Posts by The Trend Letter
- US Dollar starts 2018 in doldrums, European stocks groggy. Read story
- Criminal underworld is dropping Bitcoin for another currency. Read story
- Bitcoin’s share of the crypto universe is the lowest it has ever been. Read story
- Oil price steadies above $60 as violent protests spread in Iran. Read story
- Iran’s leader blames unrest on ‘enemies’. Read story
- North and South Korea to have talks regarding participation in Olympics. Read story
- Deep freeze keeps grip on eastern US; four die. Read story
- Goldman Sachs warns of $5 bln hit from Trump tax overhaul. Read story
- Is Airbus about to pull the plug on the world’s biggest passenger plane? Read story
- 2017 was the safest year for air travel. Read story
- Trump’s strategy to knock out North Korean missiles carries risk. Read story
- Red tape leaves France lagging as skiers turn elsewhere. Read story
- Baltimore starts New Year with two murders. Read story
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- Could Dow hit 25,000before 2018? Read story
- US dollar slips to three-month lows, heads for worst year since 2003. Read story
- Bitcoin bounces above $14,000 as investors find a bottom. Read story
- The most important things you should do before 2018 to take advantage of the US tax reform. Read story
- Italy’s President calls national election as country grapples with economic pain. Read story
- Another Arctic blast poised to usher in 2018. Read story
- Record breaking winter cold? Don’t worry, the climate explainers have it covered. Read story
- What happens when a Russiagate skeptic debates a professional Russiagater? Read story
- Apple apologizes for slowing down older iPhones. Read story
- China tests first hypersonic weapon. Read story
- China snares innocent and guilty alike to build world’s biggest DNA database. Read story
- Murder in America: What makes cities more dangerous. Read story
- Octopuses are so clever, scientists missed a species right under their noses. Read story
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- Wall St opens higher in muted holiday trading. Read story
- Bitcoin tumbles as South Korea plans crackdown on cryptoassets. Read story
- Exmo Bitcoin exchange chief executive kidnapped in Kiev. Read story
- Copper’s rally is a longest in a generation. Read story
- 30,417,609 Americans paid $0 in taxes, received $89.6 billion in refunds. Read story
- Apple’s Tim Cook paid $102 million this year, including $98 million in bonuses. Read story
- The number of Social Security beneficiaries hit record 61,859,250 in November. Read story
- South Korea says ‘comfort women’ deal flawed, but Japan warns against change. Read story
- Baltimore sets record with 343 homicides in 2017. Read story
- NY city murder rates on pace to drop to 1950s level. Read story
- US to resume full visa service in Turkey. Read story
- Bitter cold across much northern US turns deadly. Read story
- The most common password is “123456” – but not (entirely) because humans are dumb. Read story
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- Bitcoin tumbles more than 25% as sharks ‘beginning to circle’. Read story
- Separatists win Catalan election. Read story
- US new home sales surge in November to highest level since 2007. Read story
- US consumer spending tops forecasts as inflation accelerates. Read story
- Mortgage rates inch up, and some fear a tax-cut fueled surge is coming. Read story
- Apple sued after it admits it slowed down older iPhones. Read story
- FBI’s top lawyer said to be reassigned. Read story
- NBA enjoys ratings renaissance as NFL flounder. Read story
- In Silicon Valley, tax bill pays dividends for workers. Read story
- Eric Schmidt stepping down at Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Read story
- One sure-fire prediction for 2018: Americans will take on more debt. Read story
- Jerusalem: Palestine leader Abbas spurns US peace plans. Read story
- Georgia approves first US nuclear reactor since 1978. Read story
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- US GDP at 3.2%, fastest pace in more than two years. Read story
- Strong Canadian inflation, retail sales lift bets for rate hike in new year. Read story
- Apple admits to slowing down some older devices. Read story
- Bitcoin tumbles 15% in steepest decline since futures trading. Read story
- US House unveils new stop-gap funding bill to avert shutdown. Read story
- Long Island Ice Tea stock soars 500% after changing its name to Long Blockchain. Read story
- OPEC starts working on exit strategy from oil cuts. Read story
- More than a dozen injured as driver deliberately rams vehicle into Melbourne crowd. Read story
- DOJ looking into Clinton involvement in Uranium One deal. Read story
- Salvation Army bell ringer beaten after wishing man ‘Merry Christmas’. Read story
- What will happen when net neutrality is gone? Read story
- Subprime auto defaults are soaring, and private-equity firms have no way out. Read story
- Euro holds steady ahead of Catalan elections; dollar holds steady. Read story
- Airline battle growing pilot shortage that could reach crisis level. Read story
- Online clothing rentals on the rise. Read story
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- Wall St opens higher as tax bill nears passage. Read story
- Treasuries extend selloff after Senate passes tax bill. Read story
- Coinbase looks at insider trading after offering Bitcoin Cash. Read story
- Litecoin founder Charlie Lee says he has “sold and donated” all his holdings. Read story
- Why a dot-com-style collapse in Bitcoin won’t kill blockchain. Read story
- The Indian wedding that bet on Bitcoin. Read story
- Canadian grocery giant Loblaws admits to price-fixing scheme spanning more than 14 years. Read story
- Uber is officially a cab firm, says court. Read story
- Cohn says he is dumbfounded by tax plan’s unpopularity. Read story
- Everything apple will be working on in 2018. Read story
- EU executive moves to punish Poland over court reform. Read story
- A renewable energy company is allegedly getting workers sick and firing them. Read story
- Saudi Arabia to freeze more bank accounts in crackdown. Read story
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- S&P, Dow higher as tax bill vote draws near. Read story
- House plans early tax vote, Democrats plan drama. Read story
- US ready to ‘denuclearise’ N Korea. Read story
- Why you should dump that loser stock in 2017 and harvest the tax loss. Read story
- IMF warns one of the most crowded bond trades near tipping point. Read story
- Boeing and Bombardier set to clash in trade row hearing. Read story
- Small Fintech company surges 2,600% in a week after announcing it’s a crypto company. Read story
- Single-family housing starts, permits hit 10-year high. Read story
- Saudis down Yemen rebel missile before it strikes palace. Read story
- Amtrak safety record under scrutiny even before deadly derailment. Read story
- Scientist confirm there was life on earth 3.5 million years ago. Read story
- World’s first floating nation planned for 2020. Read story
- Baltimore in “downward spiral” as residents cannot afford rising water bills. Read story
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- Bank rally leads stocks to records on tax-plan optimism. Read story
- Bitcoin futures on the world’s biggest derivative exchange signal the boom isn’t over yet. Read story
- Gold extends rally as dollar wobbles. Read story
- Last-minute tax break for investors ‘air dropped’ on Capital Hill. Read story
- US taxpayers rush to claim deductions under threat from tax bill. Read story
- Police call death of Canadian billionaire and wife ‘suspicious’. Read story
- Power outage leaves tens of thousands stranded in darkness at world’s largest airport. Read story
- Hunter Harrison, railway legend who led CN & CP, dies at 73. Read story
- He stole $100 million from his clients. Now he lives in luxury on Cotes d’ Azur. Read story
- Elon Musk calls transit expert an ‘idiot’, and then the ‘idiot’ fires back. Read story
- EU to investigate Ikea’s tax affairs. Read story
- New security strategy drops climate change from threat list. Read story
- Under Armour stocks soars, triggers new bull markets after analyst upgrade. Read story
- Hershey to buy Amplify Snack in $1.6 billion bet on healthy snacks. Read story
- Cities facing crises as RVs becoming home of last resort. Read story
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- US stocks gain, dollar weakens on price data. Read story
- Democrat Jones defeats Roy Moore In Alabama election upset. Read story
- What Alabama upset means for Trump. Read story
- With rate hike in the bag, Fed may hint at Trump effect on economy. Read story
- Dubai billionaire, Nickelodeon join Speilberg backing VR startup. Read story
- How to give the gift of Bitcoin this holiday season. Read story
- Ever increasing taxes driving taxpayers out of Illinois. Read story
- People mortgaging their homes to buy Bitcoin. Read story
- A Disney deal for Fox is coming within days. Read story
- Got $1 million to retire? Here’s how long it will last, by US state. Read story
- Would you pay a ‘climate tax’ on red meat? Read story
- Would the new tax plan mean the end of Social Security and Medicare as we know it? Read story
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- US added 228,000 jobs. unemployment rate steady at 17 year low. Read story
- After dramatic gains, Bitcoin tumbles 20% in 10 hours. Read story
- UK, EU reach deal on Brexit divorce terms. Read story
- Here is why stocks will likely be higher in December 2018. Read story
- California wildfires could mean over $27 billion in damages to homes. Read story
- The Bitcoin whales: 1,000 people who own 40% of the market. Read story
- Terrorists building laptop bombs that can be smuggled onto airplanes. Read story
- White House announces physical exam for Trump after he slurred through speech. Read story
- Argentine ex-president Fernandez charged with treason. Read story
- Bitcoin is now breaking through major price barriers every few hours. Read story
- Venezuela’s chronic shortages give rise to ‘medical flea-markets. Read story
- The middle class is disappearing, which makes dollar stores very happy. Read story
- China’s exports growth hits 8-month high, imports defy pollution curbs. Read story
- In Bel Air, wildfires destroy multi-million dollar homes. Read story
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