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European stocks open higher; ARM rallies 45% after Softbank bid
July 18th, 2016
European stocks traded higher led by a rally in ARM shares after Softbank tabled a $32 billion offer for the U.K. semiconductor giant and as investors digest a number of geopolitical events including the failed coup in Turkey. The ...
Arrests in Europe and Asia for a Credit Card fraud spread into 14 European countries
July 11th, 2016
A total of 105 suspects have been arrested as the result of a complex investigation run simultaneously in Europe and Asia with the support of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). During the operation led against an organised criminal group ...
International law firm Taylor Wessing announced global revenues increase
July 8th, 2016
International law firm Taylor Wessing has today announced a 4.4% increase in UK revenues to £126.6m. Global revenues have also increased to £254.5m at constant exchange rates. In addition, the firm has reported an increase in UK PEP, up from ...
Facebook wins privacy case, can now track any Belgian it wants
July 1st, 2016
In a somewhat unexpected twist, Facebook has won a legal battle against Belgium’s data protection authority, which had sought to prevent Facebook from tracking non-Facebook (or not-logged-into-Facebook) users, both on the Facebook website itself but also via the company’s ...
Will Brexit affect Brits buying homes in the EU?
June 27th, 2016
According to UN figures, around 1.2 million Brits currently live elsewhere in the EU, with many located in France, Spain and Ireland. It is unclear how the Brexit outcome of the EU referendum will affect them – or property ...
Brexit Rules The Week
June 21st, 2016
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll tracker back to even at 44-44. While we’re waiting, let’s ...
Brexit is getting the blame
June 17th, 2016
Brexit is not the most important problem facing markets, it is mounting problems in the European banks. But before looking at that systemic issue, I will summarise the Brexit position, from the trenches, in the last few days before ...
How the Migrant Crisis has Changed Europe, in 1 Map
June 16th, 2016
A new Pew Research Center analysis shows that refugees have drastically hiked the shares of immigrants in various countries. Over a million people sought asylum in Europe between July 2015 and May 2016. In large part, these were migrants pouring ...
Opec: No Deal Amid Saudi-Iran Stand-Off
June 2nd, 2016
Oil prices have remained flat in early Asian trading, as investors await the outcome of today’s Opec meeting in Vienna. Early this morning, Brent crude was trading at just under $50 a barrel – less than half the level ...
The European Central Bank keeps key interest rates at historic lows
June 2nd, 2016
The European Central Bank held key interest rates at historic lows Thursday, but made no announcement regarding Greece despite speculation it may offer a helping hand to its cash-strapped banks. Meeting in the Austrian capital instead of its usual ...