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Top Islamic bank uncovered internal fraud worth millions
April 30th, 2018
Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank has uncovered internal fraud as employees helped to steal over $170 million, most now retrieved. Al Hilal Bank PJSC, a top Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has uncovered internal fraud worth more than ...
Yahoo agrees to pay $35 million for misleading investors after data breach
April 27th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Altaba formerly known as Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data ...
Oil steady as U.S. drilling tempers bullish sentiment
April 23rd, 2018
Oil prices were steady on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in American output, marking one of the few factors tamping back crude in an otherwise bullish environment. Brent crude oil futures were at ...
Here are some important events coming up this week affecting investors around the world
April 23rd, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed with investors continuing to assess the outlook for trade discussions and geopolitical tensions. The dollar held last week’s advance and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 2.97 percent. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index of stocks ...
Global IPO outlook remains robust after promising Q1 2018 results
April 18th, 2018
Despite geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility, global IPO activity in the first three months of 2018 posted strong results to start the year. Global IPO markets raised US$42.8b in Q1 2018, a 28% year-over-year (YOY) increase on Q1 2017. ...
Why A Dollar Collapse Is Inevitable
April 13th, 2018
“Naturally, the smooth termination of the gold-exchange standard, the restoration of the gold standard, and supplemental and interim measures that might be called for, in particular with a view to organizing international credit on this new basis, will ...
Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.9 to €42.5 across the EU Member States in 2017
April 12th, 2018
In 2017, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €26.8 in the European Union (EU) and €30.3 in the euro area. However, this average masks significant gaps between EU ...
These are the Countries that EU trades with the most
March 27th, 2018
In 2017, the United States (€631 billion, or 16.9% of total EU trade in goods) and China (€573 bn, or 15.3%) continued to be the two main goods trading partners of the European Union (EU), well ahead of Switzerland(€261 ...
The egregious errors of static statistics
March 22nd, 2018
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, ...
Early Market Review: Oil prices fell as on Monday reversed increases last Friday
March 19th, 2018
Oil prices fell on Monday as increased drilling in the United States pointed to more output, raising concerns about a return of oversupply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.02 a barrel at 0350 GMT, down ...