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Big Banks Struggle to Pass Fed’s ‘Stress Tests’
March 12th, 2015
Bank of America must resubmit proposal to address certain weaknesses Four of the biggest names on Wall Street struggled to pass the Federal Reserve’s 2015 “stress tests,” and the U.S. units of two foreign banks fell short, underscoring the ...
Deloitte listed in ‘25 Best Big Companies To Work For’
March 4th, 2015
Deloitte has been listed as one of The Sunday Times’ ’25 Best Big Companies To Work For’. The firm also collected a special award for Innovation in Engagement Practice for its Time Out programme. Time Out enables Deloitte employees ...
Big Banks Face Scrutiny Over Pricing of Metals
February 24th, 2015
U.S. Justice Department investigates price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum and palladium U.S. officials are investigating at least 10 major banks for possible rigging of precious-metals markets, even though European regulators dropped a similar probe after finding no evidence ...
Potential For Deflation Is Becoming A Big Threat For 2015
February 2nd, 2015
The fears after 2001 were that the Fed’s easy money policies to pull the economy out of the 2001 recession, followed by even more easing, including the near-zero Fed Funds rate instituted after the 2008 financial meltdown, would result ...
‘Big data’ will be key to accountancy success, says KPMG
January 8th, 2015
KPMG has revealed that future threats from companies like Google were a key reason for its £40m investment into accounting services for small and start-up businesses. When asked about its reasons for creating the cloud-based service, Iain Moffatt, Head ...
Yen Falls From Four-Week High Before Fed as N.Z. Dollar Slides
December 17th, 2014
The yen retreated from the strongest in four weeks against the dollar before the Federal Reserve concludes a two-day policy meeting today. The yen has been the biggest gainer among the 10-currency Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes in the past week ...
Yen Heads for Biggest 3-Day Gain in a Year as Volatility Rises
December 10th, 2014
The yen strengthened, heading for its biggest three-day gain versus the dollar in more than a year, as a decline in shares around the world and slowing growth in China boosted demand for haven assets. Japan’s currency advanced against ...
Sony Pictures hack: Leaked Data Reveals A Big Gender Pay Gap At The Top Of Deloitte
December 4th, 2014
In the mid-2000s, the auditing and consulting firm Deloitte had a gender pay problem. The chart below comes from Fusion, which analyzed 2005 salary information for over 30,000 employees. The data was leaked as part of the major Sony Pictures ...
China’s Stocks Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in Three Years
November 28th, 2014
China’s benchmark stock index headed for its biggest weekly advance in three years on optimism a slide in oil prices will reduce costs for transport companies and the central bank may continue to loosen monetary policy. China Everbright Bank ...
Amazon posts big loss for Q3, shares tumble
October 24th, 2014
As quarterly losses mount, uneasy investors are selling shares. Amazon stock is down 23% this year. Amazon had warned that it would lose bundles of cash in the third quarter, and it didn’t disappoint. The Seattle-based online retailer (TICKER: ...
