Posts by The Trend Letter

Headlines – December 22/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 21/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 20/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 19/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 18/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 13/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 8/17

  • 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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Headlines – December 7/17

  • Tech gains lift Nasdaq, consumer stocks weigh on S&P, Dow. Read story
  • North Korea says US threats make war unavoidable as China urges calm. Read story
  • US state department issues global travel warning after Trump Jerusalem speech. Read story
  • Trump faces off with Democrats over potential government shutdown. Read story
  • Bitcoin blasts through $15,000 milestone, soars 20% in 24 hours. Read story
  • The most explosive cryptocurrency these days is not Bitcoin. Read story
  • TD Ameritrade, Ally Invest to offer Bitcoin futures. Read story
  • Venturi fire rages, threatening communities both coastal and inland. Read story
  • Why there is uproar over Trump’s Jerusalem declaration? Read story
  • Media largely silent as Obama compares Trump to Hitler, warns of genocide. Read story
  • GE plans 12,000 job cuts in its power business. Read story
  • IMF: China’s financial system harbours large risks. Read story
  • AI is so complex its creators can’t trust why it makes decisions. Read story
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Headlines – December 6/17

  • Wall St has no idea what’s going to happen to credit markets in 2018. Read story
  • Russia banned from Winter Olympics by IOC. Read story
  • Warnings intensify ahead of Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Read story
  • Oil drops as industry data show US gasoline stockpiles grew. Read story
  • Does US government shutdown on Friday? Read story
  • Putin gives strongest hint yet that he will run for Russian President in 2018. Read story
  • The issue threatening to derail Brexit. Read story
  • Bitcoin nears $13,000, has gained more than 1,200% in 2017. Read story
  • The new way to trade Bitcoin could kill its rally. Read story
  • After China, India’s central bank warns: Beware of Bitcoin. Read story
  • Socialism, capitalism seen in new light by younger Americans. Read story
  • Brent Musburger has no time for ‘snowflakes’ ‘preaching’ about NFL’s violence. Read story
  • Wal-Mart plans to change its name. Read story
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Headlines – December 5/17

  • Dow, S&P struggle to stay at record heights, but tech rebound boosts Nasdaq. Read story
  • Oil holds near $57 as OPEC output drops to lowest in six-months. Read story
  • Mueller subpoenas Deutshe Bank for Trump account info. Read story
  • Senate bill ‘bombshell’ could raise taxes on tech. Read story
  • Mueller’s office has spent $3.2 million since May on Russia investigation.  Read story
  • Amazon and Alibaba battle it out in Asia. Read story
  • There’s an $814 million mystery near the heart of the biggest Bitcoin exchange. Read story
  • Here’s what S&P companies actually pay in taxes. Read story
  • Starbucks opens Shanghai Roastery, the first location with an augmented reality experience. Read story
  • The FCC plans to kill the open internet; don’t count on the FTC to save it. Read story
  • How Mercedes got caught trashing a rental Tesla Model X. Read story
  • Traffic jams as residents flee wildfires in Ventura. Read story
  • Spain withdraws international arrest warrant for former Catalan leader. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!

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