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US court rejects Gemalto’s Android patent lawsuit
June 20th, 2014
Gemalto NV, the French digital security company, said on Friday that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected its patent claim relating to the Android smart phone operating platform. Gemalto, which makes smart cards, filed a ...
Argentina shares fall on debt repayment doubts
June 20th, 2014
Argentina’s stock market closed 4.9% lower on Thursday after the country’s cabinet chief said there would be no delegation to the US to negotiate with bondholders over a $1.3bn (£766m) debt. Earlier this week, a US Supreme Court ruling ...
Tim Carmody’s chief justice elevation denounced by Queensland judge
June 19th, 2014
A Queensland court of appeal judge has become the first sitting justice to criticise Tim Carmody’s appointment as the state’s next chief justice, calling on him to withdraw. Justice John Muir is the latest senior legal figure to attack ...
Bristol financial controller jailed for fraud
June 19th, 2014
The Western Daily Press and Bristol Post reported that Neil Gover was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court, after he pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position. Gover’s fraud was discovered by the owner of ...
Post-Crash Economics
June 19th, 2014
In last month’s European Parliament election, euroskeptic and extremist parties won 25% of the popular vote, with the biggest gains chalked up in France, the United Kingdom, and Greece. These results were widely, and correctly, interpreted as showing the ...
European Stocks rise as Fed Signals Support Amid Recovery
June 19th, 2014
European stocks rose after the Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to leave interest rates near their record low and said the world’s largest economy should experience sustained growth. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares rallied. Rolls-Royce ...
Bank of America instructs Shearman & Sterling disputes head for forex lawsuit
June 19th, 2014
Shearman & Sterling has landed a major advisory role for Bank of America on a sprawling US lawsuit over alleged rates rigging in the foreign exchange market. A filing earlier this month shows a New York-based group of Shearman ...
Accountant jailed for £95,000 VAT fraud
June 19th, 2014
An accountant from North Devon has been jailed for a £95,000 VAT fraud. Robert Leonard Carpenter pleaded guilty after he was caught when HMRC became suspicious of his VAT repayments and requested his invoices. He later admitted that much ...
China and UK establish direct currency trades
June 19th, 2014
China and the UK have started the direct trading of the yuan against the pound, in a move that will help reduce currency conversion costs. Both sides are hopeful the direct yuan-sterling trade will help facilitate two-way investment and ...
IMF calls on ECB to consider quantitative easing
June 19th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund is expected to sound the alarm on Thursday over the risk of deflation within the eurozone and to urge the European Central Bank to consider US-style quantitative easing, including “large-scale” purchases of sovereign bonds, to ...