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Bitstamp To Halt Trading Of Polygon, Chiliz And Other Altcoins: Is SEC To Blame?
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 12:36pm | 542Bitstamp will "permanently" halt trading for a selection of altcoins for its clientele based in the U.S. What Happened: The crypto exchange stated that it has a "comprehensive framework in place to continuously evaluate" cryptocurrencies and that it takes into account "the...
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Luxembourg To Lead Europe Into Cannabis Era: First EU Country To Legalize Growing Weed For Personal Use
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 10:32am | 531Adult Luxembourgers will soon be allowed to cultivate cannabis for private consumption, The Guardian reports. Friday’s announcement by Luxembourg’s government addresses fundamental changes in the country’s approach to recreational cannabis use. The new bill will allow people...
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Luxembourg Moves One Step Closer To Cannabis Legalization
Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 1:26pm | 604This article by Johnny Green was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Currently, there are no fully legal adult-use cannabis countries in Europe, but Luxembourg is moving forward. The only two countries that have legalized cannabis for adult use...
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Aurora Cannabis Reports Extension Of Exclusive Supply Relationship With Luxembourg
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 8:29am | 321Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) announced Thursday the Luxembourg Health Ministry named its European subsidiary, Aurora Deutschland, the exclusive supplier of a second national delivery of medical cannabis. Aurora won the rights by bid to sell to Luxembourg’s Division de la Pharmacie et des...
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Aurora Cannabis To Supply Medical Cannabis To Luxembourg
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 4:01pm | 452Canadian marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE: ACB) has been selected to supply medical cannabis to Luxembourg. The decision by the Luxembourg Health Ministry helps Aurora expand its footprint in the European Union and comes more than a week after the company announced it completed the...
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Why Bermuda Could Be The Next Switzerland
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 9:52am | 1172Bermuda is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 665 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Over time, this subtropical paradise became especially popular among U.S. tourists looking for non-crowded white-sanded beaches, green water and coral reefs. However, there is much more to the...
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How Much Does An Hour Of Work Buy In Your City?
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 2:40pm | 528UBS’ annual prices and earnings report names Zurich, Geneva and Luxembourg as the global cities where workers have the most purchasing power. Jakarta, Nairobi and Kiev are the three cities where workers have the least purchasing power. Zurich workers must work 20.6 hours to earn enough money...
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These Awesome Charts Highlight Just How Diversified (or Homogeneous) Some Nations' Exports Are
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 3:36pm | 136Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place. Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons and the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Benzinga has compiled an array of export tree maps from countries and regions around the...
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Germany Denies "Elite Bonds" Rumors
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 9:30am | 531Germany is denying reports that Germany, France and four other Eurozone members with triple A credit ratings are reportedly considering issuing "Elite Bonds". According to German magazine Die Welt, the governments of Germany, France, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have discussed...
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How to Profit From Second Threat to Downgrade France
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 7:36am | 865France was warned for the second time this week by a major credit rating agency that its valuable triple-A credit rating could be downgraded in the near future. Standard & Poor's was the latest credit rating agency to say that the eurozone's second biggest economy was in danger of being...
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How to Profit From Possible Moody's Downgrade of France
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 7:51am | 712Moody's Investors Service dropped a bombshell on the markets late on Monday when the credit rating agency said that it will "monitor and assess” France's Aaa credit rating. The markets have reacted negatively to much of the recent news out of Europe. The possibility of a downgrade to France's...
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How to Profit From $5.4 Billion Belgian Rescue of Dexia
Monday, October 10, 2011 - 5:26am | 599Dexia SA agreed to sell its Belgian banking retail operations to the Belgian government for 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) in order to prevent the Belgian-French financial institution from going bankrupt. Dexia had recently lost access to short term funding because of concerns over its debt...
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Greek Aid May Be Delayed
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 4:37pm | 77The much awaited agreement on new Greek aid may be delayed until July, which may be the reason the banks were so weak in today's trading. Luxembourg's finance minister Luc Frieden said that a Greek default would affect "all our banks," and that the Eurozone needs to ensure there is no contagion...