Entries by The Trend Letter

Headlines – November 23/17

China stocks suffer mauling, Fed leaves dollar in a daze. Read story As Black Friday nears, US stores get creative to battle e-commerce. Read story Euro up for third day as outlook brightens. Read story Oil eases from highest level since 2015 as traders weigh US data. Read story Stock market could tumble 15% if […]

Headlines – November 22/17

World stocks ride tech boom to scale new highs in pre-Thanksgiving rally. Read story Oil price rises to two-year high above $58 on supply slowdown. Read story Uber paid hackers to delete stolen data on 57 million people. Read story Skype removed from China Apple and Android app stores. Read story HPE CEO Whiman’s surprise […]

Smart City or Surveillance City?

As reported in New Scientist, in Toronto, and many other cities around the globe, ‘smart city’ projects are underway. The concept of infrastructure interlinked by software isn’t new.  Having Artificial Intelligence (AI) use data to actively improve our everyday lives seems like a worthwhile endeavour. This is not just some futuristic concept, as for the […]

Headlines – November 21/17

Nasdaq opens at record on tech gains. Read story Mugabe resigns after four decades. Read story Merkel signals readiness for new election after coalition talks collapse. Read story Tencent chief ‘richer than Google founders’. Read story Iraq is giving OPEC a headache. Read story A $31 million hack freaked crypotocurrency traders out and sent Bitcoin’s […]

Crypto TREND – Second Edition

In the first edition of CRYPTO TREND we introduced Crypto Currency (CC) and answered several questions about this new market space.  There is a lot of NEWS in this market every day.  Here are some highlights that give us a glimpse of how dynamic and exciting this market space is: World’s largest futures exchange to […]

Headlines – November 20/17

Stocks rebound in short week for US stocks. Read story European markets power on after early German wobble. Read story China’s shadow bank clampdown hits stock market. Read story Canadian dollar dips as oil falls, investors weigh NAFTA talks. Read story A Chinese tech giant just joined Facebook and Amazon in the $500 billion valuation […]

Crypto TREND 2017-01

Everyone has heard how Bitcoin and other crypto currencies have made millionaires of those who bought as recently as a year ago.  Gains of 1,000% or more are not just possible, they have been common place with many of these crypto currencies. Someone who bought Bitcoin in May 2016 at less than $500, would have had a gain of 1,400% in about […]

Headlines – November 16/17

House GOP set for big tax win. Read story Europe’s longest stock sell-off of the year abates. Read story Russia and Venezuela agree to debt deal. Read story Mortgage rates spike to four-month high as tax reform drives bond sell-off. Read story The world’s biggest wealth funds wants out of oil and gas. Read story […]

Headlines – November 15/17

Dow sinks 150 points, threatens 3-week low as global markets slump. Read story Airbus seals massive $49.5 bln order for 430 aircraft. Read story NAFTA talks resume as US warns ‘short fuse’ risks burning down. Read story Zimbabwe’s military seizes power, detains Mugabe. Read story Japan’s economy posts the longest growth streak since 2001. Read […]

Headlines – November 13/17

Stock indexes on track to extend last week’s pullback. Read story World’s top tech giant amass $1.7 trillion in monster year. Read story GE cuts dividend by half, slashes profit goals. Read story Oil trades near $57 as OPEC signals rebalancing could speed up. Read story Pound slides as British government faces turmoil. Read story […]