, the new digital currency is intended to help photographers with image rights management.
  Several companies from iced tea to poker to cannabis have pivoted to blockchain and
  
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• The 3-decade bond bull market is in danger

  10-01-2018 15:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The bond bull market, which has been going strong for more than three decades, may soon come to an end.
  Legendary bond investor Bill Gross recently called the end of the bond bull market, while DoubleLine Capital chief investment officer Jeffrey Gundlach said the end may be very near.For the past 8 1/2 years, stocks have been firmly locked in the second-longest bull market in history, repeatedly hitting new record highs along the way. And that's made it easy to forget that the bond mar
  
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• OBAMA TREASURY SECRETARY: Trump has gotten 'a lot of luck' when it comes to the economy — but that could end soon

  10-01-2018 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew spoke to Politico's Money podcast about President Donald Trump, the economy, and the 2016 election.
  Lew said Trump has been "lucky so far" that no external shock has derailed the economy.
  The Obama appointee also said there were a slew of geopolitical and economic issues that could cause a crisis for Trump in the coming year.
  Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said he that President Donald Trump has been the beneficiary of luck so far with the economy — a
  
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• Nvidia is slipping after saying its chips are vulnerable to the biggest security flaw in recent memory (NVDA)

  10-01-2018 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nvidia said it is affected by the Spectre flaw that is rocking the tech world.
  The company released patches for many of its products.
  Watch Nvidia trade in real time here.Initially, it seemed that Nvidia had been left out of the biggest story in tech this year. But, on Wednesday, the company said its chips are affected by the Spectre flaw.
  Nvidia's stock is trading down 1.31% at $219.04 a share after the company disclosed it's products' vulnerabilities in a news release. Nvidia has released
  
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• Real estate investing start-up Cadre has inked a $250 million partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS)

  10-01-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cadre, an online commercial real-estate investing platform that has raised more than $130 million in funding, has secured a partnership with Goldman Sachs.
  The deal provides Goldman Sachs' private wealth clients with access to Cadre's platform.
  Goldman clients have committed $250 million in capital so far, with a few-hundred million more in the pipeline.Commercial real-estate investing startup Cadre has inked a partnership with Goldman Sachs that will provide the bank's private wealth clients ea
  
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• Warren Buffett says bitcoin 'definitely will come to a bad ending'

  10-01-2018 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Of cryptocurrencies, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's CEO, said: "What's going on definitely will come to a bad ending."
  Buffett told CNBC the firm would never have a position in cryptocurrencies.Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said Wednesday that the firm had no interest in jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.
  "We don't own any; we're not short any," Buffett said in an interview on CNBC. "We'll never have a position in them."
  Of options trades that would profit from price declines
  
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• Domino's Pizza slides on word the CEO who engineered its turnaround is leaving (DPZ)

  10-01-2018 14:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shares of Domino's Pizza fell nearly 5% to $196.77 a share Wednesday after CEO J. Patrick Doyle said he would be stepping down in June.
  Doyle was responsible for an impressive turnaround at the company, including a major reputation makeover and investments in new technology.
  Since Doyle became CEO in March 2010, the company's shares have gained 1,388%.
  Richard Allison, who is the president of Domino's International, will step in as the new CEO.
  Domino's stock has climbed 10.39% this year.
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• These are the 10 hottest housing markets in America to watch in 2018

  10-01-2018 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  The US housing market has regained its momentum.
  About half of all homes in the country are worth as much or more than they were in April 2007, during America's most recent housing boom, according to data from Zillow.
  But some real estate markets are really on fire, with quickly rising home values and rental prices, increasing populations, low unemployment rates, steady income growth, and strong job opportunities, according to Zillow's latest housing report.
  Below, check out the top 10 hottest
  
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• Everything is red: Here's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about right now

  10-01-2018 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dave Lutz, head of ETFs at JonesTrading, has an overview of today's markets.China's lack of interest in US Treasuries is sending most US assets lower.
  Much of the world is trading in the red.
  Jeffrey Gundlach gave a presentation Tuesday calling for the end of the bull market in 2018.Here's Lutz:Morning, US futures were drifting just under the waterline early, then headlines "China Officials Are Said to View Treasuries as Less Attractive" accelerated selling in everything USA.  The S&P
  
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• Stocks are trading in a way not seen since the peak of the tech bubble

  10-01-2018 12:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stocks are trading more independently of macro factors than at any point since 2001, according to Morgan Stanley.
  These types of market conditions are ideal for stock pickers, who make their living analyzing company fundamentals and betting on single stocks.Stocks are partying like it's 2001.
  They're trading independently of one another to a degree not seen since the height of the tech bubble, according to a study conducted by Morgan Stanley. And they've been operating with a mind of their own f
  
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• Andrew Willshire: Will this be the year the online advertising bubble bursts?

  10-01-2018 11:38
  The story of how Joe Kennedy preserved his family fortune when so many others lost their shirts has passed into legend. When he started getting stock tips from the shoeshine boy, he knew that everyone was already in the market and the only way was down.
  He called his broker and sold all his holdings, just days before the 1929 stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression. He escaped with his wealth intact; most did not.
  Bubbles are a common historical phenomenon. Charles Mackay’s
  
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• Models-turned-influencers are the biggest celebrity endorsers in 2017

  10-01-2018 11:21
  Models with a large social media influence are the top celebrity endorsers for brands in 2017, according to a new report by Celebrity Intelligence.
  Model Bella Hadid was the number one celebrity endorser for her work with high end fashion brands such as Versace, Fendi and Alexander Wang.
  Hadid is a model who has a huge following across a multitude of social media platforms with 16.4 million Instagram followers and 960,000 followers on Twitter.
  Bella’s older sister Gigi came third and is an
  
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• Adrian Mills: ‘Purpose: there is more to this than paying lip service’

  10-01-2018 11:00 via warc.com
  Adrian Mills, Partner, Deloitte Australia, is judging the Effective Use of Brand Purpose category in the 2018 WARC Awards. He talks to Lucy Aitken about his recent...
  
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• CREDIT SUISSE: There’s been a ‘fundamental shift’ in how investors view the stock market's relentless rally

  10-01-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Recent options-trading activity suggests "a more fundamental shift in outlook, rather than just bullish tactical positioning," according to Credit Suisse. 
  The past two weeks have seen a drop in the S&P 500's six-month skew, which measures option prices betting on a decline relative to those betting on a rise. 
  That's a noteworthy difference from the drop in short-dated skew, which was already happening, Credit Suisse says.The stock market's unrelenting march higher has change
  
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• Fed officials are scrambling to figure out how to fight the next recession

  10-01-2018 06:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Federal Reserve officials are actively considering a shift away from their current inflation targeting framework toward more aggressive measures to combat ultra-low inflation. 
  However, the barrage of ideas being offered up adds to confusion about the outlook for monetary policy, and neglects the importance of the Fed's employment mandate. 
  New ideas range from price-level targeting, to a temporary price level target, to an inflation target range rather than the current 2% goal.
  Brooki
  
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• The chief investment strategist at $6 trillion fund giant BlackRock says Trump's trade policy is the biggest risk to markets

  10-01-2018 04:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Richard Turnill, BlackRock's chief investment strategist, notes that a measure of geopolitical risk has spiked to the highest since March 2015.
  Out of all geopolitical risks, Turnill is most worried about President Donald Trump's trade policy, which he says could disrupt global markets.As stocks continue their relentless pursuit of new record highs, and as the global economy grows at a steady clip, it's easy to assume that market is free of risk.
  But underneath the veneer of stability lies geopo
  
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• HSBC: Here's how to make a killing betting on the robot revolution

  10-01-2018 03:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, and creating plentiful investment opportunities in its wake.
  HSBC breaks down the areas to watch in the AI space, focusing not just on software, but also hardware on equipment.The robot revolution is coming. The question for stock investors is — are you prepared?
  After all, artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually decide life-shaping things like whether we're insurable or have medical coverage, while also hugely impacting transportation an
  
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• You can now rent a Kodak-branded bitcoin mining rig — but you'll have to hand over half of the profits you make (KODK)

  10-01-2018 03:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Camera company Kodak is partnering with a company to get into bitcoin mining.
  Its stock soared more than 100% on Tuesday after it announced it was launching its own cryptocurrency.
  Critics have attacked the company over the mining scheme amid fears of a cryptocurrency bubble.Another day, another unusual company taking the dive into the cryptocurrency space.
  Kodak, the once-iconic camera company, is licensing its brand to Spotlite, which builds computers specifically designed to mine bitcoin, for
  
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• Coinbase blames extreme buyer demand for last month's bitcoin cash disaster

  10-01-2018 01:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Massive demand for bitcoin cash sent prices spiking on December 19, the first day the popular exchange Coinbase let its users trade the new cryptocurrency, according to the company.
  Some 90% of requests on the exchange were from people looking to buy, according to Coinbase, which meant demand for bitcoin cash far outstripped supply. 
  Coinbase was highly criticized following its launch of bitcoin cash trading, with some users speculating that insider trading sent the price flying. 
  
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• The Lenovo Mirage Solo is a smartphone in VR headset form — what to know about Google's first standalone virtual reality device (GOOG, GOOGL, FB)

  10-01-2018 01:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Google unveiled the Lenovo Mirage Solo, its first standalone VR headset at CES on Tuesday. 
  The Lenovo Mirage Solo has many features commonly found in smartphones. 
  Because of its high-tech hardware, the headset does not require a smartphone, PC or video game console to render virtual reality graphics.Google announced the first standalone virtual reality headset powered by its Daydream technology during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Tuesday.
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• What drives multiplatform television ROI

  10-01-2018 01:00 via warc.com
  NEW YORK: Audience size, consumer commitment to content and consumer perceptions of content quality are the three key drivers of multiplatform television advertising ROI , according to a new study.The Power of Content to Drive ROI is the second...
  
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• Washington Post's second profitable year spurs expansion

  10-01-2018 01:00 via warc.com
  WASHINGTON, DC: The US capital’s paper of record, the Washington Post, has completed a second consecutive year of profitability, and plans for expansion in 2019, according to an internal memo to staff.The message, circulated by publisher...
  
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