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Intel sued for investing employee 401(k) funds in hedge funds, private equity
November 2nd, 2015
Lawsuit alleges 401(k) and profit-sharing participants invested in tech firm’s custom target-date series and global diversified fund lost hundreds of millions of dollars A former Intel Corp. employee is suing officials at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company for allegedly ...
Oil prices drop on China demand worries
November 2nd, 2015
Oil prices fell in Asian trading hours on Monday as analysts expected weaker demand from China in upcoming months. Benchmark U.S. crude futures CLc1 had dropped 24 cents from their last settlement to $46.36 per barrel by 0232 GMT. ...
Euronext expands global reach to Hong Kong
October 30th, 2015
Regulatory approval given for Hong Kong domiciled trading firms to become Members of the Euronext Paris derivatives market Euronext today announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“HKSFC”) to provide automated trading ...
CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Third-Quarter 2015 Financial Results
October 29th, 2015
– Third-quarter 2015 revenues rose 12 percent to $850 million – Third-quarter 2015 adjusted net income of $344 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.02 both grew more than 20 percent(1) CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today ...
India: People can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it
October 29th, 2015
Attention, Indians! Your gold will soon earn money for you Earlier in the week, the RBI issued norms for implementation of the gold monetisation scheme, under which customers can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it. ...
Global Stocks Fall Ahead of Fed Meeting
October 27th, 2015
Global stocks fell Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 was down 0.6% in early trade after U.S. stock markets mostly fell Monday on lower ...
Oil Speculators Make `Easy’ Bearish Call at 85-Year Supply High
October 27th, 2015
Money managers increase bearish wagers by most since July U.S. crude supplies have gained 5% in past four weeks Hedge funds placed the most bets on falling oil prices since July as rising piles of crude dashed hopes of ...
Do I Need to Watch the News to Trade Forex?
October 26th, 2015
If you have been considering trading forex then you could hardly be blamed for feeling a little daunted by the sheer amount of information surrounding the topic. Between the trading guides, technical analysis tools, trading algorithms, and YouTube ...
US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
October 26th, 2015
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the ...