Blockchain was going to make banks irrelevant and allow the world to “be [its] own bank”. Blockchain is the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. It is,…… Read more “Blockchain: disillusionment descends on financial services”

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Nobody could expect sophistication from an event titled “Howdy, Modi!” And the Indian prime minister’s rally in Houston — attended by 50,000 or so screaming…… Read more “Mr. Modi Comes to America”

Corporate insiders — typically chief executives, chief financial officers and board members — sold a combined $19bn of stock in their companies through to mid-September, according to…… Read more “Insider stock sales rise to two-decade high in the US”

From wishing a friend happy birthday to contacting a colleague about a meeting, text messaging is central to much of 21st-century life, with one glaring exception: commerce.…… Read more “Chat commerce arrives as western consumers text to buy”

(Bloomberg) — American aviation regulators misled Congress about a whistle-blower’s allegation that many inspectors performing safety assessments on the now-grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane weren’t properly…… Read more “FAA Misled Congress on Its 737 Max Inspectors, U.S. Probe Finds”

Facebook has agreed to acquire CTRL-labs, a US start-up that is developing technology to let people control electronic devices with their brains. , Facebook’s head of virtual…… Read more “Facebook to acquire brain-controlled device start-up”

(Bloomberg Opinion) — How do you sell happiness? Fosun International Ltd., the largest shareholder of now-defunct Thomas Cook Group Plc, apparently does just that. In the first half…… Read more “Thomas Cook’s Biggest Backer Sells Happiness. Really.”

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2019 — ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors of pending deadlines in the following securities class action lawsuits:. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shareholder-alert-claimsfiler-reminds-ftch-025000291.html?.tsrc=rss

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2019 — ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors of pending deadlines in the following securities class action lawsuits:. source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shareholder-alert-claimsfiler-reminds-cvs-025000216.html?.tsrc=rss

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with losses in excess of $100,000…… Read more “3M 96 HOUR DEADLINE ALERT: Former Louisiana Attorney General and Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Remind Investors of Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against 3M Company – MMM”