Oil, EU exit and diversity will dominate law sector in 2017
December 28th, 2016
The impact of the downturn in the oil and gas industry will continue to be felt in 2017, despite some signs that the worst is over for the sector, according to Ledingham Chalmers chairman Jennifer Young. However, Ms Young, ...
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December 28th, 2016
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Oil prices step back as investors cash in on latest rally
December 28th, 2016
Oil prices fell Wednesday as investors took profits on the heels of a rally, but trading remained thin. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February CLG7, -0.15% traded at $53.84 a barrel, ...
South African Fintech Firm to Launch Blockchain-based Identity Verification in 2017
December 27th, 2016
South African fintech company ThisIsMe (TIM), which focuses on identity verification, has announced that it will be adding blockchain technology to boost its services and is expected to go live in 2017. More companies are turning their attention to ...
Toshiba may book loss of several hundreds of billion yen; stock tumbles 12 percent
December 27th, 2016
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said it may book a goodwill impairment loss of several hundreds of billion yen on a U.S. nuclear power acquisition – a shock warning that sent it stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindled concerns about its ...
Yen Breaks Winning Streak While Oil Extends Rally: Markets Wrap
December 27th, 2016
Stocks in China and Japan fluctuate after economic data Crude advances for seventh day, longest stretch in four months The yen halted a four-day advance, while oil continued its longest winning streak in four months as some major financial ...
Outlook for 2017
December 26th, 2016
We exit 2016 on a tide of investor optimism. At long last, there will be a businessman in charge of the US economy in the form of a new president, and the stimulation he will provide is of tax ...
Crude Oil Price Falls on Shock Inventory Increase
December 23rd, 2016
The U.S. Energy Department’s inventory release showed that crude stockpiles recorded an unexpected build. This weighed on oil prices , sending West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures down 1.5% (or 81 cents) to $41.71 per barrel Wednesday. On a ...
Former BlackRock Manager sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for insider dealing
December 22nd, 2016
In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts ...
Oil prices fall as US inventories, Libya output weigh
December 22nd, 2016
Oil prices slipped in tepid Asian trading today, dragged down by an unexpected rise in US crude inventories last week and moves by Libya to boost output over the next few months. But the fall was curbed by a ...
