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Yahoo to Change Name to Altaba; board will whittle down
January 10th, 2017
Moves will come after $4.8 billion sale to Verizon Yahoo Inc. said Monday it will whittle down its board after completing its deal with Verizon Communications Inc., and several longtime directors, including Chief Executive Marissa Mayer and co-founder David ...
Dollar Drops Further While Asia Stocks Are Mixed: Markets Wrap
January 10th, 2017
U.S. currency continues slide from peak at start of year Japanese shares slump, Hong Kong equities gain for fourth day The dollar slumped for a second day, continuing its slide from a multi-year peak at the beginning of 2017. ...
Korean won weakest major currency followed by pound and yen
January 9th, 2017
Korean won weakest major currency, followed by pound and yen Crude oil price down for first time in four sessions The offshore yuan had its biggest two-day fall since June as most other major currencies also slid, led by ...
What is the oil price projection for 2017? What are the expectations
January 5th, 2017
2017 oil price projected to rise to US$45-US$50 from US$43 last year AmInvestment Bank (AmInvest) is keeping its oil price projection of an average of US$45 to US$50 per barrel this year from US$43 per barrel last year, stating ...
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes
January 5th, 2017
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes Asian stock indexes were mixed Thursday as investors assessed the latest Federal Reserve board’s meeting minutes. Japanese shares slipped as the yen strengthened against the dollar. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...
Dollar Retreats, While Stocks Advance With Crude: Markets Wrap
January 3rd, 2017
Most markets are trading for the first time in 2017 on Tuesday European equities climbed Monday on manufacturing strength Asian stocks advanced and crude oil climbed on the first full trading day of the New Year as a private ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
Dollar dips, Nikkei slugged by Toshiba selloff
December 29th, 2016
Asian shares were subdued on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a mild setback after weeks of gains, while a pullback in U.S. yields prompted year-end profit taking in the dollar. Japan’s Nikkei shed 1.3 percent as the yen firmed ...
Toshiba may book loss of several hundreds of billion yen; stock tumbles 12 percent
December 27th, 2016
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said it may book a goodwill impairment loss of several hundreds of billion yen on a U.S. nuclear power acquisition – a shock warning that sent it stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindled concerns about its ...
Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas
December 23rd, 2016
Hong Kong, Chinese stocks among worst performers on tightening Crude oil drops as most government bond yields head higher Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas as Chinese equities extended their losses amid concerns over rising ...
