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Home Depot reports 56 million card details likely stolen in breach
September 19th, 2014
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year’s unprecedented breach at Target Corp ...
Scotland votes “No”
September 19th, 2014
Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence. With 31 out of the country’s 32 council areas having declared after Thursday’s vote, the ‘No’ side has an unassailable lead of 1,914,187 votes to ...
Dollar surges to six-year peak on yen, Tokyo stocks cheer
September 18th, 2014
Japanese shares jumped on Thursday after the dollar vaulted to a six-year peak on the yen as the Federal Reserve’s outlook for rising rates underlined the diverging path between the United states and the rest of the rich world. ...
CySec: Council regulations over Ukraine
September 18th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs the Cyprus Investment Firms, Management Companies, Administrative Services Companies and Regulated Markets (‘the Regulated Entities’) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union the following: 1. Council Regulation (EU) No.959/2014 of ...
IMF reports over Growing Risk in Global Economy
September 18th, 2014
The global economy faces a growing risk from big financial market bets that could quickly unravel if investors get spooked by geopolitical tensions or a shift in U.S. interest rate policy, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
September 18th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 18, 2014 EUR/USD Breakdown below 1.29 handle. Support below at 1.2850. Market in sideways consolidation mode with slow downward drift and test of 1.28 handle most likely. EUR/GBP Sell-off in EURGBP with a close just ...
Britain’s audit watchdog revises corporate governance code
September 17th, 2014
Britain’s audit and accounting watchdog has overhauled its corporate governance code for UK companies, it said on Wednesday, to make them safer for investors by giving more information about how they are run and an assessment of any potential ...
Two Bank of England Officials in favor of Rate Rise
September 17th, 2014
Two Bank of England policymakers again voted to raise interest rates this month, leaving the central bank divided for a second successive month, but the rest of their colleagues remained firmly against tighter policy. External members Martin Weale and ...
China Central Bank to Inject $81 Billion Into Top Lenders
September 17th, 2014
China became on Wednesday the latest country to embrace economic stimulus measures, as its central bank reportedly agreed to lend 100 billion renminbi apiece, or $16.2 billion, to each of the country’s five main banks. The decision to inject ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...