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Is China Using the Yuan to Fund a Currency War?

China’s yuan led the biggest two-day selloff in Asian currencies since 1997, fuelling concern that financial-market volatility will curb global economic growth and a possible "currency war" if other countries devalue exchange rates to stay competitive in global export markets.

Aug 12, 2015 · 1 minute read

The Results are in: Newmarket Gold Update

Last week, Ivan wrote a Letter on Newmarket Gold. This week, Newmarket Gold climbed over 28% while its peers fell flat. But how? How did Newmarket outperform other gold producer stocks by such a wide margin?

Aug 3, 2015 · 7 minute read

NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. The newly discovered Kepler-452b is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone -- the area around a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of an orbiting planet -- of a G2-type star, like our sun. The confirmation of Kepler-452b brings the total number of confirmed planets to 1,030. This video shows an artist's concept that depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b.

Jul 29, 2015 · 1 minute read

Organs-on-a-Chip Shake Up Drug Testing

Our latest BWest series: Bioengineering the Senses. We take a closer look at tech on the frontiers of medical science. Today, we take a look at organs-on-a-chip under development at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University. Could this device speed up and improve the way new medicines are developed?

Jul 29, 2015 · 1 minute read

The Real Reason Behind the Iran Nuclear Deal Explained

The Iran Nuclear Deal has been signed and is now waiting for final approval. But why is it so important and why is Obama so adamant about getting it done? Here's a look at the real reason behind the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Jul 19, 2015 · 7 minute read

NASA's NuSTAR Discovers Five Black Holes

Today’s "BWest Byte" is 5, for the number of black holes seen by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array known as NuSTAR. Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on "Bloomberg West."

Jul 8, 2015 · 1 minute read

NYSE Halted Trading in All Securities: What We Know

The New York Stock Exchange halted trading in all securities as it addressed a computer malfunction and said it canceled all outstanding orders. Bloomberg's Michael Regan reports on “Bloomberg Markets.”

Jul 8, 2015 · 1 minute read