CryptoWatch: Is Robinhood going to challenge Coinbase and rival platforms for dominance in bitcoin and Ethereum trading?New-age brokerage platform Robinhood is jumping in on the cryptocurrency craze, declaring

Why No Gadget Can Prove How Stoned You AreMarijuana is such a confounding drug that scientists and law enforcement are struggling to create an objective standard for marijuana intoxication.Source: Much

Cookie Jar AccountingCookie jar accounting is an accounting practice in which periods of good financial results create reserves that shore up profits in lean years.Source: FANG Stocks Ahead of Next Week's

Strong regulation should enhance shareholders’ confidence in AimLSE has begun consulting on changes to the market’s rule bookSource: & shakers, December 18Adrian Orr to become governor of New Zealand

The 5 states where child care is least affordableFamilies aren’t supposed to spend more than 7% of their income on child care, but many do. Source: special envoy chastises Trump’s America for ‘inequality

Bitcoin Eclipses Tulip Mania as Bubble Talk GrowsRead full story for details. Source: Runs the NumbersRead full story for details. Source: Cuts Lousy Panacea for Broken Oil MarketsRead full story for details.

Spat between IA and funds inquiry chief hits crisis pointChris Sier’s position safe on FCA fees committee in spite of pressure to resignSource: lobbying group debated drowning out Brexit dissentTheCityUK

CryptoWatch: Here come CME bitcoin futures: What you need to knowAfter a week of slow but steady trading on Cboe Global Markets, a new player is set to enter the bitcoin futures market on Monday. Here’s

Citic Bank expresses concern over HNA debt repaymentsState bank says it is working with conglomerate to resolve a debt at a key subsidiarySource: Life Aberdeen suffers heavy investor outflowsJoint chief

Tesla moves to the Meatpacking district, joining Google and Apple in fashionable NYC localeTesla has moved its New York showroom to a larger space in the Meatpacking district. Source: Funds Weekly: ETF

Rock Hall of Fame will add Bon Jovi, the Cars, Dire Straits as 2018 inducteesThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will add six artists to its collection in 2018 with acts spanning hard rock, new wave, art

Martin Marietta Has a Solid Foundation for Profit GrowthRead full story for details. Source: Evolution of Emerging MarketsRead full story for details. Source: the Right Investments for Your Retirement

Do you overspend? Here’s the best piece of money advice you’ve never heardThis is a simple way to curb your spending. Source: the last day you can shop online for Christmas deliveryUPS has warned of delivery

Making Fund Screeners FantasticRead full story for details. Source: 2017 Retirement Matters WeekRead full story for details. Source: You Should, and Shouldn't, Hold in a Taxable AccountRead full story

Insurance groups hedge on Brexit futureExtent of moves to Brussels, Dublin and Luxembourg is uncertain Source: confirms key financial targets in turnround planItalian bank aims to boost profitability and

Marshall Loeb, pioneering business journalist and MarketWatch columnist, dies at 88Marshall Loeb, a pioneering business journalist who turned Money magazine into a personal-finance juggernaut and later

Campbell's Growth Set to SimmerRead full story for details. Source: 5 Top Fund Managers Expect in 2018Read full story for details. Source: a Tax-Smart Plan for In-Retirement WithdrawalsRead full story

US lifts threat of prosecution against HSBCDoJ dismisses deferred criminal charges hanging over bank since breaches 5 years agoSource: Quote: BAE’s Typhoon comes through political storm; LSE looks aheadSource:

‘Outlander’ season 3 finale: Claire and Jamie’s not-so-excellent adventureThe Frasers’ transatlantic mission comes to a grisly end just in time for the couple to start an unexpected new chapter -- in the

Why a hard Brexit for financial services is unlikelyImposing a harsh deal would hurt the EU’s financial sector more than the UKSource: Capital faces scrutiny after client woesShine taken off UK stockbroker’s