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Asia Stocks Rally as Nikkei Tops 20,000; Yen Slips: Markets Wrap
June 2nd, 2017
Japan leads Asian equities after fresh record for S&P 500 All eyes now turn to monthly U.S. jobs report on Friday Asian stocks rallied, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average topping 20,000 for the first time since 2015, as ...
Euro to Pound: Analysts of global financial firm eye breaking of £0.90
June 1st, 2017
EUR / GBP Outlook: Morgan Stanley Eye Breaking of £0.90 Expect the Euro to make further gains against the British Pound say analysts at one of the world’s largest investment banks. “We are buyers of most EUR crosses, helped ...
Time To Add Housing To The Bubble List?
June 1st, 2017
Housing is hot again, but lately it’s been overshadowed by flashier bubbles in government debt, tech stocks and possibly cryptocurrencies. Still, the warning signs are spreading. Today’s Wall Street Journal, for instance, reports that homeowners are back to ...
LSEG to acquire leading providers of fixed income indices
June 1st, 2017
LSEG to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices from Citi, including the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), for total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million) subject to customary adjustments The Yield Book and Citi Fixed ...
Uber’s Finance Head Leaves Amid $708 Million Loss
June 1st, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc’s head of finance is leaving as the ride-hailing company reported continued big losses for the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The ride-hailing company’s first-quarter revenue was $3.4 billion, up 18 percent from ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Yuan Strengthens, Oil Rebounds: Markets Wrap
June 1st, 2017
Japan’s Topix gains while China shares slip amid economic data Onshore yuan heads for biggest 4-day gain in almost 12 years Asian equities rose, with a rally in Japan offsetting declines in China, as investors weighed economic data and ...
Samsung SDS joins blockchain consortium for shipping industry
May 31st, 2017
Samsung SDS is accelerating its blockchain drive by strengthening alliances both domestically and abroad. The system integrations service company said Wednesday it has launched a blockchain consortium for shipping and logistics. Public organizations and private enterprises have joined the ...
Asia Stocks Slip as China Rally Fades; Pound Drops: Markets Wrap
May 31st, 2017
Shanghai shares pare gains sparked by manufacturing report U.K. currency slides as poll shows Tories may miss majority Most Asian stocks fell as better-than-expected Chinese factory data wasn’t enough to sway investors concerned over interest rate policies and European ...
Oil falls as rising Libyan, U.S. output undermines cuts
May 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as rising output from Libya added to concerns about increasing U.S. production that is undermining OPEC-led production cuts aimed at tightening the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
London Stock Exchange to buy Citi’s Yield Book bonds analysis business for $685 million
May 30th, 2017
London Stock Exchange (LSE)(LSE.L) has agreed to buy The Yield Book, Citigroup’s (C.N) fixed-income analytics service and also its related indexing business, for $685 million in cash, the companies said on Tuesday. LSE, which had said it would be ...