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Strong Demand for Australian Bonds
August 28th, 2014
The strongest demand at Australian bond auctions in a decade reflects yields in a sweet spot: more stable than those in the U.S. and higher than those in Europe. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens has said he ...
Apple loses bid to block sales of 9 Samsung phones
August 28th, 2014
A federal judge has rejected Apple’s attempt to block the sale of several older Samsung smartphones that copied features in the iPhone. Wednesday’s rebuff comes nearly four months after a jury awarded Apple Inc. $119 million in damages for ...
SEC Shelves Plan for Private Asset-Backed Bond Disclosure
August 28th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, while expanding disclosure requirements for one set of asset-backed securities, has stepped back from a plan to shed more light on a major part of the market. The five SEC commissioners unanimously approved ...
PwC must face $1 billion lawsuit over MF Global advice
August 28th, 2014
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered PricewaterhouseCoopers to face a $1 billion (603 million pounds)lawsuit claiming that its bad accounting advice was a substantial cause of the October 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd, a brokerage run by ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
JPMorgan and Other U.S. Banks Struck by Cyberattack
August 28th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase and a number of other United States banks, including at least four others, were struck by hackers in a series of coordinated attacks this month, according to four people briefed on a continuing investigation into the crimes. The hackers ...
U.S. Index Futures Little Changed With S&P 500 at Record
August 27th, 2014
U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed above 2,000 for the first time, as Tiffany & Co. (TIF) climbed while Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. slumped on earnings projections. Futures on the ...
Gold Showing Little Movement After Mixed US Data
August 27th, 2014
Gold is stable on Wednesday, as the pair trades at $1284.27 per ounce in the European session. It’s a quiet day on the release front, with no major releases out of the US. On Tuesday, the Russian and Ukrainian ...
Wells chief warns on mortgage lending
August 27th, 2014
The chief executive of Wells Fargo has warned that the biggest US mortgage provider will avoid providing home loans to people with lower credit scores unless federal authorities reduce the threat that the banks will bear the costs for ...
SEC Charges Investor Relations Firm Executive
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a director of market intelligence at a Manhattan-based investor relations firm with insider trading ahead of impending news announcements by more than a dozen clients. The charges were filed against Michael ...