Author: benbam

Tech
06.08.2016

Malwarebytes causes Windows 7 BSOD

Conflicting virus and spyware tools Here’s the issue. Most of these anti-malware tools install something that’s called “real-time scanning.” That means that while you’re using your computer, the software is actively looking at what you’re doing (the files you’re manipulating – the things that are coming and going on the internet) and checking them to make sure that there’s no malware in those files. Having […]

Wellbeing
04.08.2016

Warning signs of a Stroke

What Is a Stroke? Stroke is a medical emergency and a leading cause of death in the U.S. It occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or, more commonly, when a blockage develops. Without treatment, cells in the brain quickly begin to die. The result can be serious disability or death. If a loved one is having stroke symptoms, seek emergency medical attention […]

Tech
04.08.2016

The BoE’s Brexit day: what investors expect

For equities, the more radical the easing measures are, the more positive the market response is likely to be. With the FTSE 100 moving up above its pre-referendum level, a further fall in the pound, even against such an uncertain political and economic backdrop, would help the index. “We think the BoE should over-egg stimulus: do too much, do it early, and do everything,” said […]

Finance
03.08.2016

RBA cuts rate to 1.5%

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens, one policy meeting away from retirement, will leave his deputy and successor, Philip Lowe, with an inheritance that’s confounding counterparts worldwide: very low inflation and limited policy ammunition to combat it. The best result for Australia would be a depreciation in the exchange rate, but with interest rates low and even negative across the developed world, yield-hungry investors […]

Finance
02.08.2016

Where to look for global growth

For the last 50 years, the world economy has benefited from a demographic boom that has contributed 1.8 percent to average annual global GDP increases, helping to generate an unprecedented level of growth.1This demographic tailwind is coming to an end. With populations aging and fertility rates dropping around the world, the growth rates of the past 50 years may prove to be the exception, not […]

Finance
30.07.2016

US Oil Rig Count Rises At Fastest Rate Since Jan 2010

With inventories once again on the rise, demand set to seasonally tumble, and production on the rise, the lagged response to the bounce in crude prices continues in the US oil rig count, rising 3 last week to 374. This is the 8th rig count rise in the last 9 weeks. The 58 rig rise (+18% off the lows) is the fastest since Jan 2010. […]