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U.S. SEC sets out settlement with AgFeed over accounting fraud
September 16th, 2014
AgFeed, a Tennessee animal feed company, will pay back $18 million in alleged illicit profits to settle civil accounting fraud charges, U.S. regulators said Monday. AgFeed Industries, which is currently in bankruptcy, was charged by the Securities and Exchange ...
West TX Oil Drops to $91.30 after Russia Sanctions
September 15th, 2014
Brent crude slumped to a more than two-year low under $97 per barrel on Monday as a slew of lackluster economic data from China, the world’s top energy consumer, cast a shadow on the outlook for oil demand amid ...
China and India’s growing strategic weight
September 15th, 2014
The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India this week, so early in the term of India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, underlines the growing strategic weight of the relationship between the two countries. Modi’s prime ministership, with ...
China anxiety over Asian stocks, Aussie dollar hit
September 15th, 2014
Asian stocks skidded to five-week lows on Monday, giving European markets a negative lead after a batch of weak data out of China raised the spectre of a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy. “As if traders didn’t ...
Sinopec to sell $17.4 billion stake to investors
September 15th, 2014
Shares in China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, fell on Monday morning as markets reacted to the company’s plans to raise $17.4 billion by selling a stake in its nationwide chain of gas stations to outside investors. ...
Alibaba IPO signals global ambitions
September 12th, 2014
It was a scene straight out of Silicon Valley — only it took place across the Pacific. In 1999, Jack Ma gathered his wife and 17 friends in his small apartment in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou, about 100 ...
Asian shares wary before Obama speech, dollar soars vs yen
September 11th, 2014
Asian share market sentiment was cautious on Thursday after U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to fight Islamic State militants, while the dollar pushed to fresh six-year highs against the yen. Chinese inflation data pointing to an economy losing momentum ...
China’s Tianhe denies overstating profits, cites investor support
September 11th, 2014
Tianhe Chemicals (1619.HK) has denied allegations that it made false statements in its initial public offering prospectus and said key investor Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has given it full support. A report by Anonymous Analytics, which describes ...
Investors are sizing up the value of Alibaba IPO
September 11th, 2014
he New York debut of Alibaba shares later this month will likely place the company among the 10 most valuable technology firms traded in the U.S. Whether China’s No. 1 e-commerce firm lands in the top five will depend ...
China Hits Record Oversees Investments in 2013
September 10th, 2014
China was the world’s third largest investor in 2013 for the second year running, according to state news agency Xinhua. Outbound direct investment (ODI) from China reached a record high of $108bn (£66.98bn) last year, a 22.8% rise on ...
