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Bitcoin's blockchain technology could give back more than software has ever eaten up

Distributed ledger technology could create jobs for an army of slaves to the algorithm.

Pound falls to fresh lows ahead of summer budget 2015

EUR/GBP has risen to a two-week high also helped by Greece-related optimism.

China mainland shares plummet as companies suspend trading

Mainland shares slump by more than 8% in early trade despite further government efforts.

Market round-up: FTSE 100 sees Rolls-Royce fall on downgrade after offshore drilling cutbacks

Mining stocks also hit hard after cuts to coper price following slow growth in China.

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A woman watches the Shanghai Composite Index on computer screen in Shanghai

More than 200 Chinese companies halt trading as market sell-off continues

Securities Times reports that 760 major companies on Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges had suspended trading in past week.

Asian markets mixed as Chinese shares remain in the red

Chinese shares slump more than 3% on 7 July trading as investors remain concerned over government measures to stem price fall.

New Zealand dollar hovers near 5-year low as NZIER survey predicts below 3% GDP and more rate cuts

The business confidence index has fallen to its lowest level since September 2012.

Market round-up: Greek no vote pushes FTSE 100 down

Markets were taken aback by overwhelming support for the Greek government's anti-austerity stance.

RBA meeting to consider Aussie dollar at 6-year low and fresh Chinese signals

The Australian inflation rate is at a three-year low.

Simon Heffer: The eurozone project has failed no matter what happens next for Greece

Will the EU paymasters follow through with threats to boot Greece out of the Eurozone?

Swiss franc keeps broad downtrend as SNB may intervene to curb Greek-related currency strength

Greek vote expected to strengthen Swiss franc as a safe haven option.

Traders' hormones 'increase financial risk-taking'

The hormones cortisol and testosterone may destabilise financial markets by inducing traders to take more risks, a study says.

Euro comes off lows after sliding on Greek vote with EU summit in focus

Euro has not broken lows of 29 June when Greece announced the referendum.

China bucks trend as other Asian markets fall on Grexit fears after 'No' vote to austerity

Australia's S&P/ASX, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng all decline.

UBS signs whistleblower deal with Brazil to avoid punishments in Forex rigging case

British banks RBS, Barclays, Standard Chartered and HSBC have been named in investigation.

Market round-up: Greek referendum uncertainty leaves FTSE 100 in the lurch

The referendum on whether Greeks will accept a debt deal had investors sitting tight.

Market round-up: FTSE 100 sees BP shares soar after Deepwater Horizon settlement deal

The oil major will pay $18.7bn to fully settle 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims.

A machine counts and sorts out euro notes at the Belgian Central Bank in Brussels

Euro off Asian lows as Greek drama continues, ECB minutes in focus

Greece has switched back after showing readiness to accept most conditions of the IMF deal.

Market round-up: Airlines rise to top of FTSE 100 lifting market from Greek troubles

Word of a new runway for Heathrow airport lifted airline stocks to the top of the market Wednesday.

Pound falls to 2-week low as manufacturing PMI plunges

The purchasing manager's index fell to a 26-month low of 51.4 in June, down from a revised reading of 51.9 in May.

Asia PMI summary: Manufacturing sector deteriorates further

China needs more stimulus while India is likely to cut rates further, analysts say.

Oil prices fall after Greece defaults on IMF loan

WTI crude for delivery in August fell 1.19% at $58.76 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading down 0.83% at $63.06.

Market round-up: FTSE 100 investors turn to drugs in bid to escape swirling Greek problem

Pharmaceutical giant Hikma rose to the top as FTSE 100 took a -1.50% hit.

Canadian dollar falls to 3-week low on disappointing GDP data

Negative US data failed to arrest loonie's slide.

Edmund Shing: Time to get bullish as the Chinese investment market bottoms out

Chinese-focused investment trusts on sale at a big discount

Pound off high despite positive GfK data as focus remains on Greece

GfK consumer confidence at 15-year high

Market round-up: TUI and IAG battered as tourists ponder travel in wake of Tunisia beach attack

Share prices in travel companies fall on Tunisia attack while Greece saga continues to weigh.

William Keegan: Greek crisis risks geopolitical rift bigger than its debt

The whole point of the European Union and the eurozone was to bring Europeans together!

Greek crisis: Capital flight has been on the rise since Syriza took power

Capital flows from Greece's banks have been running high since left-wing anti-austerity party Syriza took power.

Greek debt crisis: Asian markets rattled as Greece closes banks ahead of referendum

Nikkei, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite, S&P/ASX and BSE Sensex all plunge.

A teller counts euro banknotes inside a National Bank of Greece branch in Athens

Markets face turbulent week as Greece calls for referendum, China cuts rates

Euro is back near multi-year low versus pound and at three-week lows vs Canadian dollar and Swiss franc

Market round-up: FTSE 100 investors turn to grocers and reject mines ahead of Greek debt talks

Tesco gained +2.71% on the FTSE 100 after reporting sales figures.

Russian economy contracts further, rate cuts predicted

A weakening rouble dampens the outlook for manufacturers who rely on raw material imports.

Euro snaps three-week gaining streak as Greece talks extended; EUR/GBP back near 8-year low

Euro shows no let up in weakening trend against pound.

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