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World Bank to cut 500 jobs in some units as part of revamp
October 31st, 2014
The World Bank said it plans to cut 500 jobs over the next three years as part of a broad restructuring meant to make it more efficient but that has rattled employees. The cuts, announced on Thursday, represent about ...
Oikonomia, Revisited
October 31st, 2014
My knowledge of ancient Greek is not significantly different from zero, but every student of economics at some point runs into oikonomia, the root word from which economy and economics were later derived. For example, in describing the etymology ...
LinkedIn shares drop on languid revenue forecast
October 31st, 2014
LinkedIn shares drop on languid revenue forecast LinkedIn saw its shares get hit, then rebound, Thursday after the professional networking site continued a trend of strong results and a disappointing forecast. The network’s third-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations ...
Citigroup’s $600M about-face
October 31st, 2014
Citigroup restated its previously released third-quarter profit report by $600 million Citigroup stunned investors late Thursday when it cut its third-quarter earnings by $600 million, blaming an increase in allowances for legal expenses. The global banking giant said the ...
TRADOLOGIC Powers Leading Sportsbook Operator SBOBET
October 30th, 2014
TRADOLOGIC, the international designer, developer and licensor of software and services for the financial and gaming industries, is proud to announce that the global online gaming brand SBOBET has launched its new financial binary betting offering utilizing the TRADOLOGIC ...
Alibaba plays trademark card to protect lead as China’s $8 billion e-commerce spree nears
October 30th, 2014
A trademark spat between Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and rival JD.com flared into public view after JD published an Alibaba letter urging publishers to be careful about advertising in promotions for China’s annual “Singles’ Day” spree, ...
Antitrust Goes International
October 30th, 2014
In a globalizing world economy, it’s perhaps no surprise that mergers and acquisitions are also crossing national borders more frequently–and that the risk of cartel-like behavior across national borders is also rising. The OECD lays out some background in ...
Deutsche Bank cannot rely on this trading rebound – Bottom Line
October 30th, 2014
Trading revenues were once the mainstay of many an investment bank, and made up the glamorous end of the City. It is always the traders who get the public’s attention. Who ever complains about City brokers or City auditors? But ...
China Planning Additional Free Trade Zones
October 30th, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that, after more than a year since Shanghai’s pilot free trade zone (FTZ) was first launched, its example should now be copied in more provinces as soon as possible. About 12,000 businesses have ...
SEC charges investment advisory firm and top officials for custody rule violations
October 30th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against an investment advisory firm and three top officials for violating the “custody rule” that requires firms to follow certain procedures when they control or have access to client money or ...
