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Is bigger better for ASEAN in a mega-regional world?
September 10th, 2014
Big-block trade agreements or ‘mega-regionals’, revolving around one or more major powers, are the latest trend in trade policy negotiations. ASEAN is involved in two: the American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). But ...
Pound Posts Biggest Monthly Decline Since May 2013
August 1st, 2014
The pound posted its biggest monthly decline against the dollar since May 2013 as signs of growth in the U.S. economy boosted expectations for higher Federal Reserve interest rates. Sterling fell to a seven-week low versus the greenback as ...
Credit Suisse to report biggest loss since 2008 linked on Tax Fine
July 21st, 2014
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) is poised to report its biggest quarterly loss since the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. after being fined $2.6 billion for helping American clients evade taxes. The bank will tomorrow post a loss ...
Global M&A at seven-year high as big corporate deals return
June 30th, 2014
Investor support for large acquisitions and a desire to trump rivals in consolidating markets have led chief executives to strike big transactions so far in 2014, raising year-to-date global deal volumes to their highest level in seven years. Corporate ...
European Stocks Decline for Fourth Day Amid Iraq Violence
June 25th, 2014
European stocks fell for a fourth day, the longest stretch in seven weeks, as violence in the Middle East escalated. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares declined. GDF Suez SA dropped 3 percent after France said ...
U.S. Ruling Loosens Four-Decade Ban On Oil Exports
June 25th, 2014
The Obama administration cleared the way for the first exports of unrefined American oil in nearly four decades, allowing energy companies to start chipping away at the longtime ban on selling U.S. oil abroad. In separate rulings that haven’t ...
Angola Is Moving Into Oil’s Big Leagues As it Leaves Decades Of War Behind
April 17th, 2014
After decades of sporadic growth and political turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy following major deep-water production investments by several top global oil companies. On Monday, France’s Total ...
Exclusive: Microsoft, Apple diverge on bankrolling big patent buyer
April 11th, 2014
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by ...
India Capital Votes in 3rd Phase of World’s Biggest Election
April 10th, 2014
Voters in India’s capital headed to polling booths today in the third phase of the biggest election in world history, with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party set to win the most seats and grab power after a decade. About ...
Credit Suisse Restates Fourth-Quarter Loss on U.S. Tax Provision
April 3rd, 2014
Credit Suisse Group (CSGN) AG, the second-biggest Swiss bank, restated its fourth-quarter loss after taking additional provisions related to the U.S. probe into whether the bank helped Americans evade taxes. The net loss amounted to 476 million Swiss francs ...
