Yahoo ‘set to invest millions’ in Snapchat
October 6th, 2014
Yahoo is close to investing millions of dollars in mobile messaging service Snapchat, which may value the start-up at about $10bn (£6.2bn), reports say. Snapchat allows users to send images and videos that “disappear” seconds after being viewed. The ...
Monday October 6: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
October 6th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 6, 2014 EUR/USD Sharp sell-off in the EURUSD dropping below the 1.25 handle briefly. A close below here extends to support at the 1.2465 range and further below at 1.2380 in the medium ...
Asian markets rebound on positive US jobs data
October 6th, 2014
Asian markets rebounded from a string of declines on Monday after stronger-than-expected US payroll data. US Labor Department figures showed 248,000 jobs were created in September and the unemployment rate dropped to a six-year low of 5.9%. Japan’s Nikkei ...
Tel Aviv bourse expands derivatives trading in January
October 6th, 2014
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will launch trading of options and futures on the Tel Aviv 100 benchmark index in January, the bourse said on Sunday, as it seeks to attract new investors and boost liquidity. A senior ...
Overview: Greek Budget, Europe’s Nominees and I.M.F. and World Bank Meetings
October 6th, 2014
Greece will unveil its 2015 draft budget, hearings for vice-presidential nominees for the European Commission will be held, and the World Bank and I.M.F. open annual meetings in Washington. Greece is set to unveil its draft budget for 2015 ...
Putin sees strong Russian Economy, but advisers disagree
October 3rd, 2014
Though the president depicted an open and stable economy, senior officials acknowledged slow growth and the flight of foreign investors. President Vladimir V. Putin did his best to paint a rosy picture of the Russian economy in a speech ...
Schwab drops Pimco Total Return from target date portfolios
October 3rd, 2014
Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW.N) has dropped the Pimco Total Return Fund from its 10 target date funds and collective trusts, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday. Schwab is looking for a replacement for the Pimco fund and has ...
Contributing Authors
October 2nd, 2014
Dr Alan Waring Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous conference and ...
China to Impose Quota on Local Government Debt Amid Risks
October 2nd, 2014
China announced plans to cap the amount of debt local governments can take on and ban them from additional borrowing through financing vehicles as authorities step up efforts to control risks to the financial system. All borrowing by provinces ...
Thursday October 2: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Commodities
October 2nd, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 2, 2014 Gold Wide swing for Gold on Wednesday with an attempt to get above the $1220 resistance level. Support below holding just above $1200 while Gold consolidates and grinds it out while ...
