You can’t understand the Fintech Revolution without this report
We’ve entered the most profound era of change for financial services companies since the 1970s brought us index mutual funds, discount brokers and ATMs.No firm is immune from the coming disruption and...
View ArticleTesla is at risk of being steamrolled by the next big transformation in how...
Tesla is in the news so much, and CEO Elon Musk is so good at keeping Tesla cool and sexy, that it's easy to forget that the automaker has been around for a decade.It's story is exciting: It's the...
View ArticleChina's economy is about to get pretty weird again
We know two things about China right now.We know that pretty much all of the country's July economic data was bad.And we know the government is unlikely to do much about it — at least not as much as...
View ArticleBillionaire investor Howard Marks just went after Donald Trump's economic...
Howard Marks, the billionaire cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, thinks Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is delusional.In his latest memo, dubbed "Political Reality," Marks dedicated...
View ArticleThe new era of payment processing will change everything
The modern smartphone is a remarkable device. A single device that fits in your pocket can do all the tasks that once required cameras, camcorders, GPS devices, watches, alarm clocks, calculators, and...
View ArticleTHE FINTECH REGULATION REPORT: How European regulators are creating fertile...
Financial technology — known more commonly as fintech — is attracting a lot of attention globally. Fintech companies provide technologies that aim to disrupt the financial services industry by making...
View ArticleRobo-advisors have a $2 trillion opportunity in front of them
The creation of a portfolio with sustainable investments can be both time consuming and complicated, and the management of those portfolios often carry fees of approximately 1%.Sustainable investments...
View ArticleNew Indian central bank head's arduous task: getting banks to lower rates
By Suvashree Choudhury and Devidutta TripathyMUMBAI (Reuters) - One of the biggest challenges for India's incoming central bank chief is a problem he and his predecessor have long grappled with - how...
View ArticleTHE PAYMENTS INDUSTRY EXPLAINED: The Trends Creating New Winners And Losers...
The way we pay is changing dramatically. For example, people are beginning to use their smartphones for every kind of formal and informal transaction — to shop at stores, buy songs online, and even...
View ArticleThe top 4 unis with the highest paid graduates are all in Switzerland
If you want a university degree that boosts your earning power, go and study in Switzerland.Swiss universities occupy the top four spots of Emolument.com's table of European colleges with the highest...
View ArticleObamacare has gone from the president's greatest achievement to a...
It has not been a good week for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare.A slew of news, from insurers dropping out to possible fraud among healthcare providers, has all accumulated in...
View ArticleThere's one simple reason why we're heading for a tech IPO liftoff
2016 has been a particularly slow year for initial public offerings, especially in the technology sector.The first quarter was the worst for IPOs since the depths of the financial crisis. And while...
View ArticleChina got it right
Remember what happened a year ago?China shocked financial markets with a sudden devaluation of the renminbi, cutting it by 3% against the dollar over the course of five trading days.That helped drive a...
View ArticleMacy’s decision to close a bunch of stores could spell trouble for billions...
Sluggish sales at Macy's are hurting more than just the mega-retailer itself.The department store chain recently announced that it would be closing 100 stores in a bid to shore up business. That could...
View ArticleTARGET: People aren't buying Apple products (TGT, AAPL)
Target struggled to sell electronics in the second quarter, especially Apple products.The retailer on Wednesday reported earnings that were stronger than expected. But it lowered its outlook for the...
View ArticleOne chart sure to give stock-pickers nightmares
One chart sure to give stock-pickers nightmaresJoin the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: Scientists just collected a mysterious 'purple orb' at the bottom of the ocean, but no one could...
View ArticleSo you want to be a Wall Street banker? Here's how much you'll get paid
If you've ever thought about a career in finance, you may want to know what you could earn down the road.To answer your questions, we reached out to Emolument, a salary-benchmarking website.They...
View ArticleThe fintech ecosystem explained
We’ve entered the most profound era of change for financial services companies since the 1970s brought us index mutual funds, discount brokers and ATMs.No firm is immune from the coming disruption and...
View ArticleHere's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about right now
Via Dave Lutz, head of ETFs at JonesTrading, here's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about right now:Good Morning! US Futures are retreating 30bp right now, as falling commodities...
View ArticleTelenor sets sights on ads as network revenue stagnates
By Joachim DagenborgARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor will set up a separate business unit to claim a share of the rapidly growing mobile advertising market in Asia, Chief Executive Sigve...
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