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ECB’s Big Bang Is Impressive, but More Is Needed
June 6th, 2014
After dropping hints for several weeks, the European Central Bank made history today by doing what no major central bank has done outside a major financial crisis: It pushed the rate on bank deposits to minus 0.1 percent. The ...
High-Speed Trading Rules Coming From SEC
June 6th, 2014
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White unveiled the regulator’s most sweeping plan yet for reining in high-frequency trading and monitoring dark pools and other secretive trading practices in the world’s largest equity market. Proprietary traders who ...
Don’t be conned by ‘e-mails from HMRC’
June 4th, 2014
Nottingham accountant Serena Humphrey is urging businesses to be vigilant of fraudulent e-mails. The owner of F Word financial training company believes companies are continuing to fall victim to the messages, claiming to be from HMRC, in many cases ...
Draghi tries to Keep Rate-Cut Option Even After June
June 4th, 2014
Mario Draghi is likely to signal that any interest-rate cut this week won’t necessarily be the final one, according to two euro-area central bank officials. The European Central Bank president will probably reiterate his commitment to keep borrowing costs ...
Dow, S&P end at records; Apple, Google drag on Nasdaq
June 3rd, 2014
The Dow and the S&P 500 finished at record highs again on Monday after a closely watched read on U.S. manufacturing was revised to show more strength than initially indicated. Industrials and material stocks were among the day’s biggest ...
BNP Fine Puts Pressure on Hollande to Act
June 2nd, 2014
A potential $10 billion U.S. penalty against France’s largest bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP) for its alleged dealings with Iran and other sanctioned nations, is stirring outrage in the country. It is putting pressure on President Francois Hollande, who hosts ...
Bitcoin’s Futile Quest to Be a Currency
June 2nd, 2014
Bitcoin is a fascinating and ingenious technology, but most promoters are mindful of neither the monetary nor the tax issues. For all practical purposes IRS regulations issued in March preclude bitcoins from being used as an alternative currency. The ...
Tax Breaks May Not Be Enough to Jumpstart Crimea’s Struggling Economy
May 30th, 2014
In an effort to jumpstart Crimea’s faltering economy, a government plan could offer tax breaks and other juicy business conditions on the peninsula for the next half century — but even this may not be enough to attract businesses ...
How Should We Tax the Digital Economy?
May 29th, 2014
The European Commission has received the final report of the High-level Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy. This independent group was asked to examine key issues related to taxing the digital economy in the EU, and to ...
Nasdaq Nears 13-Year High as Technology Goes From Hated to Loved
May 28th, 2014
Technology stocks are back. A four-day rally in the Nasdaq 100 Index has pulled the gauge within 0.1 percent from erasing a 7.5 percent selloff from earlier this year. Exchange-traded funds that buy computer and software shares absorbed $1.1 ...
