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Asia markets take another tumble as rout persists
January 21st, 2016
Markets in Asia lost early gains and tumbled into negative territory in afternoon trade, following another selloff on Wall Street overnight on global growth concerns, uncertainty in China and fresh lows in oil prices. The Shanghai composite touched its ...
Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%
January 20th, 2016
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. “The frailty in the Chinese growth remain the core problem ...
Volkswagen faces shareholder claims over emissions scandal
January 19th, 2016
Dozens of large shareholders in Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plan to sue the carmaker in a German court, seeking compensation for the plunge in its shares due to its emissions test cheating scandal. Law firm Nieding + Barth said on Monday ...
OPEC Says Weak Oil Prices to Curb Output
January 19th, 2016
Cartel forecasts non-OPEC output to decline this year Oil prices remained below $30 a barrel Monday but the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries flagged the potential for a recovery, saying the market would start to rebalance this year as weak ...
China GDP Slows to Weakest Since 2009 on Manufacturing Slide
January 19th, 2016
As growth ticked lower, yuan and stocks volatility marked 2015 Two-speed divergence as old drivers slow, services do better China’s economy slowed in December, capping the weakest quarter of growth since the 2009 global recession, as the Communist leadership ...
Is Bitcoin Breaking Up?
January 18th, 2016
Rift widening over how to deal with the size limits within the virtual currency’s ledger of transactions A prominent bitcoin developer has labeled the currency a failed experiment, widening the rift over an arcane but critical technical issue that ...
Key findings of CBI/PwC survey of 100 financial services firms
January 18th, 2016
Profitability remains strong as Financial Services firms focus on costs, says CBI/PwC poll Overseas level of business below normal, quarterly survey finds Growth in business volumes picked up more strongly than expected in the three months to December ...
China Said to Put Reserve Rule on Offshore Bank Yuan Funds
January 18th, 2016
Officials extending effort to counter speculation against yuan Premier Li underscores `no basis’ for continued yuan slide China is stepping up efforts to counter speculative bets against the nation’s currency, through imposing reserve requirements on yuan deposits held on ...
BHP Billiton:Onshore US Asset Review
January 15th, 2016
BHP Billiton expects to recognise an impairment charge of approximately US$4.9 billion post-tax (or approximately US$7.2 billion pre-tax) against the carrying value of its Onshore US assets. This charge will be recognised as an exceptional item in the financial ...
Oil price plunge: Risks and rewards
January 15th, 2016
Just over four years ago, the United States and Europe sanctioned the sale of Iranian oil in an effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. Oil was trading at $110 per barrel, and Obama administration officials fretted about how to ...
