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Oil slips after small U.S. drawdown; seen choppy before Brexit vote
June 23rd, 2016
Oil prices slipped on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported a smaller-than-expected inventory drawdown, and as investors fretted about Britain’s upcoming vote on whether to stay in the European Union. Crude futures rose in early trading, with global benchmark ...
Oil prices above $50, buoyed by U.S. stock draw
June 22nd, 2016
Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Wednesday, with U.S. crude joining Brent above $50 a barrel after data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed a larger than expected draw on stocks. U.S. crude futures’ August contract, the ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Oil Pares Biggest Weekly Drop Since April as Dollar Extends Fall
June 17th, 2016
ConocoPhillips restarts oil-sands wells after Canada wildfires Russia sees no need to cooperate on influencing crude markets Oil pared the biggest weekly decline in more than two months as the dollar extended its retreat, increasing the appeal of commodities ...
Oil futures down on U.S. stockpile report, Brexit concern
June 16th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Thursday, heading for a sixth session of declines, following a lower-than-expected draw on U.S. stockpiles and amid worries Britain might leave the European Union (EU). Front-month U.S. crude futures were down 53 cents, or 1.1 ...
FXPRIMUS Launches New Range Of Tradable Instruments
June 15th, 2016
FXPRIMUS The Safest Place To Trade has announced the launch of new popular tradable instruments: Brent Crude Oil (UKOIL) and WTI (OIL), and Spot Oil which is non-expiring (USOIL.sp and UKOIL.sp). This move follows the launch of FXPRIMUS’ new ...
The Law firms that advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn
June 14th, 2016
On June 13, 2016, Microsoft and LinkedIn Corporation, the world’s largest professional network with more than 433 million members in 200 countries and territories around the globe, announced a definitive agreement for Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for approximately $26.2 ...
Surging yen sends Nikkei tumbling 3.1 percent ahead of BOJ meeting
June 13th, 2016
Asian markets ended sharply lower Monday, ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S. and Japan this week and amid jitters over the upcoming referendum on whether the U.K. would remain in the European Union. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 582.18 points, ...
Oil prices fall back below $50 as economic concerns rise
June 13th, 2016
Oil prices fell in early trading on Monday, pulled down by rising economic concerns in Asia and a related strengthening in the U.S. dollar, which makes fuel imports for countries using other currencies more expensive. International Brent crude oil ...
European markets set to follow Asia lower; oil under pressure
June 10th, 2016
European markets are expected to open mixed to mostly lower on Friday, as weaker trade in Asia and a fall in oil prices weighed on sentiment. The London FTSE 100 index is called to open 3 points lower at ...