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Trading Sentiment​​​​​​​
Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Stocks in Asia Mixed as U.S. Tax Outcome Awaited: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks fluctuated at the start of the last month of 2017 and S&P 500 Index futures declined as the U.S. tax bill encountered stumbling blocks. The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in four weeks ahead of the tax vote. [more...]
Bloomberg: Nordea Bank’s 6,000 Job Cuts Are Just the Beginning, Union Says
One of Sweden’s main financial-worker unions says the job cuts announced in October by Nordea Bank AB are just the beginning of a transformation that’s about to hit the whole industry as more financial firms come to rely on digital solutions. [more...]
Bloomberg: Elon Musk's Battery Boast Will Be Short-Lived
Billionaire Elon Musk defied his doubters to beat Friday’s 100-day deadline and install the world’s biggest battery in the Australian outback. He’ll probably relinquish that crown by February. [more...]
Bloomberg: JPMorgan Sees Pain for Growth Stocks and Their Hedge Fund Fans
It’s not the end of the carried interest loophole, but JPMorgan Chase & Co. believes there’s another way U.S. tax reform could end up hurting hedge funds. [more...]
Bloomberg: Chriss Is Shutting His $2 Billion Hutchin Hill Hedge Fund
Neil Chriss is shuttering his $2.2 billion hedge fund firm and returning all capital to investors, joining several veteran managers calling it quits this year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Volatility Intensifies While Exchanges Struggle With Demand
Bitcoin continues its reversal from the all-time high, slumping as much as 11 percent Thursday, as online exchanges struggle to keep up with a jump in customer interest. [more...]
Reuters: Bitcoin pauses below record peak; gained 55 percent in November
Bitcoin hovered around $9,600 in volatile trade on Friday, after tumbling about 15 percent from an all-time high hit this week as some money managers warned ominously of a bubble and further falls in the stratospheric cryptocurrency. [more...]
Reuters: Asian shares pare gains as vote on U.S. tax bill delayed
Asian shares and the dollar pared their modest gains on Friday, with risk appetites supported by advances on Wall Street but capped by concern as investors awaited the U.S. Senate’s vote on U.S. tax reform legislation. [more...]
CNBC: Stability and strategy: Why is China so easy on North Korea?
While the world watches North Korea test yet another missile in defiance of international sanctions and warnings, China continues to be a friend to Kim Jong Un's regime. [more...]
CNBC: Bitcoin bubble could 'decentralize internet' and threaten power of tech giants, VC says
Bitcoin's rise could help lead to the creation of a so-called "decentralized internet" that could take power away from large technology firms, two venture capitalists told CNBC on Thursday. [more...]
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