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Deloitte acquires leading Canadian asset reliability consultancy
October 20th, 2015
Asset Performance Group will bring new reliability and maintenance capabilities to Deloitte’s consulting practice Deloitte announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Asset Performance Group (APG), a leading asset reliability consultancy based in Burlington, ...
China’s stock market is on fire. That’s not a typo
October 20th, 2015
China’s stock market is in the midst of a reverse Isaac Newton moment. What goes down, must come back up. Way up actually. The Shanghai Composite has soared 11% so far in October after its dramatic 34% plunge between June and ...
Volkswagen hits metals
October 20th, 2015
Prices of platinum – used in engines – have tumbled since the scandal broke. PLATINUM prices have plunged since the Volkswagen emissions scandal broke, as investors have shifted into its sister metal palladium – with the latter’s price rising ...
U.S. Stocks Steady, Despite Pressure From Lower Oil Prices
October 20th, 2015
Energy shares tumble on concerns about higher production in Iran, China’s economy U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, though a slump in energy shares kept a lid on the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 14.57 points, or ...
Oil Market Showdown: Can Russia Outlast The Saudis?
October 19th, 2015
“Two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter…” Oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. This decision set crude prices on ...
Oil steadies after week of heavy losses
October 16th, 2015
Oil prices steadied on Friday, snapping a week-long decline as investors closed positions at the end of a volatile week that saw prices slide nearly 10 percent on renewed signs a global supply glut was here to stay. Brent’s ...
The world’s biggest Trade Agreement (TPP) is concluded, which is the next trade deal you need to know
October 15th, 2015
RCEP: The next trade deal you need to know about The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement last week could speed up talks on its lesser-known Asia-wide equivalent, trade analysts say. Negotiators working on the Regional Comprehensive ...
$50 Oil for 15 Years Isn’t What Scares Bank of Russia Governor
October 15th, 2015
Slow pace of economic overhaul is bigger worry for Nabiullina Russia remains hamstrung by corruption, weak institutions Fifteen years of oil at $50 a barrel isn’t the worst nightmare for Russian central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina. “What worries me ...
Three Trends Have Radically Redefined the Energy Market
October 14th, 2015
Cheap gas isn’t going away and solar is gaining market share Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts `age of plenty’ Michael Liebreich, the founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, set out the trends upending the global energy markets and ushering in ...
Biometrics payment startup Zwipe raises $5m to accelerate global growth
October 14th, 2015
Biometrics pioneer zwipe raises $5m from high-tech innovation group kuang-chi to accelerate global growth Zwipe, which launched the world’s first fingerprint authenticated payment card on 17 October last year, today announced that it has raised $5 million in equity ...
