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Yahoo shares fall on worries of possible U.S. tax change on spinoffs
May 20th, 2015
Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shares fell 7.6 percent on Tuesday on concerns that a possible change in U.S. tax regulations would affect Yahoo’s planned spinoff of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N). The change – discussed by a ...
Tullett Prebon plc: AGM Statement and Trading Update
May 6th, 2015
Tullett Prebon plc (the “Company”) is today issuing a trading update in relation to the period from 1 January 2015. This statement will be delivered to those attending the Annual General Meeting today. Business Update Although the level of ...
R.J. O’Brien to Acquire The Kyte Group from GFI Group
March 11th, 2015
Acquisition Marks Strategic Expansion for RJO in Europe R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, and GFI Group (NYSE:GFIG), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and ...
Tradition hires market structure experts
February 2nd, 2015
Tradition, one of the world’s largest interdealer brokers in over-the-counter commodity and financial products, has hired three experienced market structure professionals to expand its thriving hybrid and electronic businesses. John Wilson will become Managing Director within Tradition’s Strategy and ...
The second stage in the washing cycle – Layering (Video)
January 26th, 2015
Layering Layering is the process of separating the proceeds of criminal activity from their origin through the use of many different techniques to layer the funds. These include using multiple banks and accounts, having professionals act as intermediaries and ...
PwC launches 18th Global CEO Survey results in Davos, Switzerland (Video)
January 21st, 2015
Dennis Nally, Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International, presented some of the key findings of PwC’s annual survey of business leaders from around the world at a press briefing in Davos, Switzerland. Fewer CEOs than last year think global economic growth ...
Worst Greek Stock Slump Since 1987 Proves Bears Right: Options
December 10th, 2014
Investors began giving up on Greek stocks even before the latest rout. A U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking the nation’s equities has had a record streak of redemptions, losing money for four straight months. The wagers proved well-timed: the benchmark ...
The Two New Tools of Monetary Policy
November 12th, 2014
Every basic exposition of how monetary policy is conducted before about 2008 is soon to become obsolete. The three basic monetary policy tools that used to be taught in almost every introductory economics course were changing reserve requirements, changing ...
Stocks close mixed: S&P drops, Dow bumps up
November 5th, 2014
Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as markets struggled from a one-two punch of falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global slowdown. A wait-and-see posture regarding Tuesday’s elections may also be holding back investors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
Google’s revenue falls short despite curbing price declines
October 17th, 2014
Google Inc’s revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations as growth in Internet advertising slowed in the most-recent quarter, offsetting a modest improvement in ad pricing, sending its shares down about 3 percent. The total number of ads, or ...
