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Gold Drops Sharply Below $1260 as U.S. Dollar Rallies
September 5th, 2014
Gold prices settled lower on Thursday as brighter prospects for the U.S. economy and the dollar dimmed the metal’s appeal. Bullion got little impetus from the European Central Bank’s dramatic decision to cut three separate interest rates, as well ...
Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA
September 3rd, 2014
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the leaders of 28 countries ...
Nation of Privilege Versus Rule of Law
August 29th, 2014
These days, the word “privilege” has been reduced to a trite buzzword. That’s a shame, because it used to mean more than just being born into advantageous circumstances. The word, which means “private law” in old French, originally referred ...
West TX Oil Holds at $94.50 on a Neutral Inventory Report
August 28th, 2014
Brent crude dipped on Thursday, but still held between $102 and $103 a barrel, as expectations of ample supply weighed on prices. Global oil supply is expected to exceed demand this year, cooling prices. Oil futures on both sides ...
Keeping Corporate Lawyers Silent Can Shelter Wrongdoing
August 27th, 2014
Have you heard of Maritza I. Munich? The answer is almost certainly no, yet she is a central figure in Walmart’s unfolding bribery scandal. Ms. Munich was a Walmart lawyer who advocated an aggressive response to investigating the scandal ...
Microsoft Cloud Service Azure Experienced Global Outage
August 19th, 2014
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Azure cloud-computing service, a critical part of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s plan to remake the software company, experienced a major global outage yesterday that lasted for around five hours. Azure, which lets businesses access computing ...
Gold Under Pressure, Testing Support at $1300
August 18th, 2014
Gold is flat on Monday, continuing to show little activity as we start the new week. The spot price stands at $1302.67 per ounce in the European session. There is only one US release on Monday, NAHB Housing Market ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Rallies Back Above Key 0.93 Level
August 14th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Thursday, August 14, 2014 The Australian dollar is trading in a very small trading range right on top of the key level at 0.9300 after pushing up well over the last day or so. In ...
Gold Remains Close to $1310 as Geopolitical Concerns Weigh
August 13th, 2014
Gold ended modestly higher on Tuesday, supported after two days of declines by signs that the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine was hurting economic confidence in the euro zone economy. Analyst and investor morale in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, ...
Asian shares sluggish, Ukraine anxiety fans growth worries
August 13th, 2014
Asian shares were tentative on Wednesday, and copper prices slipped to six-week lows on worries about global growth, as investors remained cautious as the crisis in Ukraine threatened a fragile economic recovery in Europe. Adding to the fragile mood, ...
