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Investors haven’t missed out on digital currency bitcoin yet: Analyst

It isn’t too late for investors to hop into cryptocurrencies after the bitcoin futures launch on the Cboe, an analyst told CNBC on Monday. “Relative to assets, you’re talking $100 trillion in investable assets,” said Brian Kelly, founder of BK Capital Management. “All you would need is 1 percent of …

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Vladimir Putin orders Russian forces to start pulling out of Syria

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Europe | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week on October 4, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian forces in Syria to start withdrawing, saying that after a two year military campaign, …

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Saudi Arabia to open public cinemas for the first time in 35 years

Getty Images | Fayez Nureldine | AFP Saudi women attend the ‘Short Film Competition 2’ festival, a precursor to the expected lift on the kingdom’s ban on cinemas. Saudi Arabia has said it will lift a ban on public cinemas that has been in place for more than three decades. …

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Netanyahu sees Europeans following Trump on Jerusalem

Abir Sultan | Pool | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem March 5, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting the European Union, praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as his country’s capital on Monday and said he …

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Adrian Orr named new governor for Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of New Zealand named a new central bank governor on Monday, Dec 11. Orr served as deputy governor of the RBNZ for four years before joining the New Zealand Super Fund in 2007. Dominick Stephens, chief economist at Westpac, said …

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Chinese spies used LinkedIn to snoop on politicians

studioEAST | Getty Images Chinese spies used Linkedin to get information on German officials, according to Germany’s intelligence agency bfV. Germany’s intelligence service has published the details of social network profiles which it says are fronts faked by Chinese intelligence to gather personal information about German officials and politicians. The …

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British Airways warns of more cancellations

Dan Kitwood | Getty Images Passengers take a horse and carriage ride through heavy snow in Richmond Park on December 10, 2017 in London, England. Heavy snow has hit many parts of the UK, closing roads and causing flight and rail delays in many areas.. A snowstorm grounded planes to …

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GGP rejects Brookfield buyout offer

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. mall owner GGP has rejected Brookfield Property’s $14.8 billion buyout offer. In this image, a pedestrian passes a hoarding surrounding the construction site of Principal Place, a joint development by Brookfield Property Partners LP, Concord Pacific and W1 Developments, in London. GGP, …

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Bitcoin futures, dollar strength and oil prices

Behrouz Mehri | AFP | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board flashing the Nikkei 225 key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2017. Asia markets were to set open on a positive note on Monday, following a positive finish in the U.S. …

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Trump makes direct appeal for Roy Moore with robo-call

Marvin Gentry | Reuters Judge Roy Moore speaks as he participates in the Mid-Alabama Republican Club’s Veterans Day Program in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, November 11, 2017. President Donald Trump made his most direct appeal to voters to date for the candidacy of embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, telling Alabama …

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