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SEC Charges 32 Defendants in Scheme to Trade on Hacked News Releases
August 12th, 2015
Hackers, Traders Allegedly Reaped More Than $100 Million of Illegal Profits The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit from stolen nonpublic information about corporate earnings announcements. ...
Crédit Agricole in ‘Advanced’ Talks on U.S. Sanctions Settlement
August 5th, 2015
Crédit Agricole, one of the biggest banks in France, said on Tuesday that its profit increased in the second quarter and that it was in “very advanced stage” talks to settle investigations into whether it processed payments for countries ...
Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies
August 3rd, 2015
An index of Asian shares outside Japan fell close to this year’s lows on Monday thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and fresh concerns over slowing growth in China, while the dollar held its ground against a basket of ...
Google to defy French ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
July 31st, 2015
Google is to defy France’s ruling that the “right to be forgotten” should be applied globally and not just in Europe. Last month, the French privacy watchdog, CNIL, ordered the firm to extend people’s right to have posts removed ...
BNP Is Considering Its Biggest Bank Revamp Since the Crisis
July 30th, 2015
BNP Paribas SA is considering a reorganization of its securities unit that may bring the deepest cost cuts since the financial crisis. France’s largest bank enlisted Oliver Wyman and Boston Consulting Group to work on the revamp, dubbed “CIB ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
July 28th, 2015
In its relative short history, bitcoin – and its underlying technology the blockchain – have captivated thinkers around the world, but not everyone was quick to see the potential. Due in part to its initial billing as a threat ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
BP Has Worst Profit in 10 Years on Libya Write-Off, Trading
July 28th, 2015
BP Plc reported the lowest quarterly profit in at least 10 years after a boom in trading faded and the conflict in Libya forced almost $600 million of writedowns. Profit adjusted for one-time items and inventory changes dropped to ...
Greece’s headache: how to lift the capital controls?
July 27th, 2015
It is just the headache Greece‘s government does not need right now: how can it loosen the capital controls that are shielding its banks, but strangling the rest of the economy? For the past month, Greece has been financially ...
