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Most Emerging-Market Stocks Advance Before U.S. Payroll Report
July 3rd, 2014
Most emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index holding near a 14-month high, before U.S. jobs data and a euro-area monetary-policy decision today. Anhui Conch Cement Co. (914), China’s largest producer, rose 5.1 percent in Hong Kong after saying ...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper wins bitcoin auction
July 3rd, 2014
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Tim Draper is rolling in bitcoins after winning a U.S. government auction Monday. He bought 29,656 bitcoins — a new form of digital currency — from a trove that the government seized in a raid ...
Wall Street set to extend highs
July 2nd, 2014
The rally on Europe’s main equities markets is continuing, after fresh prices data for the eurozone did not contain any unpleasant surprises ahead of this week’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The region-wide FTSE Eurofirst 300 is up 0.4 ...
How Much Did Google Pay For Songza?
July 2nd, 2014
Seeking to make Google Play Music a top competitor, Google Inc. bought music streaming service Songza, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Google revealed it will discover how to integrate aspects of Songza into its existing streaming service in the coming ...
Green Action plan for SMEs
July 2nd, 2014
It is time for SMEs to turn sustainability challenges into opportunities. Accountants can make both the short and the long-term case for sustainability, says global accountancy body. Despite the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the world ...
Central Bank sells 11% stake
July 2nd, 2014
The Central Bank of Russia announced the sale of an 11% stake in Moscow Exchange to the market. The sale is in line with the Central Bank”s obligation to completely exit the shareholder capital of Moscow Exchange by 1 ...
JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight
July 2nd, 2014
Jamie Dimon, whose eight years atop JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have made him one of Wall Street’s most powerful leaders, said he’ll start treatment for throat cancer, raising new questions about succession plans at the biggest U.S. bank. ...
UK probe for Facebook for breaking data protection laws
July 2nd, 2014
A UK regulator is investigating whether Facebook broke data protection laws when it conducted a psychological study on users without their consent. The test saw Facebook “manipulate” the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users to control which emotional expressions ...
CySec on regulation for MMFs
July 2nd, 2014
In view of the upcoming discussions to the Council of the European Union, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published a press release for the attention of the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to ...
After BNP, U.S. targets on more banks
July 1st, 2014
BNP Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions is part of a larger U.S. Justice Department shift in strategy that is expected to snare more major banks and other firms across the ...
