Another JOLT: Jobs Opening Smash Expectations, Despite Another Drop In Number Of Hires

The 60-day MoU has expired. The framework of Iranian pre-conditions for any start to negotiations nonetheless lingers on in its comatose state. Instead of the endlessly touted “Iran deal,” the picture is almost the complete opposite of what President Trump sought to create when he adopted the MoU framework (even if it is not clear […]

IMF Warns Tokenized Markets Could Amplify Financial Risks Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com, Tokenization could reshape financial markets by making trading and settlement more efficient, but legal uncertainty and risks to financial stability could hinder wider adoption, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a Thursday analysis, the IMF said tokenized financial markets are growing rapidly but remain small compared with traditional markets, with poor interoperability and a lack of widely accepted settlement assets among the key obstacles to expansion. The gap between tokenization's potential and its current scale is evident...

The US Coast Guard said Friday that its forces intercepted a ship that was attempting to bring fuel to Cuba, as the US continues to enforce a ramped-up oil embargo on the country, which has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis. The Coast Guard said that the incident occurred in early September, when a “Coast Guard […]