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European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
Asian Stocks Fall Second Day as Health-Care Shares Drop
April 8th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for a second day, following the biggest three-day rout in U.S. shares in more than two months, as health-care to technology companies retreated in Japan. Chinese equities rose. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. lost 5.2 percent after a ...
Asian Stocks Snap 8-Day Winning Streak Led by Industrials
April 7th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for the first time in nine days, snapping the longest winning streak on the regional gauge this year, with telecommunication and technology shares leading declines. Naver Corp. slumped 6.3 percent in Seoul, SoftBank Corp. lost 4.5 ...
Stock Futures Rise as Dollar Holds Yen Gain Before Data
April 4th, 2014
U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and the dollar held gains against the yen and euro before a payrolls report. Stocks fluctuated in Asia, wheat slid toward its first loss in five weeks and India’s rupee fell. Contracts on ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Stimulus as Oil Drops With Copper
April 3rd, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a seventh day in the longest rally this year as the Japanese yen reached a two-month low and China’s government announced stimulus measures. European equity index futures, copper and oil fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia as Yen Retreats
April 2nd, 2014
European index futures climbed with Asian stocks, Treasuries fell and the yen retreated before reports that may signal the U.S. economic recovery is gathering pace. New Zealand’s dollar weakened and gold rebounded. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.4 ...
Airbus to supply 70 jets to China, worth more than $10bn
March 27th, 2014
European aviation giant Airbus has signed a deal to supply 70 jets, worth more than $10bn (£6bn), to China’s state-owned purchasing agency. The deal had been on hold because of a row between the EU and outside countries over ...
Citic Pacific Said to Plan About $4 Billion Share Sale to Public
March 27th, 2014
Citic Pacific Ltd. plans to sell about $4 billion of shares to restore its public float after absorbing assets from state-owned parent Citic Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Citic Pacific may approach sovereign wealth funds ...
Why Companies Suffer Large, Unexpected Credit Losses
March 26th, 2014
For companies that sell business-to-business products and services, many things can contribute to a company incurring a loss from a bad debt. The most important factor is probably the quality of the organization’s finance and credit management process. But ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate While Europe Slumps on Ukraine
March 24th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated as an index of manufacturing slowed while European shares snapped two days of gains amid concern the Ukraine crisis may escalate. The yen and gold weakened. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell less than 0.1 ...
