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Asian stocks fall after tepid China PMI survey
November 2nd, 2015
A general view of market boards at the ASX Exchange Centre in Sydney, Australia. Asian stocks mostly slipped into the red on Monday, as investors digested a private survey which showed China‘s mammoth manufacturing sector remaining in a tough ...
Scariest Events from the Financial World: 2000 to Present
October 30th, 2015
It’s no secret that the global financial markets offers a ton of opportunity, but can be equally as scary. There are so many factors at play in the free flow of trillions of dollars each day that it’s ...
MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment
October 29th, 2015
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined by Canadian bank CIBC, insurer New York Life and venture ...
Oil Prices Post Largest Gain in Nearly Two Months
October 29th, 2015
Prices rise on new option to send U.S. oil to Mexico and smaller-than-expected stockpile addition The benchmark U.S. oil price soared to its largest gain in two months, as traders rushed to close bearish bets following news that the ...
Shanghai, Tokyo stocks buck downtrend in choppy trade
October 29th, 2015
Asian stocks outside China and Japan slipped on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but signaled that a December rate hike was still on the table. “The market, economists, commentators and the man on the street has combed ...
Earnings season ramps up with Apple
October 27th, 2015
The second big week of third-quarter earnings season kicks into another gear Tuesday when Apple, the maker of the iPhone and the world’s most-valuable company, reports its latest quarterly results after the closing bell. Apple is one of 169 ...
Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
Broadridge hired three senior executives to its London office
October 22nd, 2015
Kimberly Jewell, Mike Thrower and Peter Morris join Broadridge’s London office Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) has hired three senior executives to its London office to expand the firm’s support for global financial institutions in key market-centers internationally. The ...
China small-caps lead gains; rest of Asia mixed
October 22nd, 2015
Chinese stocks recovered from the prior day’s sudden sell-off, as a surge in small-caps rekindled investor interest. The rest of the region, however, put up a mixed performance as renewed weakness in commodity prices and an uninspiring lead from ...