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Pound dives as Bank of England rules out rate rise amid weak UK growth
January 20th, 2016
Currency traders react to Mark Carney’s downbeat assessment by selling pound to $1.42, its weakest since March 2009 The Bank of England governor has sent the pound into a nosedive after he ruled out an early rise in interest rates, saying ...
Oil falls 2-3 percent on surplus worries, as U.S. drops toward $27
January 20th, 2016
Crude futures slumped again in Asian trade on Wednesday, with U.S. oil droppping more than 3 percent toward $27 a barrel and its lowest since 2003, on worries about global oversupply. That came after the International Energy Agency, which ...
Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%
January 20th, 2016
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. “The frailty in the Chinese growth remain the core problem ...
WhatsApp to Drop Subscription Fee
January 19th, 2016
WhatsApp will scrap its subscription fee and explore ways that businesses can interact with the mobile messaging service’s users to make up for the lost revenue, its co-founder said Monday. The app previously had charged an annual renewal fee ...
Asia stocks eke out gains in afternoon trade
January 19th, 2016
Asian equities bounced back in afternoon trade after having a mixed but volatile reaction to a slew of key Chinese data that were mostly in line with expectations. Chinese stocks jumped in late trade, with the Shanghai composite up ...
HSBC Plans New Mideast Headquarters Near World’s Tallest Tower
January 18th, 2016
20-storey tower to be built in Dubai’s Emaar square by 2017 Construction to start in few days, HSBC to move staff in 2018 HSBC Holdings Plc will start building a new Middle East headquarters near the world’s tallest tower ...
Key findings of CBI/PwC survey of 100 financial services firms
January 18th, 2016
Profitability remains strong as Financial Services firms focus on costs, says CBI/PwC poll Overseas level of business below normal, quarterly survey finds Growth in business volumes picked up more strongly than expected in the three months to December ...
BATS Global Markets reports record 2015 Market Share
January 18th, 2016
BATS Global Markets reports record 2015 Market Share in U.S Equities, Options and ETF Trading; Remains #1 Europe Stock Market More Than Doubles the Number of ETFs Listed on Its U.S. Market in 2015, Bringing Total Number to ...
China Said to Put Reserve Rule on Offshore Bank Yuan Funds
January 18th, 2016
Officials extending effort to counter speculation against yuan Premier Li underscores `no basis’ for continued yuan slide China is stepping up efforts to counter speculative bets against the nation’s currency, through imposing reserve requirements on yuan deposits held on ...
Nasdaq Launches New, Innovative Investor Relations Platform, Nasdaq IR Insight™
January 15th, 2016
Platform Designed With Extensive Client Collaboration to Capture the Investor Relations Workstream, Improve Data Intelligence and Enhance Decision Making Facilitates and Drives Efficiency of an IR Program by Providing a Single Data Solution Launch Marks the First Step in Wider ...
