Ibovespa, the benchmark stock index in Brazil, closed down 0.25% at 84,482.46 points on Tuesday, on another day of profit-taking tracking the negative external market climate amid a fall in the price of commodities. In the political arena, investors monitor the expectations for the discussion of the pension reform in Brazil. more...
Microsoft is set to announce its Q2 2018 earnings on Wednesday, January 31. The company continues to develop an ecosystem of cross-device applications and value-added services around its hardware and software. more...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) launched by AriseBank, a 'decentralized' bank, which had purported to offer trading in over 700 crypto- currencies - including Bitcoin and Ethereum - and had raised around $600m towards a $1bn funding goal. more...
Ethereum broke out of wedge to top-side; but can it sustain? On Friday, we noted wedges forming in Ethereum and Bitcoin, of which the former broke out of to the top-side and sustained a move higher. Since the plunge during the middle of the month Ethereum has been the strongest of the group, but is it ready to head higher or is a broader lower-high developing? On the 4-hr, there is a series of higher-lows and higher-highs ...
Consumer confidence in the U.S. rebounded by more than expected in the month of January, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday. more...