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Why The Bitcoin Price Dropped Today
September 19th, 2014
Normally in the Bitcoin world sudden price fluctuations ranging from $10-$30 can be attributed to market manipulation by large holders of the virtual currency. However, when the price changes greater than $30 in a short period of time there ...
SAP buys Concur in a $8.3 billion deal
September 19th, 2014
German software giant SAP SE (SAP +1.08%) agreed to buy Concur Technologies Inc., (CNQR +0.31%) which makes software to help employees manage their expense accounts, in a deal valued at $8.3 billion. Concur shareholders would receive $129 per share, ...
Google warned of harder line from EU
September 11th, 2014
The EU’s incoming digital policy chief has put Google on notice that it faces a potentially more hostile Brussels regime, suggesting the US group could be forced to be neutral in presenting search results. The US internet group has ...
Asian shares tentative, sterling plunges
September 8th, 2014
Sterling declined on Monday and British shares look set to underperform their peers in Europe after a poll found rising support for Scottish independence. European shares are expected to enjoy a firm tone on the whole, following gains on ...
Commerzbank near to settling U.S. sanctions probes
September 4th, 2014
German lender Commerzbank AG (CBKG.DE) is nearing agreement with U.S. authorities over its dealings with Iran and other countries under U.S. sanctions, sources familiar with the matter said. The bank is expected to pay about $650 million to resolve ...
Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA
September 3rd, 2014
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the leaders of 28 countries ...
The Exaggerated Death of Inflation
September 3rd, 2014
Is the era of high inflation gone forever? In a world of slow growth, high debt, and tremendous distributional pressures, whether inflation is dead or merely dormant is an important question. Yes, massive institutional improvements concerning central banks have ...
Eurozone: Draghi’s new deal
September 3rd, 2014
About halfway through the speech, Mario Draghi stumbled. The European Central Bank president had reached a passage in his prepared remarks about the worrisome trend in inflation afflicting much of the continent. Few central bankers are more aware of ...
Asian stocks dip, euro stuck near one-year lows
September 2nd, 2014
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a U.S. holiday robbed markets of momentum, while the euro hit a fresh one-year low on uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s policy decision later this week. Spreadbetters expected an effectively flat open ...
Brokerages raise Cipla’s target price post inhaler launch
September 2nd, 2014
The launch of Fluticasone/Salmeterol combination inhaler, a generic version of GSK’s Advair MDI (metered dose inhaler), by pharmaceutical major Cipla in Germany and Sweden is seen as a significant development by brokerages. The launch establishes Cipla as the front ...
