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What is bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person or persons who go by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a type of cryptocurrency which functions as a medium of exchange using cryptography. The cryptography aspect of bitcoin is part of its … Read More
A North Korean missile strike at the U.S. would likely fly directly over this country, and so far, most of Kim Jong Un’s rockets have fallen short of their targets. The war of words between the United States and North Korea was ramped up this week. Late last week North … Read More
Automation. Robots. They won Trump the election. That is the conclusion of a new working paper from Oxford University. Co-authored by Carl Benedikt Frey, the research finds correlations between job losses due to automation and votes for Donald Trump in last year’s US presidential election. Frey is no stranger to … Read More
Nearly two-thirds of employers in Ontario say that they might have to lay off workers, or reduce their hours and benefits because of the planned minimum wage hikes. And in some sectors, the forecast is even more dire. The Human Resources Professionals Association surveyed over 1,100 of its HR professional … Read More
Investing news this year has seen many record days for US markets and solid returns in Emerging markets as well. Such news heightens the peer pressure to get into the markets, and many people are doing just that, jumping into stocks or Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) to get a piece … Read More
