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Lithuania Readies Itself For The Euro As Russia Growls Across The Border
December 22nd, 2014
Geopolitics plague Lithuanians at this frozen Russian border post, where a return trip by car can mean 48 hours of queuing. It is a reminder for some of why the former Soviet republic will cement its move to the ...
Oil prices rise but Opec production will keep them around $60 for 2014
December 22nd, 2014
Oil prices have risen by 2% on Monday 22 December, however analysts warn that it’s unlikely that the average price for 2014 will be above $60 per barrel (bbl). The Brent futures contract reached around $63/bbl while US crude ...
China’s Hopu Among Investors in Xiaomi
December 22nd, 2014
Chinese private-equity firm Hopu Investment Management Co. is among the consortium of investors putting a total of just over $1 billion into Xiaomi Corp. in a deal valuing the smartphone maker at over $45 billion, according to a person ...
KPMG pre-tax profits dip 9% as tax regulation bites
December 19th, 2014
KPMG has reported a 5% growth in revenues but pre-tax profits fell as the firm made a series of investments in new business lines, while its tax practice felt the impact of an increased regulatory burden Revenues for the ...
Brent steady above 61 dollars
December 18th, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around the world. Chevron Corp has put a plan to drill ...
U.K. regulators hit hurdles on fixing benchmarks
December 18th, 2014
U.K. regulators are expected to report in coming weeks on plans to fix global financial benchmarks. But efforts so far under way are already running into difficulties. Some market participants are worried that a new benchmark silver price isn’t ...
NYSE plans to slash costs for retail investors
December 17th, 2014
The new owners of the New York Stock Exchange are planning to slash costs for some orders coming from retail investors in a bid to bring more trading back from “dark pools” and other off-exchange venues, according to a ...
Australian dollar unexpectedly falls to four-year low; local market posts first modest gain in over a week
December 17th, 2014
The Australian dollar fell suddenly and inexplicably this afternoon, taking the currency below 82 US cents for the first time in more than four years. The dollar fell more than 0.5 cents against the greenback after lunch, with analysts ...
EZE software, provider of investment technology announced integration between execution management system and order management system
December 17th, 2014
Eze Software Group, a premier provider of global investment technology, today announced that they have completed an advanced integration between their best-of-breed execution management system (EMS) and order management system (OMS), combining critical trading and compliance workflows across its ...
Plunging Ruble Unsettles Russians, Poses Test for Putin
December 17th, 2014
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the conflict with the West for most of the year, the economic fallout on ordinary Russians has been limited. Suddenly, though, the plunging ruble is reawakening fears of rising prices and ...
