Search Results for: U.S. interest rates
China’s factories expand as global trade flourish
August 1st, 2014
Activity in China’s vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July, while industry surveys across Asia showed a pick up in export orders that hinted at a long-awaited revival in global trade. China’s official ...
European Shares Swing Amid Earnings as Euro, Oil Retreat
July 31st, 2014
Europe’s benchmark equity index fluctuated amid mixed earnings, while the euro traded near a nine month low versus the dollar. Banco Espirito Santo SA shares were suspended after it said it will need to raise funds while emerging-market stocks ...
Euro touches eight-month low, European shares fall
July 30th, 2014
The euro hit an eight-month trough against the dollar on Wednesday and German bond yields were at record lows ahead of inflation data expected to boost the case for further European Central Bank policy easing. Investors were also awaiting ...
Dollar Tree to acquire Family Dollar Stores
July 29th, 2014
Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR:US) agreed to buy Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO:US) for about $8.5 billion, creating a sprawling discount chain with $18 billion in sales and more locations than any other retailer in the U.S. Dollar Tree will ...
Deutsche Bank Posts 29 Percent Net Profit Drop
July 29th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG posted a 29 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Tuesday, hit by what it described as higher taxes, declining revenue and political instability affecting the markets. Germany’s largest bank said its net profit in the April-June ...
Lloyds Banking Group charged with $370 million fine
July 28th, 2014
Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has agreed to pay fines totaling $370 million to U.S. and British authorities investigating its part in a global interest rate rigging scandal and manipulating fees for a UK government lending scheme. The settlement ...
Lew Can Use Tax Rule to Slow Inversions according to Ex-Official
July 28th, 2014
The U.S. Treasury Department should use immediate stopgap regulations to make offshore transactions known as corporate inversions less lucrative, said the department’s former top international tax lawyer. The administration can unilaterally limit inverted companies from taking interest deductions in ...
Pfizer’s need for deal appears larger with earnings report
July 28th, 2014
Pfizer Inc’s vulnerability to cheaper generics and its weak roster of experimental medicines will be on display Tuesday when the company reports quarterly earnings, reviving interest in its pursuit of AstraZeneca Plc or other deals to fortify its pipeline. ...
USD/CAD reached 1.0815 on Economic Concern
July 28th, 2014
The Canadian dollar sank to a five-week low before reports next week that are forecast to show the nation’s economy is lagging behind that of the U.S., its biggest trading partner. The currency fell for a second day against ...
Asia stocks drop after earnings hurt Wall Street
July 28th, 2014
Asian stocks faced a drop in Wall Street and hovered near three-year highs on Monday, with China taking the lead after data showed a robust jump in profits earned by industrial firms in the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar ...
