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Witness in Oscar Pistorius trial heard ‘terrified screaming’
March 24th, 2014
A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius said she heard “terrified, terrified screaming” the morning the Olympian killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The testimony by Anette Stipp began the trial’s fourth week. Questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Stipp said she awoke ...
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls as Slowdown Deepens
March 24th, 2014
China’s manufacturing industry weakened for a fifth straight month, according to a preliminary measure for March released today, deepening concern the nation will miss its 7.5 percent growth target this year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index from HSBC Holdings Plc ...
Candy Crush mania coming to Wall Street
March 24th, 2014
Investors are hungry for initial public offerings, and there’s something sweet in the pipeline. King Digital Entertainment, which makes the popular Candy Crush Saga online game, is one of 14 companies set to go public this week. The U.K. ...
Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company
March 24th, 2014
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives ...
Russia Staring at Recession on Sanctions
March 24th, 2014
Western sanctions are pushing Russia toward recession and the pain could intensify if U.S. and European leaders turn the screw over tensions in Ukraine. Banks including state-run VTB Capital say the world’s ninth-biggest economy will shrink for at least ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Copper Slips Amid China Stimulus Talk
March 24th, 2014
Asian shares rose, with the regional index rebounding from its biggest two-week decline since June, and the yen fell. Nickel slid after a seventh weekly gain as a preliminary Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell, while gold and silver retreated. ...
CySec: warning
March 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has issued a press release warning the investors that the companies: ‘Mercuria Technologies Ltd’ (http://www.optionsmarter.com) ‘Frontiers Group Investment Ltd’ (http://frontierforex.com/) Are not permitted to provide investment and ...
Putin Clears Crimea Annexation as Ukraine Signs EU Pact
March 21st, 2014
Russia completed the process of annexing Crimea and the European Union signed a political pact with Ukraine, escalating the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation approved by lawmakers ...
Avoid Those Rose-Colored Dividends
March 21st, 2014
Don’t let investor communication objectives stand in the way of making sound dividend policy decisions during a downturn. Although there are numerous dividend-related metrics, including dividend yield and dividend-payout ratio, any thorough discussion of dividend policy should focus heavily ...
Microsoft Acknowledges Looking Inside Blogger’s Hotmail Inbox And Reading IM To Track Source Of Leaked Company Information
March 21st, 2014
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) admitted Thursday that it had read the contents of a blogger’s Hotmail inbox in an effort to identify an employee who was suspected of leaking confidential company information. According to John Frank, deputy general counsel for Microsoft, ...
