With few investment options available to individuals beyond the volatile stock market and wealth-management products (more and more of which are being banned), it's no surprise that as much as 25 percent of the demand for real estate is speculative, according to Bloomberg Economics. Third, there's
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Bets on market tranquility that blew up in spectacular fashion helped spark a record shift in the futures market. The weekly commitment of traders report shows non-commercial positioning in VIX futures contracts spiked to a record net long of 85,818 contracts as of Feb. 6. VIX futures contracts are tied to
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Trump during the meeting praised his former staff secretary, Rob Porter, for performing well in the White House and cautioned reporters to keep in mind that he
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One of the strongest drivers of global economic growth isn't factories or financial services or internet startups, it's what we do when we're not working. We are becoming a planet of tourists. Consider this: For the past seven years, the travel-and-tourism sector has outperformed the overall economy every
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, under its … ICAN President, Mr Mohammadu Zakari, said MCATI was aimed at dissemination of learning and deepening accounting education in Nigeria.
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