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Dollar Climbs With European Stocks as Treasuries Decline
November 19th, 2014
The dollar strengthened to a seven-year high against the yen before the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its last meeting, when it ended a bond-buying program. Treasuries and German bunds declined while stocks rose in Europe and the pound gained. The U.S. currency ...
European Antitrust Regulators to Hold Discussions With Google’s Rivals
November 12th, 2014
European antitrust regulators will hold discussions with the companies most concerned by Google’s business practices before deepening existing investigations or resolving them, the new competition commissioner for the European Union said Tuesday. Google has faced an increasing barrage of ...
European Stock-Index Futures Retreat Before ECB Decision
November 6th, 2014
European stocks fell for the third time in four days, as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision and any hints on further stimulus from President Mario Draghi. U.S. index futures and Asian shares also declined. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index ...
Qualcomm sees more China trouble, faces probes in U.S., Europe
November 6th, 2014
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) warned on Wednesday that an antitrust investigation and problems collecting royalties could harm its business in China next year and it also disclosed new regulatory investigations in the United States and Europe. China’s expanding high-speed 4G ...
MPs urged to back readoption of European arrest warrant
November 6th, 2014
Britain risks becoming a haven for fugitives if MPs fail to endorse the country’s participation in the European arrest warrant (EAW) in a forthcoming parliamentary vote, leading legal, law enforcement and academic figures have warned. The EAW is one ...
European Stock-Index Futures Advance After Fed Ends QE
October 30th, 2014
European stock-index futures rose, indicating European equities will extend a two-day gain, after the Federal Reserve judged the U.S. economy strong enough to end its asset-purchase program. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares retreated. Bayer AG ...
Dutch market maker and liquidity provider on key European markets
October 30th, 2014
Tbricks announced that WEBB, market maker and liquidity provider on key European markets, has deployed Tbricks for trading and market making of cash products and financial derivatives. Founded in 2006, Tbricks was initially designed for high frequency trading in ...
European Court Rules Against Italy’s Gambling Tax Rules
October 29th, 2014
The European Court of Justice has ruled against Italian gambling tax legislation, which taxes winnings from games of chance that are obtained in other EU member states but exempts such winnings obtained in Italy. The Court said that by ...
Top judges come together to judge The Lawyer European Awards
October 29th, 2014
A stellar line-up of judges for The Lawyer European Awards 2015, representing a wealth of experience within the Continental European legal market, is today revealed. The 25-strong judging panel includes a number of partners from UK top 50 firms ...
Asia stocks mostly rise after European bank stress tests
October 27th, 2014
Asian stocks mostly rose after most of Europe’s largest banks passed a stress test aimed at checking the strength of the region’s financial system. European regulators examined the balance sheets of 130 lenders. In total, 25 banks failed, ten ...
