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Foreign tourists are being put off US travel - but is it down to Trump?
The tourism industry felt a jolt after Trump’s first travel ban was put in place.
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The tourism industry felt a jolt after Trump’s first travel ban was put in place.
The Euro is pretty obvious, but other currency names have more interesting origins.
John Bruce Chafin had held a man at gunpoint and demanded his wallet, which contained just $1.
The Low Pay Commission has began asking for submissions on changing the national minimum wage.
Something big happened today…
The price of a barrel of oil is now below $50 by some benchmarks.
McDonald’s says that while its sales have held up, its overall operating income is beginning to take a hit.
Warring Greek creditors and higher Spanish yields might both play a part in this large drop.
Concerns build that Spain will follow Greece, Portugal and Ireland in needing a bailout.
Investor concerns about the stability of the eurozone have yet to be allayed by EU moves to strengthen the currency’s support system…
The ECB, US Federal Reserve and central banks in Japan, Swizterland, Canada and Britain are backing a move to make it easier for banks to access dollars if they need to.
European stock markets had recorded sharp gains when they opened, but have since lost them and are broadly flat.
US, Asian and European markets suffered through another hard day as fears of US economic stagnation and concerns about European banks spooked investors.
The world’s stock markets are all down, as the joy over the US deal to avert a default quickly peters out.
The single currency fell briefly before trading up by mid-morning on the London Stock Exchange.
The old reliable precious metals reach record high values, driven by concerns that the US debt could reach its legal limit.
The rate stays at between 0 and 0.25% – where it’s been since December 2008 – and will stay there for an “extended period”.