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Greece Economic Crisis Enters Year 9
March 28th, 2016
Greece’s fledgling economy fell back into recession in the fourth quarter of 2015, as the combination of sky-high unemployment, weak inflation and a shaky financial sector ended a turbulent year defined by political crisis and uncertainty. Gross domestic product ...
Cyprus begins new round of gas exploration
March 28th, 2016
Cyprus on Thursday launched a third licensing round for offshore oil and gas drilling off the Mediterranean island’s southern coast. “The decision to launch this licensing round was based on the huge interest by international companies to carry out ...
Investors are still betting big on gold. What do they know that you don’t?
March 28th, 2016
The stock market may be back on track, but nervous investors are still showering gold with tons of love. An impressive $13.4 billion was poured into gold assets over the past 11 weeks, according to Bank of America Merrill ...
Dollar, North Asia stocks firm on positive U.S. GDP data
March 28th, 2016
The dollar firmed on Monday and stocks in North Asia rose after fairly strong consumer spending led to an upward revision in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter, helping to underpin investor sentiment. “As long as the U.S. ...
Wall Street closes flat to end five-week rally
March 25th, 2016
Wall Street snapped a five-week winning streak on Thursday, with the three major indexes closing mostly flat, as a strengthening dollar weighed on commodity-related shares. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13 points, or 0.08%, to 17,516, the S&P ...
FSMA warns the public against the activities of supposed law firms
March 24th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a press release to warn the public against the activities of the supposed law firms Cole & Rushton LLC and Ernst & Taylor LLP, which are offering to help victims ...
German government advisers trim economic growth forecast
March 23rd, 2016
The German government’s independent panel of economic advisers has trimmed its growth forecast for this year to 1.5 percent, pointing Wednesday to growing risks to exports. The forecast compared with the panel’s 1.6 percent forecast made in November for ...
Dollar rises as Brussels attacks weaken European currencies
March 23rd, 2016
Dollar rises as euro weakens; yen rises on risk aversion Sterling off 1 pct on fears of rising ‘Brexit’ possibility Dollar index extends rebound from five-month trough The dollar rose on Tuesday as the euro and sterling weakened following ...
Saudis to take control of largest U.S. refinery
March 22nd, 2016
The crown jewel among America’s oil refiners may soon be owned by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, the state oil company of OPEC’s most powerful player, recently announced plans to take full control of the sprawling Port Arthur, Texas refinery. ...
Asia mixed in quiet trading session, with Nikkei up 1.9%
March 22nd, 2016
Asia markets were mixed in a quiet session on Tuesday, with a weaker yen buoying Japanese stocks while Chinese stocks gave up some of their Monday gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225, which reopened after a public holiday Monday, closed up 323.74 ...
