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The price of oil has now jumped and is on its way to $70, in the wake of a recent U.S. airstrike on a top general from Iran. Authorized by President Donald Trump, the airstrike targeted and killed General Qassem Soleimani. The general was the leader of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force.In response to the development, brent futures jumped over 4% even as tensions began to heighten.According to a report from the Pentagon, Soleimani was killed because he was “actively developing plans to...

Trump sent a shockwave through financial markets when he ordered an airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani. Stocks, gold, and oil all fluctuated wildly as US-Iranian hostilities flared. Here’s how the prices of major assets responded. When US President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, he also unleashed a shockwave through global financial markets. Major stock indices cratered as investors fled into safe-haven assets like gold, and oil prices...

Tesla will begin deliveries for the company’s first-ever Tesla Model 3 vehicles produced in China. According to a Reuters report, a Tesla representative confirmed that the company will begin on Tuesday the 7th of January. Deliveries will happen during an event that will take place at the Tesla factory in Shanghai.For a while now, the company has been making specific efforts to bite a bigger share of the global auto market. Apart from this, Tesla’s move is a direct way to fend off the effects...

Even though we can say that Bitcoin was one of the assets that grew almost 100% this year, it seems that Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff doesn’t agree.In his tweet, Schiff pointed out that that Bitcoin is the only asset class that is not rallying at the moment.Bitcoin is not disappointing those who claim its true value is that it’s a non-correlated asset. Every asset class in the world is rallying into the end of the year except Bitcoin. Not sure what value this actually adds, but at...

As far as the S&P 500 index is concerned, Amazon seems to have hit a new record this holiday season. According to a Bloomberg report, the e-commerce giant’s sale of “tens of millions” of Amazon products, cemented a “record-breaking” end of the year.Amazon S&P 500 RecordAmazon’s low-volume trading, shortly after Christmas, ensured its top spot on the S&P 500 as it jumped by 3.4%. As holiday shopping continued to increase, other stores including J.C. Penney Co., Macy’s Inc. and...

Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co. is said to kick off its initial public offering on January 6, 2020. This will be the first IPO, where investors will be able to buy shares in what we can call the world’s largest network of this kind.The operator of China’s high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai is a unit of state-owned China Railway Corp. It said to sell as many as 6.3 billion new shares, or 12.8% of enlarged capital, through the listing in Shanghai. Still, the company...

The general consensus this year, even by people who aren’t exactly deep into financial metrics, is that 2019 has been mostly good. On average, global stock markets have performed impressively and still push on. For specifics, Deutsche Bank’s Chief Economist Torsten Slok has highlighted the global stock markets’ 2019 pump to be over $17 trillion.For several reasons including more attention by government and financial authorities, the progress has been quite noticeable. According to Slok,...

This year of 2019 turned out to action-packed with respect to the cryptocurrency market and the global economy in general. Undergoing a massive crypto winter in 2018, the crypto market saw some recovery especially in Q2 2019. If we look at the year-to-date performance, the overall cryptocurrency market cap surged by 60%. Thanks to Bitcoin‘s performance giving 100% returns during the same period.Also, if we look at the traditional markets, they have performed beyond investors’ expectations....

Apple esports Mac is taking over the gaming market with a high-end version of its popular line of laptops. Esports in recent years has seen an exponential rise. It has all the chances to become an official sport soon. Reports say that esports may also join the Olympics. Professional gaming is gaining traction and recognition. High schools and even colleges are already launching gaming clubs. This is a sign that this is another professional activity that many young people are going to go...

China is one of the world’s heavyweight countries and much of this is a deliberate effort. The country is known for its eagerness to make specific moves towards growing its economy and becoming a worthy rival of others. For example, it has made significant strides with blockchain technology and it is widely suggested that it could easily lead this sector. Now, there are specific efforts for China to rival Wall Street.China is already a force to be reckoned with politically, as well as...