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Oil Drops as Saudis to Maintain Spending, China Diesel Use Falls
January 26th, 2016
Saudi Aramco hasn’t cut investment in oil projects: chairman China’s diesel consumption in December dropped for 4th month Oil dropped after Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, said low prices won’t reduce its spending on energy projects and China’s ...
S.Korean antitrust agency probes Volkswagen over emissions ads
January 22nd, 2016
South Korea’s antitrust regulator is probing Volkswagen AG over its advertising claims on emissions from its cars, an official at the agency told Reuters on Friday. The Fair Trade Commission official said a probe is under way without elaborating. ...
Poland says banks could spread FX loan bill losses over time
January 19th, 2016
Jan 18 Polish banks may be able to spread losses linked to looming Swiss franc mortgage conversions over time, the finance ministry said on Monday, after a draft FX loan bill sent the shares of Warsaw-listed lenders to multi-year ...
The Financial Apocalypse Accelerates As Middle East Stocks Crash To Begin The Week
January 18th, 2016
It looks like it is going to be another chaotic week for global financial markets. On Sunday, news that Iran plans to dramatically ramp up oil production sent stocks plunging all across the Middle East. Stocks in Kuwait were ...
IASB shines light on leases by bringing them onto the balance sheet
January 13th, 2016
The International Accounting Standards Board® (the Board) today issued a new accounting Standard, called IFRS 16 Leases. It replaces accounting requirements introduced more than 30 years ago that are no longer considered fit for purpose and is a major revision of ...
Cypriot police quiz HSBC officials
January 12th, 2016
A police official says state prosecutors seeking to bring controversial banker Andreas Vgenopoulos to Cyprus to answer criminal charges are now chewing over their next move after questioning several officials of HSBC in London. CID investigators had flown to ...
Venezuelans Escape Currency Collapse with Bitcoin
January 11th, 2016
Cryptocurrency Users Double in One Year “Bitcoin adoption in Venezuela will explode any time now,” one early cryptocurrency adopter in the South American nation confidently predicts. Bitcoin experts argue that the worse an economy is, the more interest there ...
New European Union Legislation on Market Abuse enters into force in 2016
January 5th, 2016
The law on market abuse in relation to the trading of financial instruments within the European Union will be completely overhauled in 2016. With effect from 3 July 2016, the previously applicable Market Abuse Directive (MAD) will be replaced ...
China battles to shore up stocks, yuan after globe-shaking slide
January 5th, 2016
China moved to shore up shaky sentiment on Tuesday a day after its stock indexes and yuan currency tumbled, rattling markets worldwide, but analysts warned investors to buckle up for more wild price swings. Stocks fell more than 2 ...
The ‘Bitcoin Island’accept the digital currency for everyday transactions
January 4th, 2016
Bitcoin: How the Isle of Man is leading a cryptocurrency revolution A scattering of businesses on ‘Bitcoin Island’ accept the digital currency for everyday transactions alongside sterling Like most coffee shops, Java Express in Douglas offers its clientele ...
