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The decline and fall of the EU
April 11th, 2017
This article identifies the headwinds faced by the EU in the wake of Brexit. Without the UK, not only does the EU lose much of its importance on the world stage, but the Commission’s budget is left with an ...
Facebook will start paying 18 percent VAT in Russia
April 11th, 2017
Social media giant Facebook has joined the list of IT firms registered with Russia’s Federal Tax Service as a foreign company selling electronic content in Russia. Beginning April 25, the California-based company will start paying 18 percent value added ...
27 Firms and Individuals Charged With Fraudulent Promotion of Stocks
April 11th, 2017
SEC: Payments for Bullish Articles on Stocks Must Be Disclosed to Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities behind various alleged stock promotion schemes that left investors with the impression they ...
Asia Stocks Slump as China Shares Drop, Yen Gains: Markets Wrap
April 11th, 2017
Treasury yields fall on geopolitical concerns, Yellen comments Crude futures steady after longest winning streak of the year Asian stocks fell as Chinese shares slumped and the yen weighed on Japanese equities. Treasuries climbed amid increasing caution about geopolitical ...
Most Asian Stocks Rise as Yen’s Drop Lifts Topix: Markets Wrap
April 10th, 2017
Korean shares slip with the won; oil extends last week’s gain Earnings from Prada, JPMorgan and Tesco are expected this week Most Asian stocks rose, with a falling yen pushing shares higher in Japan, as investors weighed the impact ...
Apple taken to court by Australia
April 7th, 2017
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Apple Pty Limited and its US-based parent company, Apple Inc., (together, Apple) alleging that Apple made false, misleading, or deceptive representations about consumers’ rights under ...
Court orders firms to disgorge ill-gotten funds in Binary Options fraud
April 7th, 2017
Federal Court Orders Relief Defendants Westward International Ltd. and Coucarin Holdings Ltd. to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Funds Totaling More than $1.77 Million in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge James ...
Dollar slips vs yen after U.S. launches missile strikes on Syria
April 7th, 2017
The dollar skidded against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday after the United States launched cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria, raising concerns of a sharp escalation in the Syrian civil war. U.S President Donald Trump said on ...
Accounting class action lawsuits rise to highest level since 2008
April 6th, 2017
Securities class action filings with accounting allegations rose to 93 in 2016, 33 percent above the previous year and the fourth consecutive annual increase, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. As reported in Accounting Class Action Filings ...
Bank of Russia revoked the banking licence from a credit institution
April 6th, 2017
By its Order No. OD-872, dated 5 April 2017, the Bank of Russia revoked the banking licence from the Kazan-based credit institution LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TATARSTAN AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL BANK or LLC TATAGROPROMBANK (Registration No.728) from 5 April 2017. The decision was made following the complete loss of capital by LLC TATAGROPROMBANK, ...
