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Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
Military pact between U.S and Philippines
April 28th, 2014
US President Barack Obama says that a new US-Philippine military pact will promote stability in the region. The deal, signed in Manila hours before Mr Obama touched down, allows a bigger US military presence in the country. Mr Obama ...
Stocks: Federal Reserve to the rescue?
April 28th, 2014
Janet Yellen and economic data are poised to steal the business spotlight from Corporate America this week. After a bonanza of corporate report cards dominated recent headlines, investors will likely refocus on the state of the U.S. economy and ...
SEC Charges Six Individuals With Insider Trading in Stock of E-Commerce Company Prior to Acquisition by eBay
April 28th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has charged a former executive with insider trading in advance of eBay’s acquisition of the e-commerce company where he worked by tipping friends and relatives with confidential information about the pending deal ...
Apple-Samsung $2 Billion Patent Case Over Google Hits Last Round
April 28th, 2014
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. head toward the conclusion of their second U.S. patent trial with one last chance to make a case to jurors on whether the $2 billion case is actually a proxy war over Google ...
IMF Worries That Chinese Slowdown Could Damage Sub-Saharan Economies
April 28th, 2014
Africa’s rising economic star is in danger of burning out from even a modest contraction in China’s economy as that country’s demand for natural resources decreases, warns the International Monetary Fund. After a meteoric rise for most of the ...
CySec: regarding fx financial instruments
April 25th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), has issued a press release informing the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. Concerns have been raised about the lack of harmonisation between the EU Member States on where ...
S&P upgrade Cyprus on better economic performance
April 25th, 2014
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s is more upbeat about Cyprus’ public finances following a better-than-expected performance since the country’s financial rescue a year ago. The agency upgraded Cyprus’ rating by one notch to B and said the outlook ...
USD/JPY feels support from 102.20
April 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As it turns out, the support at 102.20, consisting of the weekly PP and 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the November-December advancement, should be enough to keep the pair afloat. Once USD/JPY stabilises, it will be expected to ...
FCA Said to Observe Banks’ London Gold-Fixing Calls
April 25th, 2014
Regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of how gold prices are set, with officials from Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority visiting Societe Generale SA (GLE) to observe the so-called London fixing process, two people with knowledge of the matter said. ...
