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Australia, Japan sell-off amid global rout; Nikkei drops 5.4%
February 9th, 2016
Australian and Japanese markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday, after another sell-off in U.S. and European stocks overnight as many Asian markets remained shut for the Lunar New Year. China and Taiwan are closed for the week, while markets ...
Russia Courts Foreign Banks as Funding Crunch Overtakes Politics
February 8th, 2016
Goldman, Citigroup among 20 foreign underwriters approached Allianz says Russia needs to tap Eurobond market this year Pressure is mounting on Russia to break the vow of abstinence on selling Eurobonds it has maintained since the U.S. and Europe ...
CMC Markets lists on the London Stock Exchange
February 8th, 2016
Following the announcement by CMC Markets plc (the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, “CMC” or the “Group”) on 26 January 2016 of the price range for the initial public offering of its ordinary shares (the “Offer” or “IPO”), ...
Asia markets trade mixed as Nikkei extends losses
February 5th, 2016
Asian markets came under pressure on Friday, despite a positive finish on Wall Street overnight, as a newly weaker dollar brought fresh concerns. “The U.S. dollar basket has lost 3.2 percent since the close on Friday and 2.3 percent ...
EU on brink of ‘terrifying crisis’ Five of Europe’s big banks are in danger, warns expert
February 4th, 2016
Some of Europe’s biggest banks are on the brink for a crisis that echoes the 2008 meltdown, a finance expert warned today, as fears over the global economy escalate. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Santander, Barclays and RBS are among ...
Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016
February 3rd, 2016
WTI seen averaging near $46 a barrel in Q4; Brent at about $48 U.S. sees domestic oil output falling by 620,000 barrels a day Oil bulls distressed that last week’s rally fizzled can find some comfort in forecasts for ...
Oil Prices Drop as Chances Fade for Output Cuts
February 2nd, 2016
Coordinated cutbacks considered less likely after Iran raises its export target Oil prices gave back a big chunk of last week’s gains, with traders losing hope that the world’s big producers will cut their output and that Asia’s economies ...
Bank of America is going big on blockchain
February 1st, 2016
Bank of America is trying to steal a march on the latest developments in the technology behind digital currency bitcoin by loading up on blockchain-related patents. Blockchain works like a huge, decentralized ledger for the digital currency bitcoin which ...
Oil prices slip on weak Asian data, fading prospect of output cut
February 1st, 2016
Oil prices dropped on Monday after China and South Korea posted surprisingly weak economic data, while fading prospects for a coordinated production cut by leading crude exporters also dragged on the market. Economic data from China, showing its manufacturing ...
Big Companies, Huge Problems
January 28th, 2016
Apple is far from the only iconic US company that’s signaling a global slowdown. Three more are in the news today: “Caterpillar warns equipment sales still falling (CNBC) – Caterpillar saw retail sales of machinery fall 16 ...