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Sterling falls to seven-week low
October 25th, 2018
The pound fell to a seven-week low on Wednesday before British Prime Minister Theresa May was due to meet Conservative Party lawmakers, some of whom have discussed toppling her in anger at her Brexit negotiations. May is seeking to ...
Pearson to cut 3,000 jobs, as loss narrows
August 7th, 2017
Education company Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) on Friday said it plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as it reported a reduced first-half pretax loss. The job cuts are part of an ongoing restructuring program as the London-listed provider of textbooks, ...
X-Trade Brokers reported almost 212% increase of a consolidated net profit in the 4Q 2016
January 26th, 2017
X-Trade Brokers reported almost 212% increase of a consolidated net profit in the IV quarter 2016 as compared to the same period of the previous year. The net profit in this period amounted to PLN 51,4 million in comparison ...
Android Pay vs Apple Pay: who’s winning the mobile payment battle?
December 22nd, 2016
Apple and Google have been competing in just about every field of technology for some time now – from maps to music – and mobile payments is no exception. Here we’re going to take a close look at how ...
Attorneys went to court to ask that a civil fraud suit against Trump be delayed
November 12th, 2016
Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump went to court Thursday to ask that a civil fraud suit against Trump scheduled to begin in less than three weeks be delayed, a reminder of the unusual complications facing Trump as he shifts ...
Unintended Consequences, Part 1: Easy Money = Overcapacity = Deflation
May 20th, 2016
Somewhere back in the depths of time the world got the idea that easy money — that is, low interest rates and high levels of government spending — would produce sustainable growth with modest but positive inflation. And for ...
FSMA added new companies on its list of unauthorised investment firms in Belgium
May 5th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority has updated its list of providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully in Belgium. Below is ...
FSMA updated its list of unauthorised investment firms in Belgium
April 19th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority has updated its list of providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully in Belgium. ...
Turkish lira subdued after Istanbul blast as global markets edge up
January 13th, 2016
The Turkish lira lagged an emerging market recovery on Tuesday, staying under pressure after a deadly bomb blast in central Istanbul rattled investors but failed to cause sharp losses. The lira briefly dipped to 3.0488 per dollar, its lowest ...
World GDP is Falling–If Measured at Market Exchange Rates
December 16th, 2015
IMF statistics show that world GDP fell 4.9% from 2014 to 2015 which is almost as severe a drop as occurred from 2008-2009. Check out the bottom rows of Table A1 in the October 2015 issue of the World Economic ...