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Kuwait calls on Iran to join oil production freeze plan
May 16th, 2016
Kuwait has called on Iran to join an oil production freeze plan after major producers failed to agree on keeping output at current levels. The freeze scheme, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, has coincided with Iran’s bid to redeem lost ...
Revenues and hourly rates both up at US law firms
May 16th, 2016
Fresh data from Citi Private Bank has placed revenue growth at US law firms at its strongest level since 2008. According to Citi’s latest report, law firm revenue grew by 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of this ...
Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
Asian Shares Retreat Amid Earnings as Yen Gains; Oil, Won Drop
May 13th, 2016
Aussie pressured as CBA forecasts two more rate cuts this year Crude slips from six-month high as copper slides in Shanghai Asian stocks fell, set for a third weekly loss, as lackluster corporate earnings gave little cause for cheer ...
Panama Papers law firm to take legal action over leak
May 12th, 2016
The law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal says it is filing suit against the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) for the leak of information it says is false. The public gained its first access ...
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan
May 11th, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust’s in ...
China Stops Trying To Fool The World; World Is Sorry
May 10th, 2016
Something interesting has happened. China earlier this year responded to falling stock prices by borrowing a trillion dollars and spending it on commodities, boosting the prices of iron ore, oil, copper, etc., and giving the global economy a patina ...
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
Number of Hong Kong brokerage firms reach a 20-year high
May 9th, 2016
Number of brokers amounted to 604 but the top 100 already hold 94.6 per cent of all trading The number of the stock brokers in Hong Kong has risen to a 20-year high. It shows the summer market rout ...
Greece adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes
May 9th, 2016
Greek lawmakers late Sunday adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes despite mass public opposition, bowing to creditor demands in a bid to unlock the next tranche of badly-needed bailout funds. The unpopular reforms, which saw ...
