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Milei's Economic Chainsaw Slashes Inflation As Argentine Stocks Explode 175%
Friday, December 27, 2024 - 9:37am | 447Javier Milei took office as the President of Argentina in December 2023 and took his trademark chainsaw to the country's economic policies. Interest in several Argentina-based stocks has been rising as his drastic reforms take hold. What To Know: Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, has...
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Fintech Focus For July 14, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 6:29pm | 2350Quote To Start The Day: “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Source: Stephen Covey One Big Thing In Fintech: Banks want the Federal Reserve to create tough standards for evaluating whether fintech firms with narrow-...
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Fintech Focus For July 6, 2021
Monday, July 5, 2021 - 9:26pm | 2275Quote To Start The Day: “Money is made by sitting, not trading.” Source: Jesse Livermore One Big Thing In Fintech: In a working paper published on July 1, researchers with the Bank for International Settlements looked at trends among crypto investors. Central to the research was a...
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Fintech Focus For June 22, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021 - 7:39pm | 2461Quote To Start The Day: "When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Source: Paulo Coelho One Big Thing In Fintech: Uphold, a fintech providing investors single-wallet access to cryptocurrencies, fractional U.S. equities, commodities, carbon...
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Fintech Focus For June 21, 2021
Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 11:23pm | 2057Quote To Start The Day: "We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” Source: Warren Buffett One Big Thing In Fintech: Successive hearings before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have focused national attention on...
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Fintech Focus For June 15, 2021
Monday, June 14, 2021 - 8:38pm | 1665Quote To Start The Day: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Source: Colin Powell One Big Thing In Fintech: Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is very bullish on the future of DeFi, or decentralized finance, and DAOs, or...
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Fintech Focus For June 14, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 10:13pm | 1829Quote To Start The Day: "[C]ost-push inflation will be the primary driver of inflation through the remainder of this year and into next. The Fed is betting on this, but if it is wrong, it will be because a wage-price spiral developed, although that is unlikely to occur until the economy has...
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Fintech Spotlight: MX Onboards Lexi Hall To Empower Regulatory Innovation In Fintech
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 1:45pm | 850MX, a platform for building modern financial solutions, formally welcomed a new Director of Public Policy, Lexi Hall. As part of the development, Benzinga spoke with Hall and MX Chief Advocacy Officer Jane Barratt. About: Founded in 2010 by Brandon Dewitt and Ryan Caldwell, MX Technologies provides...
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Fintech Focus For February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 10:33pm | 2018Quote To Start The Day: We believe that the new commodity upswing, and in particular oil up cycle, has started. Source: JPMorgan One Big Thing In Fintech: This month marks the 50th anniversary of Nasdaq’s launch in 1971. The story of Nasdaq’s first five decades highlights its impact on...
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Fintech Focus For February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 6:53pm | 2031Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood Markets, GameStop Corp. and hedge funds are all on the wish list that House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters is assembling for a hearing that will dig into the Reddit-fueled stock trading that has shocked Wall Street and lawmakers. “I’m...
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Fintech Focus For January 8, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021 - 7:42pm | 1594Quote To Start The Day: Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person on the planet. A 4.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a...
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Fintech Focus For December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 5:44pm | 1806Quote To Start The Day: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide. Source: Henri Barbusse One Big Thing In Fintech: Stock trading app Robinhood Markets Inc has picked Goldman Sachs to lead preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) which could come next...
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Fintech Focus For December 7, 2020
Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 8:02pm | 1605Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear. They’ve made it clear that they are comfortable living on this regulatory edge. Source: Tyler Gellasch One Big Thing In Fintech: Congresswoman Maxine Waters has released a wide array of recommended policy changes...
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Fintech Focus For December 2, 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 7:02pm | 2069Quote To Start The Day: It’s possible to transcend anything that doesn’t kill you. Source: David Goggins One Big Thing In Fintech: The digitization of financial markets in Africa will continue to accelerate as local investors seek diversified access to higher-yield financial products....
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Fintech Focus For November 24, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020 - 7:34pm | 1900Quote To Start The Day: If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it -- teach yourself to be impatient. Source: Gurbaksh Chahal One Big Thing In Fintech: Super Bowl LV, taking place in Tampa Bay in February, will offer 100% digital payment acceptance for fans throughout the stadium on...