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Dollar slips on Fed minutes, Aussie eyes jobs test
July 10th, 2014
The dollar started at one-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, coming under some pressure after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting gave no clear indication on when interest rates will rise. The minutes confirmed ...
U.S. Oil Near $102 as Weak Gas Demand Stokes Fears
July 10th, 2014
U.S. crude shed more than $1 and Brent fell on Wednesday, as a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories signaled weak demand, and a restart of a Libyan oilfield helped ease supply worries. Gasoline stockpiles rose 579,000 barrels, data from ...
Commerzbank may pay $600 million-$800 million to settle U.S. probe
July 10th, 2014
German lender Commerzbank AG is expected to pay between $600 million and $800 million to resolve investigations into its dealings with Iran and other countries under U.S. sanctions, sources familiar with the matter said. The penalty, previously reported to ...
IBM to bet $3 billion over five years hoping for breakthrough in chips
July 10th, 2014
IBM announced on Wednesday it will invest $3 billion over the next five years in chip research and development in hopes of finding a game-changing breakthrough that can help revive its slumping hardware unit. IBM announced the plan a ...
Holder won’t meet with BofA CEO as mortgage talks stall
July 10th, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder has formally refused to meet with Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Brian Moynihan to hammer out a multibillion-dollar deal, as talks to resolve probes into shoddy mortgage securities sold by the bank and its ...
Banks face intensified sanctions probes in U.S.
July 10th, 2014
Following BNP Paribas’ record $8.9 billion in penalties for violating U.S. economic sanctions, federal and state authorities are intensifying investigations of other foreign banks over signs of similar infractions. At least six banks in Germany, France, Italy or Japan ...
Apple loses China patent case, separate suit against Apple continues
July 9th, 2014
A Beijing court has ruled against Apple Inc by upholding the validity of a patent held by a Chinese company, clearing the way for the Chinese company to continue its own case against Apple for infringing intellectual property rights. ...
Why UBS Says Brazil’s 7-1 Trouncing Is Bearish for Stocks
July 9th, 2014
Conventional wisdom has been that a Brazil loss at home in the World Cup would be a positive for the country’s financial markets. A defeat, the argument went, would sour the national mood and prompt voters to oust President ...
DGCX to relist Indian Rupee Options contract on July 18th
July 9th, 2014
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has announced the re-listing of its Indian Rupee Options contract. DGCX’s new advanced trading infrastructure, built in partnership with leading global financial technology provider Cinnober, will support trading in the options contract. The ...
Silicon Valley is moving into Bitcoin
July 9th, 2014
Richard Waters, writing in Financial Times, is reporting that Silicon Valley’s A-Listers seem to be fast climbing onto the Bitcoin bandwagon. More and more of Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists have been queuing up to invest in Bitcoin start-ups. Yesterday, ...
