German economic confidence weakened sharply to the weakest level since December 2012 as geopolitical tensions weighed on analyst expectations, the results of a closely watched survey from the Mannheim-based Centre for European Economic Research/ZEW showed Tuesday. The indicator of economic sentiment plunged by 18.5 points to 8.6 in August, while it was forecast to drop to 17. More...
- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to Reduce QE by Another $10B. - Fed Chair Janet Yellen to Hold Press Conference at 18:30 GMT. Trading the News: Federal Open Market Committee Meeting and Federal Funds Rate Despite expectations for another $10B reduction in the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) asset-purchase program, the central bank’s updated forecasts (growth, inflation & interest rate) may have a greater impact in driving the U.S. dollar as ...
10 Must-Watch YouTube Channels for Making and Saving Money While it’s great to learn about personal finance, entrepreneurship and frugality from the written word, many of us learn better by watching and listening. Unfortunately, television networks have only a small sample of channels that cater to people who want to get their financial lives in order. As with many other genres, YouTube has filled that niche. ...
World Cup Day 6 Bit of a bounceback yesterday as I hit 2 out of 3 (and frankly, in terms of the run of play, all 3). Now 3-9-1 ATS for the World Cup. Today's picks: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Group H - Belo Horizonte - Belgium -1½ over Algeria. Belgium provides good betting value as they are a top team but punters do not give it top team respect. Now if you look at FIFA rankings, the line is fair, if not favorable to Algeria (ranked 22 to Belgium's 10.) My view ...
Brazil's World Cup Of Cyber Attacks: From Street Fighting To Online Protest Spear-phishing, DDoS attacks, malware. While people are protesting in the streets of São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro against the organizers of the FIFA World Cup, which they see as an useless waste of money, taking place while the majority of the population is still struggling to make a living, another conflict is raging online. The report “The State of the Art of Digital Guerrilla during the 2014 Brazilian World Cup” ...
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