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INTERPOL launches awareness campaign on COVID-19 cyberthreats
May 25th, 2020
In response to the rapidly changing cybercrime landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global law enforcement and cybersecurity communities have formed an alliance to protect the public. Harnessing the expertise of this alliance, INTERPOL has launched a global awareness ...
U.S. Dollar nears a critical level that may trigger a buying spree
February 20th, 2020
The dollar is heading toward a key psychological threshold that could supercharge its ongoing rally. The U.S. Dollar Index, a widely-watched measure of the currency versus its peers, is close to breaching 100 for the first time since 2017, ...
Pound rises after ‘meaningful’ Brexit vote
January 16th, 2019
The pound has risen after MPs voted to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes. The vote opens up a range of outcomes, including no deal, a renegotiation of Mrs May’s deal, or a second referendum. Sterling rose ...
SEC charges investment adviser and CEO with misleading retail investors
July 20th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm and its chief executive officer with putting $19 million of investor money, including elderly investors’ retirement savings and pension plans, in risky investments and secretly pocketing hefty ...
Lego to axe 1,400 jobs
September 6th, 2017
Lego is to cut 1,400 jobs before the end of the year in a bid to scale back the 85-year-old business after suffering its first drop in sales in more than a decade. The Danish toymaker said it was ...
Here’s what Venezuela’s deepening crisis means for oil prices
April 21st, 2017
Venezuela and its worsening economic and political crisis may be an underappreciated wild card when it comes to the outlook for oil prices. The nation, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, is suffering an economic collapse that has ...
Facebook Faces EU Scrutiny Over WhatsApp Purchase
December 21st, 2016
The European Union on Tuesday accused Facebook Inc. of giving “incorrect or misleading information” to investigators who were probing its purchase of chat app WhatsApp in 2014, a surprise charge that exposes the company to a hefty fine. The ...
Deutsche Bank Roundup: Where We Are Now
November 7th, 2016
Shares of Deutsche Bank hit record lows last week, as the German lender struggled to come to terms with US regulators over its involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis. Despite receiving a large boost in the final session of ...
Guru Investors Avoided Deutsche Bank And These European Financials
October 10th, 2016
Value gurus mostly exited Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) before its stock tumbled this month on news it might have to pay a large fine related to the financial crisis. While many maintain positions in other European banks as fear weighs ...
UK: one of the biggest legal shakeup to the insurance sector comes into force
August 12th, 2016
One of the biggest shakeups to the insurance sector in recent memory comes into force tomorrow. The Insurance Act 2015 was granted Royal Assent 18 months ago. However, the bulk of its provisions, including creating a new duty for ...
