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Thomson Reuters acquires FX Benchmarks from State Street Corporation
April 4th, 2016
Thomson Reuters today announced it has acquired WM/Reuters FX benchmark rate calculation business of The World Markets Company (WM) from State Street Corporation. The acquisition will be effective immediately. The acquisition of the WM/Reuters FX benchmark means Thomson Reuters ...
How Many Tech Startups Are Empty Shells?
March 30th, 2016
How many startups are empty shells filled with glitzy PR designed to appeal to VC newbies? It’s widely accepted that most tech startups will fail. Perhaps the core business proposition didn’t pan out, or the execution was flawed, or ...
Economic Takeaways From Japan’s Retail Sales, Spending Data
March 29th, 2016
What you need to know about Tuesday’s data released in Japan: The numbers for February paint a mixed-to-negative picture of the Japanese economy, maintaining pressure on Shinzo Abe’s government and the central bank to consider more fiscal and monetary ...
Asian shares slump as Yellen speech awaited
March 29th, 2016
Asian shares struggled to find their footing on Tuesday and the dollar clawed back ground lost after downbeat U.S. economic data contributed to an uninspiring session on Wall Street. European equities were expected to open around 0.5 percent higher ...
Israeli High Court Strikes Down Noble Gas Deal
March 28th, 2016
Marking a significant setback for gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel’s high court struck down a deal between the government and a U.S. consortium led by Noble Energy NBL -0.65%. Citing the deal’s “stability clause” as cause for concern, the court argued ...
How Satisfying Millennials Could Save PwC $850 Million
March 25th, 2016
Consulting firm’s U.S. workforce is 80 percent under age 36 Flexible hours let employees manage family, go to yoga class PricewaterhouseCoopers had a big, expensive problem. Turnover, especially among younger employees, was “dreadful,” says Carol Sawdye, the company’s vice ...
PwC to elect a new UK chairman; lines up candidates
March 24th, 2016
PwC has begun the process of electing a new UK chairman and senior partner to succeed Ian Powell, who steps down at the end of June, with four candidates from the firm’s executive board putting their names forward for ...
Paysafe has partnered with Emerchants to deliver card solutions for gaming operators
March 24th, 2016
Paysafe Group, a leading global provider of payment solutions, has partnered with Emerchants Ltd, a leading provider of prepaid payment technology and solutions, to deliver white-labelled pay-out card solutions to gaming operators across Europe. Emerchants, which counts gaming operators ...
German DAX: Change In Trend Unfolding
March 23rd, 2016
German DAX has been trading south for the last few weeks but it can be only a temporary weakness if we consider that big trend is up after a three wave drop from April high to September low at ...
Egypt is weighing tougher regulations on foreign-exchange dealers
March 21st, 2016
Authorities targeting black market to end dollar shortage Central bank devalued the pound and raised rates last week Egypt’s central bank is weighing tougher regulations on foreign-exchange dealers, part of a broader effort to crack down on the black ...
