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Saudi, Egypt slip as Ramadan thins trade
June 22nd, 2015
The Saudi Arabian and Egyptian stock markets dipped in early trade on Monday as some investors stepped away from the markets for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Saudi stock index was down 0.03 percent at 9,341 points ...
UAE and US sign agreement to provide tax information
June 22nd, 2015
The UAE and US have signed an agreement to implement America’s new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Ministry of Finance announced in a statement carried by state news agency WAM on Saturday. The agreement means all US ...
Oil-Price Drop Isn’t Tonic for Sonic
June 22nd, 2015
Sonic shares have momentum, but geography and valuations provide a risk Up nearly fourfold since 2012, it seems like Sonic Corp. warrants a snazzy prefix, perhaps “super” or even “hyper.” Gaudy share-price gains among quick-serve eateries are common these days, of course, as ...
Depressed Oil Prices Push OPEC Revenue Below $1 Trillion In 2014
June 19th, 2015
The 2014 crash in oil prices caused the combined oil earnings of OPEC’s 12 members to drop 11 percent from $1.112 trillion in 2013 to $993.3 billion in 2014. It is the first time the group’s revenue has fallen ...
Nasdaq closes at record high
June 19th, 2015
Good news for anyone who bought tech stocks on March 10, 2000. You’re finally making money! The Nasdaq soared 1.3% Thursday to an intraday record of 5,143.32, topping the previous all-time high of 5,132.52 from more than 15 years ago. The ...
Asian shares edge higher after Fed vote, China, Greece eyed
June 19th, 2015
Asian shares rose for a third consecutive day on Friday, and the dollar remained on the back foot against the region’s currencies as investors bet U.S. interest rates will not as rise quickly as expected. “This removes a source ...
MENA economic growth: A good start for Egypt
June 18th, 2015
It is not without its challenges, but the economy is improving – steadily if unspectacularly. A curious place these days, Egypt. Politically, it continues to make liberal-minded observers queasy, whether for sentencing ousted – and democratically elected – Islamist ...
ICE to launch ERIS Standard Interest Rate Futures
June 16th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Futures Europe, the UK’s leading multi-asset class derivatives exchange, intends to launch Eris standard interest rate futures contracts denominated in Euro (EUR) ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply, but US crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm
June 15th, 2015
Oil prices extended declines on Monday after two straight days of losses late last week as high production offset strong refinery runs, but a storm that could impact Gulf of Mexico operations supported U.S. crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s ...
Saxo Bank gets more personal with clients amid trend to go digital
June 15th, 2015
As banks push ahead with digital services and scale back their branch networks, one investment bank says its retail brokerage business is growing in part because of the human touch. Fadi Mehdi, the head of Saxo Bank’s representative office ...
