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KPMG International announced today aggregated network revenues of US$24.44 billion
December 10th, 2015
Investments in new services and innovation drive KPMG growth Investments in new services, acquisitions and strong growth across core services drive fiscal year (FY) revenues of US$24.44 billion Multi-year, US$1billion investment program in data and analytics (D&A) and new ...
Shale Doesn’t Swing Oil Prices—OPEC Does
December 10th, 2015
The oil cartel is still influential, and American shale can’t replace the world’s true “swing” producer. The breathtaking crash in oil prices has generated a new conventional wisdom: America’s shale oil industry has supplanted OPEC as the so-called “swing” ...
Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...
EU: Council agreed on first ever EU rules on cybersecurity
December 9th, 2015
MEPs close deal with Council on first ever EU rules on cybersecurity Transport and energy companies will have to ensure that the digital infrastructure that they use to deliver essential services, such as traffic control or electricity grid management, ...
Greece woos Egyptian leader after huge gas discovery
December 9th, 2015
Greece‘s political and business leaders promised to expand trade deals with Egypt during meetings Tuesday with the country’s leader, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, following a massive offshore natural gas discovery in the southern Mediterranean. “There are enormous opportunities for cooperation ...
Egyptian pound steady at forex auction, dips on black market
December 9th, 2015
Central bank surprised markets when it strengthened the pound on November 11 by 20 piastres against the dollar The Egyptian pound held steady at an official foreign currency auction on Tuesday and weakened slightly on the black market Egypt, ...
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
December 9th, 2015
Prices hit fresh seven-year lows on expectations that U.S. crude inventories rose Brent crude dipped below $40 a barrel Tuesday in a selloff that has raised a worrisome possibility: that oil prices could be even lower next year than ...
Asian stock markets end lower; economic data in focus
December 9th, 2015
Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as major markets such as Japan and China released economic data. Oil prices also ticked up during Asian trading session after closing near six-year lows overnight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were ...
Opec bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low
December 8th, 2015
Oil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumbling Oil prices have slumped by 5% after the latest attempt ...
Asian stocks at three-week lows on oil drop; Fed eyed
December 8th, 2015
Asian stocks hit three-week lows on Tuesday as a rout in oil prices knocked energy company shares lower and many investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week’s meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to raise U.S. ...
