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With discounts galore and Taylor Swift, Alibaba eyes another record Singles' Day

Alibaba Group will kick off its annual 24-hour shopping extravaganza on Monday with deals and deep discounts galore, and a performance by American popstar Taylor Swift to top it all, as it pushes to rake in another record Singles’ Day sales. This year’s Nov. 11 bash comes as the $486 billion Chinese retail juggernaut navigates through a major turning point, the resignation in September of its flamboyant co-founder Jack Ma as chairman, and looks to raise up to $15 billion via a share sale in Hong Kong as early as this month. Akin to Black Friday and Cyber …read more […]

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Another crypto derivatives exchange wins CFTC nod to offer physically-settled bitcoin swaps

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just given the green light to another Swap Execution Facility (SEF) operated by cryptocurrency startup Tassat, following SeedCX’s and LedgerX’s SEF registrations. The post Another crypto derivatives exchange wins CFTC nod to offer physically-settled bitcoin swaps appeared first on The Block. …read more […]

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Allianz sees 2019 profit in upper half of target range after solid third quarter

German insurer Allianz on Friday posted a better-than-expected 0.6% rise in third-quarter net profit, helped by investment result and a lower tax rate, and said 2019 operating profit would be in the upper half of its targeted range. Net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.95 billion euros ($2.16 billion) compares with a forecast of 1.84 billion euro by analysts in a Refinitiv poll and is up from 1.94 billion euros a year earlier. “We are ready to reach the upper half of our operating profit outlook despite a significant increase in external challenges,” Chief Executive Officer …read more […]