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Code red: Stocks tank on Wall Street
April 11th, 2014
Investors might have used Wednesday’s rally as a chance to rest up so they could get back to what they’ve been doing best lately: selling. The Nasdaq lead the carnage today with a 3.1% loss. It’s fairly uncommon for ...
India Capital Votes in 3rd Phase of World’s Biggest Election
April 10th, 2014
Voters in India’s capital headed to polling booths today in the third phase of the biggest election in world history, with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party set to win the most seats and grab power after a decade. About ...
China Unveils Plan to Link Shanghai and Hong Kong Bourses
April 10th, 2014
China plans to connect the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai, allowing a combined 23.5 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) of daily cross-border trading. Investors will be able to trade 10.5 billion yuan of Hong Kong-listed stocks through the ...
European Stocks Rise After Two-Day Drop; Kingfisher Gains
April 9th, 2014
European stocks advanced, after the region’s equities posted their first back-to-back losses in more than three weeks. U.S. index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares outside Japan rose. Kingfisher Plc (KGF) added 1.5 percent as UBS AG ...
European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
European Stocks Decline as Technology Shares Retreat
April 7th, 2014
European stocks declined from a six-year high as technology shares tumbled following a selloff in America. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares fell. Technology shares lost 1.2 percent, with Iliad SA losing 5.3 percent and Nokia Oyj sliding 2.4 ...
European Stocks Advance as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
April 4th, 2014
European stocks advanced, posting their longest winning streak since October, before a report that may show the U.S. economy created jobs at a faster pace last month. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Mediaset SpA advanced ...
Stock Futures Rise as Dollar Holds Yen Gain Before Data
April 4th, 2014
U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and the dollar held gains against the yen and euro before a payrolls report. Stocks fluctuated in Asia, wheat slid toward its first loss in five weeks and India’s rupee fell. Contracts on ...
European Stocks Climb After Weekly Gain; Novartis Gains
March 31st, 2014
European stocks rose, after the biggest weekly gain in more than a month, as investors awaited economic data out of Europe and America later this week. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares climbed. Novartis AG advanced 2.8 percent after ...
China Mulling Implementing FATCA-Like Law To Reduce Tax Evasion On Mainland; Hong Kong Agreed To Share Tax Information Of US Expats Earlier This Week
March 31st, 2014
China is to looking to formulate a law similar to one in the U.S., which now requires financial institutions worldwide to disclose information on American taxpayers to the U.S. government, South China Morning Post, or SCMP, reported Friday. China ...
