As Bitcoin’s Price Slides, Signs of a Squeeze
Some miners of the virtual currency are starting to feel the effects of a sustained decline in prices.
View ArticleThe Swiss Give a Scary Lesson on the Limits of Central Banks
The first lesson is never trust a central banker when he or she makes a commitment or gives guidance, writes Swaha Pattanaik of Reuters Breakingviews.
View ArticleSwiss Move Prompts Fears of Sustained Market Tumult
The question now is whether the much larger players in the $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market might have been caught short in significant ways.
View ArticleBitcoin Is a Victim of Disinflation
In a more ebullient and inflationary world, the novelty and limited supply of Bitcoins might appeal, Edward Hadas of Reuters Breakingviews writes.
View ArticleAzul, Brazilian Airline Started by JetBlue Founder, Delays I.P.O. Plans Again
The delay in the I.P.O. comes as emerging market companies have suffered as investors fear slowing growth, even though low oil prices are helping airlines.
View ArticleForceful Actions by China to Regulate Markets Send Shares Plunging
Stocks plunged 7.7 percent, the largest one-day decline since 2008, after regulators cracked down on margin financing to invest in shares.
View ArticleCoinbase, a Bitcoin Start-Up, Raises $75 Million in Vote of Confidence
Investors in Coinbase include the New York Stock Exchange, the Spanish bank BBVA and Vikram S. Pandit.
View ArticleNew York Attorney General Adds to Lawsuit Over Barclays Dark Pool
Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, claimed that Barclays made a false statement in court documents and that it defied subpoenas seeking the testimony of two executives.
View ArticleIn Davos, 3 Camps at Loggerheads Over a Cure for Europe’s Economic Funk
Policy makers and specialists at the World Economic Forum were divided over the effect of the E.C.B.'s new stimulus program -- and far apart on other measures aimed at bolstering growth in Europe.
View ArticleDraghi’s Bond Buying Plan Runs Counter to Eurozone Principles
The E.C.B.’s bond buying program is big enough to impress markets. But partial nationalization of losses risks undermining the eurozone's foundations. Pierre Briançon of Reuters Breakingviews writes.
View ArticleE.C.B.’s Bazooka Is a Water Pistol for Emerging Markets
Fading growth and falling prices will overwhelm the stimulus from central banks, says Andy Mukherjee of Reuters Breakingviews.
View ArticleU.S. Strengths Buoy Consumers but Hurt Corporations With Business Abroad
A growing number of big American multinational companies have begun to suffer from lower oil prices and a strong dollar.
View ArticleGFI Shareholders Reject CME Merger, Clearing Way for Hostile Bid
BGC Partners seized the opportunity to reiterate its own hostile bid to buy the brokerage firm GFI for about $778 million in cash.
View ArticleCorruption Scandal at Petrobras Threatens Brazil’s Economy
Problems caused by a police investigation into bribery accusations at Brazil’s state-controlled petroleum giant Petrobras are putting the capital markets and other companies at risk.
View ArticleThe Myth of Black Swan Market Events
The bear markets that followed periods of high corporate valuations were predictable by economic logic that says that governments cannot manipulate market prices without creating distortions, Mark...
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