Spain imposes direct rule after Catalonia votes to declare independence (news: 27/10/17)

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• Spain imposes direct rule after Catalonia votes to declare independence

  Spain’s senate has granted the country’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, unprecedented powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia minutes after the region’s parliament voted to establish an independent republic on Friday afternoon.

• Microsoft, Amazon push S&P, Nasdaq higher

  (Reuters) - Gains in technology stocks powered by strong earnings from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet lifted the Nasdaq and the S&P on Friday, but losses in Chevron and Merck kept the Dow in the red.

• Crude Oil Prices On Track for Weekly Gains of 2% on Hopes for Deal Extension

  Investing.com – Crude was on track for weekly gains of 2% on the back of support for an extension of the production curb. In early morning trade, oil prices were clawing back from prior losses and breached positive territory.

• 'A Real Bubble': Billionaire Warren Buffett Doubles Down on Bitcoin Doubt

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has joined the ranks of those who believe the market for bitcoin is in bubble territory.