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EC Fines JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, Others For Rigging Forex Market

EC Fines JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, Others For Rigging Forex Market

The European Union fined five banking giants a total $1.2 billion, charging them with manipulating the foreign exchange market (Forex) for their benefits. The targeted banks that were fined on Thursday are Barclays, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Bank of Scotland.... Read more.

Is eBay About to Accept Bitcoin Payments? Not at All

Is eBay About to Accept Bitcoin Payments? Not at All

US-based e-commerce company eBay gave major hopes to the crypto community, as rumours spread that the giant would add Bitcoin and perhaps other crypto... Read more.

Bitcoin Exceeds The $8,000 Mark, Hits Highest Level Since July 2018

Bitcoin Exceeds The $8,000 Mark, Hits Highest Level Since July 2018

Bitcoin has demonstrated another performance of wild volatility in the past few days, gaining over $2,000 since the last Wednesday. As of Tuesday, May... Read more.

Uber Stock Debut Fails, Follows Lyft’s Foosteps

Uber Stock Debut Fails, Follows Lyft’s Foosteps

US-based transportation network operator Uber has just had its initial public offering (IPO), which took place officially on Friday, May 10. However, ... Read more.

Weekly Market Review - May 6-10

Weekly Market Review - May 6-10

Japanese Yen was the best performing currency this week, gaining 1.28% against USD and 0.94% against the euro. The currency is supported by the re-esc... Read more.

French Financial Watchdog Plans to Make ESMA Measures Permanent

French Financial Watchdog Plans to Make ESMA Measures Permanent

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the main financial regulator of France, released on Tuesday its annual report. Besides the income and exp... Read more.

FB Softens Crypto Ad Ban Just Before The Launch of Own Crypto

FB Softens Crypto Ad Ban Just Before The Launch of Own Crypto

On Wednesday, social media giant Facebook announced its decision to ease part of its ban related to cryptocurrency advertising. However, it doesn’t ... Read more.

BMW Reveals Poor Quarterly Performance, Falls Under EC’s Radar

BMW Reveals Poor Quarterly Performance, Falls Under EC’s Radar

Munich-based car maker BMW recently presented its first-quarter financial report, which showed that operating profit declined by almost 80% to 589 mil... Read more.

Fidelity Might Launch Crypto Trading Service Soon

Fidelity Might Launch Crypto Trading Service Soon

US-based Fidelity, a financial services firm that operates a brokerage service, is about to launch a cryptocurrency trading functionality aimed at ins... Read more.

SIX Group Might Launch Own Token For Its Digital Exchange

SIX Group Might Launch Own Token For Its Digital Exchange

SIX Group, the Swiss-based operator of SIX Swiss Exchange, might develop and launch its own blockchain-powered token, according to Thomas Zeeb, head o... Read more.

Weekly Market Review - April 29-May 3

Weekly Market Review - April 29-May 3

This week was quite positive for the British pound, which was boosted by the Bank of England’s upward revise in its GDP forecast. GBP/USD rose nearl... Read more.

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