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Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash
March 24th, 2014
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash, arrested in Vienna ...
Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company
March 24th, 2014
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Copper Slips Amid China Stimulus Talk
March 24th, 2014
Asian shares rose, with the regional index rebounding from its biggest two-week decline since June, and the yen fell. Nickel slid after a seventh weekly gain as a preliminary Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell, while gold and silver retreated. ...
How Suntech, Chinese Solar Giant, Was Snared In An Italian Fraud Scandal
March 21st, 2014
As 2008 began, the future looked brilliant for green energy giant Suntech Power and its high-flying founder, Shi Zhengrong. Suntech was one of the world’s largest makers of solar panels, the first non-state-owned Chinese company traded on the New ...
European leaders weigh additional sanctions against Russia
March 20th, 2014
European leaders on Thursday weighed additional sanctions against Russia, a day after Ukrainian troops were forced to abandon their bases in Crimea and prepared to evacuate the peninsula. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parliament that Europe would expand ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
Dollar Gains as Stocks Fluctuate With Bonds Before Fed
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies while Treasuries and German bunds fluctuated with European stocks before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. China’s yuan dropped to the lowest in 11 months amid concern that more companies will default ...
Londongrad Dealmakers Threatened by Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Russian companies have made $180 billion in deals globally in the past two years, providing steady profits to London bankers, lawyers, and image crafters as the city has become a hub for such transactions. Sanctions being imposed by the ...
Siemens and RWE help European shares steady
March 17th, 2014
European shares were buoyed by gains in major German stocks Siemens and RWE on Monday, steadying after heavy losses in the previous week on concerns about geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which fell 3.2 percent ...
Siemens and RWE help European shares steady
March 17th, 2014
European shares were buoyed by gains in major German stocks Siemens and RWE on Monday, steadying after heavy losses in the previous week on concerns about geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which fell 3.2 percent ...
