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GE Battles for Alstom as Siemens Wins French Support
April 28th, 2014
Jeffrey Immelt is trying to defend General Electric Co. (GE)’s largest-ever acquisition, after French officials imperiled the attempt by urging Alstom SA (ALO) to consider a rival offer from Germany’s Siemens AG. (SIE) The chief executive officer of GE ...
Apple-Samsung $2 Billion Patent Case Over Google Hits Last Round
April 28th, 2014
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. head toward the conclusion of their second U.S. patent trial with one last chance to make a case to jurors on whether the $2 billion case is actually a proxy war over Google ...
European Index Futures Gain as Asia Falls; Nickel Rallies
April 28th, 2014
European equity futures rose while Asian stocks fell, pushing the regional index to an almost two-week low, as investors weighed company earnings, while the Korean won gained. Wheat climbed with nickel amid prospects for additional sanctions against Russia over ...
HMRC error leaves VCTs unable to issue shares
April 25th, 2014
Venture Capital Trusts have been hoarding investor cash after an error from HM Revenue and Customs left the vehicles afraid of issuing new shares. New legislation introduced by the Treasury was intended to prevent VCTs from abusing their tax-efficient ...
S&P Lowers Russia’s Currency Ratings
April 25th, 2014
Standard and Poor’s Financial Services, or S&P, on Friday lowered Russia’s currency ratings, and hinted at the possibility of a further sovereign rating downgrade if the country’s failing creditworthiness, hurt by slowing economic growth and sanctions from the Ukraine ...
What Obama and Abe Didn’t Talk About
April 25th, 2014
As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently reminded readers, the dirtiest word an economist can call you is “Japanese.” Swedes must be stewing with regret for giving Krugman that Nobel Prize, after one of his columns likened the ...
USD/JPY feels support from 102.20
April 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As it turns out, the support at 102.20, consisting of the weekly PP and 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the November-December advancement, should be enough to keep the pair afloat. Once USD/JPY stabilises, it will be expected to ...
GBP/USD stuck at Feb high
April 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook GBP/USD refused to leave the vicinity of 1.6822/14, being backed up by the nearest supports, such as the weekly PP and 20-day SMA. Therefore there are still considerable risks that the Sterling is going to surpass the ...
FCA Said to Observe Banks’ London Gold-Fixing Calls
April 25th, 2014
Regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of how gold prices are set, with officials from Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority visiting Societe Generale SA (GLE) to observe the so-called London fixing process, two people with knowledge of the matter said. ...
Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe Settle Antitrust Hiring Case
April 25th, 2014
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG), Intel Corp. (INTC), and Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) agreed to pay $324 million to settle an employee lawsuit over claims they conspired to suppress salaries by not recruiting one another’s workers, a person ...
