Bank of America sees market decline next year: ‘There is now an alternative to stocks’
Stocks could stall out next year as credit conditions tighten and earnings growth slows, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Bitcoin tumbles again, loses a quarter of its value during Thanksgiving week
Bitcoin began its slide below $6,000 last week after months of stability and is now down 25 percent in seven days.
Black Friday shoppers ‘spending less’
Data from Barclaycard shows more transactions on the day of discounts, but less being spent.
G20, forged in crisis, faces major test next week: Donald Trump
When G20 world leaders met for the first time in 2008 their mission was a desperate one — to rescue the global economy from the worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. They were successful.
A top House Democrat just vowed a ‘deep dive’ into Saudi Arabia – including financial ties to Trump
“There are a whole set of potential financial conflicts of interest and emoluments problems that Congress will need to get to the bottom of,” Schiff said in a Washington Post interview.
Fuel prices cut by Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s
Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s cut petrol and diesel prices as wholesale prices fall.
Trump pushes McConnell to pass bipartisan criminal justice reform bill that’s stalled in the Senate
But while Trump tweeted that the proposal has “a true shot at major bipartisan support” in the Senate, it’s unclear whether the bill will make it to a vote this year.
Junk food ads banned across London’s public transport network
The mayor of London has announced a ban on junk food commercials across the city’s public transport network, which will come into force in February.
‘Most’ internships unpaid in retailing and the arts
The vast majority of graduate internships in retail, arts and the media are not paid, research suggests.
Amazon warehouse workers in Europe protest on Black Friday, calling working conditions ‘inhuman’
U.K.-based trade union GMB organizes a protest against Amazon for working conditions it calls “inhuman.” Amazon denies that it mistreats workers and says it created 25,000 well-paying jobs in the U.K.