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Options investors see good times rolling for Facebook
October 24th, 2014
Facebook Inc (FB.O) investors used to wild swings in the company’s shares following its earnings reports are looking for relative calm on Tuesday, after the social media company posts results. Facebook, whose shares rose 3 percent to a new ...
Fed’s $4 trillion holdings keep boosting growth
October 24th, 2014
Quantitative easing may turn out to be a gift that keeps on giving for the U.S. economy. As the Federal Reserve prepares to end its third round of bond buying next week, the central bank plans to hang on ...
Fed to stress-test banks with housing scenarios
October 24th, 2014
The Federal Reserve said it will scrutinize how 31 large U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., would respond to a plunge in equity and housing prices and a sharp downturn in the global economy. The ...
Australia 200 – Moves to Four Week High above Key 5400 Level
October 24th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, October 24, 2014 Throughout most of September the Australia 200 Index declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and 5500, ...
Investors are eager for African sovereign debt, despite risks
October 24th, 2014
Five men in dark business suits gathered before Maria Kiwanuka in a semicircle. They were international bankers and they had a pitch to make. Ms. Kiwanuka, the finance minister of Uganda, was sitting up on a small riser, her ...
2015 trends: Accountants and technology
October 24th, 2014
Love it or hate it, technology is permanently changing, and accountants are now expected to keep abreast of these fluctuations in order to keep clients happy. Gone is the day – and many may rue it – of employing ...
Investment environment improved for UK SMEs who are ‘back in the game’
October 24th, 2014
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world have seen confidence levels rise and economic outlook improve drastically in the twelve months to mid-2014, according to findings from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA® (Institute ...
Accountants Discuss Scottish Tax Powers
October 24th, 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) has said that the issues involved in devolving further tax powers to Scotland are wide ranging and complex. In a report prepared ahead of the first meeting of the Smith Commission on ...
Falling Coal Prices Wreaking Havoc With Corporate Balance Sheets
October 24th, 2014
The slide in oil prices has raised speculation that oil companies in the U.S. could be forced to cut back on production, but a market slump in another commodity is also putting pressure on producers. Coal markets are currently ...
EU leaders agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
October 24th, 2014
European leaders have struck a broad climate change pact obliging the EU as a whole to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% by 2030. But key aspects of the deal that will form a bargaining position for global ...
