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Chinese Brokerages Rally on Revived Support for Margin Trading
March 21st, 2016
State finance agency to resume offering shorter-dated loans Everbright Securities among firms that jumped by daily limit Chinese brokerages rallied after policy makers loosened controls on margin lending, which helped fuel last year’s stock-market boom. Everbright Securities Co. was ...
Asia mixed, with Chinese markets leading the way
March 21st, 2016
Chinese markets stood out in a mixed trading session in Asia on Monday, with many market watchers predicting a quiet week ahead in the absence of major economic data from the U.S. and China, and with many markets off ...
Toshiba confirms SEC investigation as accounting woes spread to US
March 18th, 2016
Securities commission and justice department examining ‘accounting problem’ at US units, says Japanese corporation, amid profit-padding crisis Toshiba has announced its US businesses are cooperating with authorities over alleged accounting irregularities and is to cut a further 3,000 jobs. The ...
Asia markets mostly up as oil climbs; Nikkei down 1.3%, Shanghai up 1.7%
March 18th, 2016
Asian markets traded mostly higher Friday, after U.S. indexes ended higher and oil prices hit their highest levels for this year. But a stronger yen continued to weigh on Japan’s shares. “The drivers of big swings in the markets ...
Shell, Saudi Aramco Plan to Break Up Motiva Partnership
March 17th, 2016
Ownership of biggest refinery in the U.S. will shift to Saudi Arabia’s hands Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Saudi Arabian Oil Co. plan to end their long-standing fuel partnership, putting ownership of the biggest refinery in the U.S. in ...
The Rats Keep Pressing The Bar: Two Amazing Stories, One Inevitable Result
March 17th, 2016
Anyone who doubts that the global financial system has run out of (good new) ideas has only to track the recent words and deeds of central bankers and mainstream economists: Slightly-negative interest rates didn’t lead people to borrow more? ...
Shareholders of J.P. Morgan and Citigroup will vote about the potential the banks break up into smaller pieces
March 17th, 2016
The proposal will be included in the banks’ proxy filings at the request of a shareholder activist Shareholders of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. will get to vote later this year on one of the most ...
Asia markets mostly up on Fed, Nikkei falls on stronger yen
March 17th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced Thursday as investors cheered new clarity from the Federal Reserve and a rise in oil prices, but Japan shares lost ground as the yen strengthened. The Fed left rates unchanged at between 0.25 percent and 0.5 percent ...
Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc agree to industry-defining merger
March 16th, 2016
Highly complementary combination across divisions and asset classes which accelerates LSEG and DBAG’s respective growth strategies and results in a significantly enhanced product offering for customers. Through its enhanced position in the global market infrastructure sector, well placed to ...
GAIN Capital Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results
March 16th, 2016
GAIN Capital has issued a press release to inform in relation with Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results. The company reports the below results: Fourth Quarter 2015 Net revenue of $102.8 million Net income of $15.5 million Adjusted ...
