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Alibaba’s IPO biggest ever globally and issues more shares
September 22nd, 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) initial public offering now ranks as the world’s biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and some of its shareholders sold additional shares. Overwhelming demand saw the IPO initially raise $21.8 ...
Experts warn over VAT digital services rules
September 19th, 2014
Businesses who make and sell apps or provide digital services to consumers in the European Union will see their paperwork increase in January due to new legislation to counter tax avoidance, experts have warned. Currently VAT on digital services ...
Draghi Loan Plan Missing Estimates Hampers ECB Stimulus
September 19th, 2014
Mario Draghi is facing renewed pressure to implement quantitative easing after banks borrowed less than estimated in the European Central Bank’s first targeted-loan offer. The Frankfurt-based ECB lent 82.6 billion euros ($106.5 billion) to euro-area banks at a fixed ...
Shares rise on ‘No’ vote as pound rally fades
September 19th, 2014
The pound has hit a two-year high against the euro and a two-week high against the US dollar, as Scotland voted against independence. The pound also jumped nearly 0.8% to $1.6525 against the US dollar, before falling back slightly. ...
Why The Bitcoin Price Dropped Today
September 19th, 2014
Normally in the Bitcoin world sudden price fluctuations ranging from $10-$30 can be attributed to market manipulation by large holders of the virtual currency. However, when the price changes greater than $30 in a short period of time there ...
Commodities Suffer at Hands of Fed
September 19th, 2014
Commodities dropped to the lowest level in more than five years after the Federal Reserve raised its outlook for interest rates, bolstering the dollar and reducing the appeal of raw materials as a store of value. The Bloomberg Commodity ...
SEC probing Goldman Sachs internship
September 19th, 2014
U.S. regulators are investigating a Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) internship for the brother of a former official at Libya’s sovereign wealth fund and perks allegedly offered by the bank to the fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...
China fines GSK $489 mln and jails executives
September 19th, 2014
China has fined British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc GSK.L 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying out bribes in what is a record penalty for China, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. A court in Changsha has also ...
BNP Paribas hires ex-U.S.Treasury official for compliance job
September 19th, 2014
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) has hired a former top official at the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions office, people familiar with the matter said, part of the French bank’s effort to build up its compliance department after its record settlement over ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Indices
September 19th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 19, 2014 S&P 500 Clear push above the 2000 level for the December 14 S&P 500 contract. Recent correction is likely over and new up leg appears to be in motion. Higher ...
