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Australia & NZ shares slip as commodity prices fall, China data awaited
November 5th, 2014
Australian and New Zealand shares slipped on Wednesday with weaker iron ore, copper and oil prices dragging down Australia’s heavyweight resources sector amid concerns about global demand. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 29.9 points to 5,490 by 01:20 GMT, ...
SAC’s Martoma wins delay of nine-year insider trading prison term
November 5th, 2014
Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors LP hedge fund, won an order Tuesday to delay the date he would begin serving a nine-year prison term for insider trading. The 2nd U.S. ...
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot
November 4th, 2014
This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In a surprise move on Friday, the Bank of Japan dramatically ...
Blackstone Said Near $8 Billion Deal to Sell IndCor Unit
November 4th, 2014
Blackstone Group LP (BX) is close to a deal to sell IndCor Properties Inc., an owner of U.S. industrial real estate, to investors led by Singapore’s GIC Pte for more than $8 billion, said two people with knowledge of ...
Apple plans investor call ahead of a potential bond sale
November 3rd, 2014
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning an investor call on Monday ahead of a potential bond sale, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a banker working on the deal. Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) are ...
FCA warning against clone firm
November 3rd, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Pritchards Stockbrokers (clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: Roddis House, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1LG Tel: 01202297035 Fax: 01202555177 ...
Yen hits 7-year low vs dollar; Aussie falls after weak China PMI
November 3rd, 2014
The yen fell to a fresh seven-year low against the dollar on Monday, extending a massive sell-off sparked by the Bank of Japan’s surprise decision to boost its already huge bond-buying stimulus. Sellers also took aim at the Australian ...
HSBC sets aside $378 million for FX probe settlement
November 3rd, 2014
HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) set aside $378 million to pay a potential fine from the UK regulator for alleged manipulation of currency markets, as Europe’s biggest bank reported a 12 percent fall in underlying earnings after costs rose. HSBC on ...
Publicis to buy U.S.-based Sapient for $3.7 billion
November 3rd, 2014
Publicis (PUBP.PA), the world’s third-largest advertising holding company, has agreed to buy digital ad specialist Sapient for $3.7 billion in cash as it seeks to accelerate growth after a botched merger earlier this year. Publicis said on Monday that ...
Dollar climbs on yen, BOJ passes baton to ECB
November 3rd, 2014
The U.S. dollar powered to seven-year peaks against the yen on Monday and a two-year high on the euro, a punishing trend for commodities priced in dollars as gold, silver and oil all fell. Disappointing surveys out of China’s ...