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• 'It was true for tulips, junk bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, and now crypto': There's a big shakeup happening in the ICO market, and it should be keeping investors up at night

  23-06-2018 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The market for initial coin offerings is about to witness a two-part regulatory reckoning, according to Cboe president Chris Concannon. 
  The veteran trader said if such offerings are deemed as unregistered securities, then the SEC will go after industry participants and litigation will rise.
  Crypto startups have raised billions of dollars via the fundraising method. 
  Chris Concannon, the president of Cboe Global Markets, is one of Wall Street's biggest crypto advocates. But the trading
  
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• Global markets are flashing a new ominous signal that investors are bracing for the worst

  23-06-2018 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  An increasing number of experts across Wall Street are warning that the ongoing market and economic cycles are entering their final stages.
  One statistic compiled by Morgan Stanley suggests investors are already getting more risk averse, which could usher in the end of the cycle even more quickly than previously thought.
  As the prospect of a trade war threatens to divide the world, a unified front is forming in global markets. It's just not the type any risk-seeking investor wants to see.
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• There's confusion over whether the Trump administration secretly promised Apple that iPhones wouldn't be caught in the cross fire of a trade war with China (AAPL)

  23-06-2018 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple could be one of the biggest losers in a trade war between the United States and China.
  The New York Times reported Monday that the Trump administration had told Apple CEO Tim Cook that no tariffs would be placed on iPhones.
  But a top White House trade adviser reportedly said he didn't have any knowledge of such an exception.
  There are few companies with more to lose than Apple in a trade war between the United States and China.
  The world's most valuable publicly traded company does nearly
  
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• Elon Musk promised a Tesla 'alien dreadnought' factory — but what we got was a tent (TSLA)

  23-06-2018 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk once ambitiously promised to remake auto manufacturing so thoroughly that his factories would resemble an "alien dreadnought."
  We recently learned that Tesla has built an assembly line for its Model 3 sedan and housed it under what Musk called a "tent" next to the company's Fremont, CA factory.
  Tesla has been pulling out all the stops to hit a Model 3 production rate of 5,000 Model 3's per week by the end of June — and to post a profit in the second half of 2018, after
  
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• Galaxy, the crypto-bank founded by Mike Novogratz, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in projects that'll lure Wall Street to bitcoin

  23-06-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael Novogratz's merchant bank Galaxy Digital has access to hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in crypto companies. 
  Its venture arm is eyeing companies that are building infrastructure solutions to lure Wall Street to the market for digital coins.
  Famed hedge funder-turned-crypto enthusiast Mike Novogratz launched merchant bank Galaxy Digital earlier this year and its venture capital arm is already hard at work.
  Business Insider has learned that Galaxy, which has businesses in as
  
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• ‘Things could spiral out of control’ — Wall Street is more worried than ever that an all-out trade war will plunge the world into recession

  23-06-2018 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The global trade tensions being escalated by President Donald Trump could eventually plunge the world into recession, according to a growing chorus of Wall Street experts.
  The prospect of an all-out global trade war has already prompted some investors to seek safety, providing a sample of the wide-reaching effects the conflict can have on markets.
  If you think President Donald Trump's ongoing trade disputes have been disruptive, you haven't seen anything yet.
  At least that's the message bei
  
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• Elon Musk talks about robots all the time, but nobody else in the auto industry does — here's why (TSLA)

  23-06-2018 07:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  CB Insights used a linguistic algorithm to analyze 28 quarters of earnings calls from four automakers.
  GM, Ford, Daimler, and Tesla were included in the study.
  Tesla spends way more time talking about robots than the other three.CB Insights, a data analytics firm, has done something interesting: it used algorithmic analysis to crunch 28 quarter of earnings-call transcripts from General Motors, Ford, Daimler, and Tesla.
  The firm was able to make some intriguing observations from scrutinizing call
  
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• Here are all the US states that ship more than $1 billion worth of goods to China that would be slammed by tariffs

  23-06-2018 07:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump escalated his trade dispute with China and is planning for $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to be subjected to an additional 10% tariff.
  In turn, China said it would slap the US with tariffs on $50 billion worth of US imports starting in July.China's tariffs would target energy and agricultural products, such as ornamental fish, whiskey, and coal — which would affect some states more than others.
  There are eight US states that exported more than $1 billion worth o
  
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• Who should be Intel's next CEO? These are the top candidates people are buzzing about (INTC)

  23-06-2018 06:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Intel's former CEO Brian Krzanich was out of the job so suddenly, the company had to appoint an interim CEO while it embarks on a search.
  That means it's time to play: who will be the next CEO?
  Intel has always hired from within, but says it will be looking for candidates inside and outside the office.
  Here's a list of the candidates people are buzzing about based on our conversations with people, online water cooler chat and a few of our own thoughts.With Brian Krzanich's sudden and surpri
  
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