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Ready for Google’s Alphabet?
August 12th, 2015
In a move that shook the tech world, Google announced Monday that it will undergo restructuring so that it becomes a subsidiary of a new parent company called Alphabet, Inc. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be head of Alphabet, while ...
BP Has Worst Profit in 10 Years on Libya Write-Off, Trading
July 28th, 2015
BP Plc reported the lowest quarterly profit in at least 10 years after a boom in trading faded and the conflict in Libya forced almost $600 million of writedowns. Profit adjusted for one-time items and inventory changes dropped to ...
Oil prices tumble as Iran, global powers reach nuclear deal
July 14th, 2015
Oil prices dropped on Tuesday after Iran and six global powers reached a landmark nuclear deal that would see an easing of sanctions against Tehran and a gradual increase in its oil exports. The agreement, which capped more than ...
EY secured a FTSE 100 company account from rival KPMG
July 13th, 2015
EY is to tuck into another lucrative slice of the FTSE 100 audit market after securing the Associated British Foods (ABF) account from rival KPMG, which has audited the company for over 70 years. The £9.1m account, of which ...
Oil prices tumble as Iran deal nears
July 13th, 2015
Oil prices dropped Monday as Iran and global powers appeared close to a historic deal that would loosen sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program. Sanctions have long reined in Iran’s oil production and exports, and the ...
Tax: MEPs advocate country-by-country reporting to help developing countries
July 9th, 2015
The EU and its member states should make multinationals report their financial performance, tax details, assets and employee numbers country by country, so as to help fight tax evasion and illicit money flows in developing countries, says Parliament in ...
Top news of the day, May 21
May 21st, 2015
1. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has notified the public that has imposed an administrative fine of €20.000 to Trademarker (Cyprus) Ltd for the infringement of the Law which provides for the provision of Investment services, the ...
Accounting threshold shifts risk lasting damage to audit profession
April 29th, 2015
Earlier this month, on 6 April, a new EC directive quietly slipped into force. The less than snappily titled Companies, Partnership and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 – the UK’s implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – passed onto the ...
Top 12 Media Myths on oil prices
April 13th, 2015
The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings with engineers, chemists and geologists. There’s a constantly evolving learning curve. And then there’s ...
Oil down on U.S. stock build, record Saudi output
April 8th, 2015
Oil prices fell more than a percent on Wednesday as industry data showed a larger-than-expected weekly build in U.S. stockpiles and as Saudi Arabia reported record output in March. The decline in prices followed a rally on Tuesday, when U.S. crude approached 2015 highs ...
