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FXCM Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results
August 7th, 2015
Second Quarter 2015 Highlights: U.S. GAAP revenues from continuing operations of $60.5 million U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to FXCM Inc. from continuing operations of $98.9 million or $2.03 per fully diluted share U.S. GAAP revenues from discontinued operations of $21.5 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable ...
Gulf markets edge up on Q2 results, firmer oil
August 6th, 2015
Most Gulf stock markets edged up early on Wednesday as Brent oil climbed back above $50 per barrel and shares in DAMAC soared after the Dubai developer reported a more than tripling in its quarterly profit. Dubai’s stock index ...
Oman boosts oil production to record high in June
August 3rd, 2015
Oman has ramped up its oil production to a record high in June, adding to a global supply glut that has hit oil prices, as the Gulf Arab country compensates for the drop in its oil revenue. June production ...
Iran warns Opec it plans to recapture market share
August 3rd, 2015
Iran’s oil minister warned fellow Opec members that it aims to recapture market share and plans to step up oil output by 1 million barrels per day “within months” of sanctions being lifted, Iran state news organisations reported yesterday. ...
Oil to hit low $30s by the end of 2015: Kilduff
July 31st, 2015
The prospect of oil prices falling below $40 receded earlier this year amid a crude rally, but with futures sliding again, investors shouldn’t rule out a three-handle, Again Capital founding partner John Kilduff said Thursday. “Christmas time we’ll probably ...
Microsoft and MIT Explore Unique Applications of the Bitcoin Blockchain
July 30th, 2015
Microsoft New York and MIT Media Lab presented a 70-minute report called #Blockchain4good this week. Speakers included Brian Forde, MIT Media Lab director of digital currency and former senior technology adviser at the White House, and John Paul Farmer, ...
The UAE: On the road to economic development
July 30th, 2015
In the past two years, the UAE has achieved three major milestones on the journey towards a sustainable and diverse economy. In 2014, the UAE’s stock exchanges were upgraded from ‘Frontier’ to ‘Emerging’ market status by the global markets ...
The IMF: A cure or disease?
July 30th, 2015
The economy plays a vital role in determining the welfare of people’s lives. The word “economy” may sound simple but its effect on people in terms of social, political, judicial and psychological aspects are tremendous. The family, the basic ...
Snapshots of the Global Energy
July 29th, 2015
When the BP Statistical Review of World Energy is published each year, I skim through the figures and tables as a way of grounding myself in some basic facts. Here’s are a few things that caught my eye this year. Here’s ...
When Authorities “Own” the Market, The System Breaks Down: Here’s Why
July 28th, 2015
Central planning asset purchases aimed at propping up prices destroy the essential price discovery needed by private investors. Panicked by the possibility of declines that undermine the official narrative that all is well, authorities the world over are purchasing ...
