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J.P. Morgan’s Earnings and Revenue Rise, Beating Expectations
January 14th, 2016
The New York firm kicks off earnings season for big U.S. banks J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said its fourth-quarter profit beat expectations thanks in part to cost-cutting and higher earnings within its investment banking division. The largest U.S. bank ...
War Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Could Send Oil Prices To $250
January 14th, 2016
The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran has quickly ballooned into the worst conflict in decades between the two countries. The back-and-forth escalation quickly turned the simmering tension into an overt struggle for power in the Middle East. First, ...
Societe Generale predicts collapse of the eurozone
January 14th, 2016
Societe Generale seconds RBS doomsday prophecy and predicts collapse of the eurozone Albert Edwards, a strategist at Société Générale bank, has warned of an impending global financial crisis similar to the one that occurred in 2008-09. This time, he ...
Asia markets retrace some losses, China bucks trend
January 14th, 2016
Major Asian stock markets retraced some of their downward slide but stayed in negative territory, following a massive sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 retraced morning losses to trade down 2.86 percent, weighed by commodities and machinery sectors. Earlier, ...
Bank FX sales teams challenged in new regulatory climes
January 13th, 2016
FX sales teams are now more restricted in how much market colour they can provide to clients, challenging the relationship-driven industry. At first blush, much of the day-to-day function of an FX salesperson goes on as it did before ...
China’s downturn could affect law firms
January 13th, 2016
The slowing Chinese economy will have a big impact on the Australian economy that could flow on to law firms, according to industry experts. Commonwealth Bank associate director economics Diana Mousina said the Australian economy is doing well domestically, but ...
BGC Partners Completes Full Merger with GFI Group
January 13th, 2016
Public Shareholders to Receive $6.10 per GFI Share in Cash BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or the “Company,”) a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has completed ...
CMC Markets to apply for admission on LSE in February 2016
January 13th, 2016
London Stock Exchange announces the Intention of CMC Markets PLC to float on LSE. According to LSE: CMC Markets plc (“CMC” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading global provider of online financial trading, today announces its ...
Major Asian stocks close up, Nikkei rebounds 2.88%
January 13th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly higher, with some major indexes rebounding Wednesday, in a sign of returning stability even in the face of lingering worries about China and falling commodity prices. That follows a volatile start to the year, in ...
Asia markets close lower, Nikkei 225 slips 2.71%
January 12th, 2016
Asia’s major markets closed mostly lower, with investor sentiment in the region remaining fragile as oil prices continued to slide and China concerns weighed. The Australian market erased its morning gains to slip into negative territory, with the main ASX ...
