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Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
Record Europe Dividends Keep $3 Trillion From Factories
April 10th, 2014
Given the choice between investing in their businesses or paying off shareholders, European chief executive officers are choosing the latter. Companies of the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index will pay 11.54 euros a share in dividends this year, the ...
CFOs enter spend mode as risk appetite increases
April 7th, 2014
CFOs are looking to take more risk onto their balance sheets, as optimism and appetite to grow hit the highest levels in several years. Seven in ten of the senior CFOs interviewed by Deloitte said it was a good ...
SEC Probes Threat From Cyber Attacks Against Wall Street
March 27th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the exposure of stock exchanges, brokerages and other Wall Street firms to cyber-attacks that have been called a threat to financial stability. The SEC held a roundtable discussion of those risks ...
Next’s profits set to overtake Marks & Spencer after 12% annual rise
March 21st, 2014
The decline of Marks & Spencer was again brutally underlined on Thursday when Next reported soaring profits that are almost certain to have beaten its venerable high street rival for the first time. After bets on “braver” fashion and ...
Londongrad Dealmakers Threatened by Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Russian companies have made $180 billion in deals globally in the past two years, providing steady profits to London bankers, lawyers, and image crafters as the city has become a hub for such transactions. Sanctions being imposed by the ...
