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Month: April 2020

Stocks and interesting details

Stocks, Manufacturing Data and Coronavirus Treatment

Stocks across the Asia Pacific strengthened their positions on the last day of April, thanks to the news connected with coronavirus treatment. Mainland Chinese stocks saw gains on Thursday. The Shanghai Composite added 1.33% to about 2,860.08. At the same time, the Shenzhen composite gained 1.88% to around 1,763.36. Also, Japanese stocks saw robust gains …

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The future of cryptocurrencies in Europe

Crypto-Confidence Index Poll and European Countries

On Wednesday, bitFlyer Europe released the results of its second annual Crypto-Confidence Index poll. This poll shows that people across Europe that cryptocurrencies will continue to exist in 10 years’ time. Interestingly, bitFlyer Europe conducted this survey by using Google Surveys. Moreover, 10,000 respondents from 10 European countries took part in this survey. According to …

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Global economy and energy demand

International Energy Agency and Dwindling Demand

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its new report. According to this report, the agency expects global energy demand to fall this in 2020. Moreover, the Paris-based agency expects the biggest drop since World War Two. Billions of people more precisely 4.2 billion people around the globe are subjected to some form of lockdown due …

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In this photo illustration the Facebook logo seen displayed on a smartphone with COVID-19 coronavirus in the background.

Facebook’s Boom Amid COVID-19 Crisis May be Temporary

Facebook is booming, owing to the worldwide shelter-in-place and quarantine orders due to COVID-19. The pandemic has made everyone turn to social networks and stare at screens far more than average. The company reported its first-quarter earnings for 2020 on Wednesday. A record number of people are using its services, primarily its Messenger, WhatsApp chat …

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Aussie rose against the greenback. What about the Euro?

Aussie rose against the greenback. What about the Euro?

The Australian dollar soared against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, rising by 0.4% at $0.65200. It seems oil-linked currencies are gaining once more. JFD Group’s senior market analyst, Charalambos Pissouros, noted that the weakening of the greenback, as well as the strengthening of the commodity-linked currencies, suggests that risk appetite may have stayed supported for …

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Boeing and interesting details

Boeing Plans to reduce the Workforce by About 10%

Boeing, as well as Airbus, are the most famous airplane manufacturers in the world. However, even for such giant companies, the coronavirus pandemic created a lot of problems. Both of them are struggling to cope with the ongoing crisis as travel demand all but disappeared over the last several months. Moreover, the coronavirus crisis is …

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the entrance of the Consob building.

CONSOB Blocks Unregulated Brokers Domains

CONSOB the Italian securities regulator, blacklisted a new list of FX and crypto-focused brands today. Actions on these unauthorized actors in the market came as offshore brokers continued to chase online trading businesses in Italy. This includes within the grey area of the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The following websites belong to entities that do not …

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U.S. dollar fell sharply; How about oil-linked currencies?

U.S. dollar fell sharply; How about oil-linked currencies?

The dollar dropped by 0.2% to 99.73 against the basket of currencies on Wednesday. It almost reached two-week lows against its rivals while the high-yielding currencies soared as the governments are partially lifting coronavirus lockdowns. Currency markets have been in wait-and-watch mode lately as traders lookout for the results of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting …

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Aviation giant and coronavirus pandemic

Boeing Lost Millions of Dollars in the First Quarter of 2020

Boeing was the largest airplane manufacturer in the world before it lost this status even before the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, the best-selling plane narrow-body Boeing 737 Max created a lot of problems for Boeing. Importantly, Boeing 737 Max remains on the ground for more than a year. Also, nobody knows for sure when this model …

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HTC and crypto mining

HTC’s Exodus Smartphones and Crypto Mining App

Crypto mining is a profitable business. Companies are willing to invest millions of dollars into crypto miners. It is possible to use a smartphone for crypto mining. However, the question is how long it will take to make money by using a smartphone for mining. Interestingly, HTC’s Exodus blockchain smartphones will soon receive their mining …

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Gold bars on top of dollar bills

Gold struggles to keep 1,700 due to optimism in the market

Gold is trading lower on Tuesday after investors have decided to ignore the poor economic performance during the day. They have opted for optimism before reopening several regional economies around the world. Besides, the metal is awaiting events starting tomorrow with the arrival of the central banks of the United States and the eurozone. Within …

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