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Google’s revenue falls short despite curbing price declines
October 17th, 2014
Google Inc’s revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations as growth in Internet advertising slowed in the most-recent quarter, offsetting a modest improvement in ad pricing, sending its shares down about 3 percent. The total number of ads, or ...
Asia stocks halt selling as U.S. data calm investor nerves
October 17th, 2014
Asian stocks clawed back some of this week’s losses on Friday after a solid set of U.S. data calmed turbulence in global financial markets, though underlying worries about slowing world economic growth kept investors on edge. MSCI’s broadest index ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
October 16th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator, has issued a warning against “Omega Trading Limited” (www.omega-trading.co.uk), “International Mergers and Acquisitions Board of Japan” (www.imabjp.org) and “Smith and Jacobs” (www.smithandjacobs.com). The warning recommends that the public exercises extreme caution ...
European stocks open higher
October 16th, 2014
European stocks are opening higher and Bund yields are moving up from record lows as investors bet the latest risk asset sell-off is overdone. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 equity gauge fell 2.2 per cent after Asia inherited news of a ...
Stocks Lower Thursday After Rough Day on Wall St.
October 16th, 2014
Investors have grown increasingly concerned over signs that global economic growth is faltering and that policy makers may lack the monetary and fiscal tools necessary to stop the slide. The volatility in global markets extended into another day, with ...
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) signs two MoUs in Washington DC
October 16th, 2014
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), a US-based international financial institution mandated to promote economic development ...
Australia 200 – Bounces Strongly Off Support at 5100
October 15th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Converse sues firms over trademark shoe
October 15th, 2014
US shoemaker Converse is suing 31 companies, arguing they are copying the design of its trademark shoe. The company filed lawsuits against big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Ralph Lauren for allegedly selling imitations of its famous Chuck Taylor ...
Citi pulls out of consumer banking in 11 countries, profit jumps
October 15th, 2014
Citigroup Inc said it is pulling out of consumer banking in 11 markets, including Japan and Egypt, as the U.S. bank with the biggest international business looks to cut persistently high costs. The third-largest U.S. bank, built with a ...
Asian shares, oil prices tumble on growth worries
October 10th, 2014
Asian shares shuddered and Brent crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest since 2010 on Friday after weak German export data raised fears that Europe’s economic woes could drag down the global economy. “European markets face the prospect of ...
