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Dow Falls 370 Points, Bonds Rally on Trump Turmoil
May 18th, 2017
Risk off sentiment grips markets with Washington on edge Volatility comes roaring back, as gold surges on haven demand The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 370 points, Treasuries rallied the most since July and volatility spiked higher ...
Prosecutor’s search of Volkswagen Group’s law firm was legal, court rules
May 16th, 2017
Searching the offices of Volkswagen Group’s law firm was not illegal, a German regional court said on Monday. VW said it would lodge an appeal with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court. In March, Munich prosecutors searched the offices of Jones ...
How to protect yourself and your business from the massive ransomware attack
May 15th, 2017
An aggressive new strain of ransomware is shutting down Windows operating computers all over the world. Although the virus known as WannaCry has already infected over 75,000 PCs in 99 countries, it is actually not that hard to secure ...
Private equity fundraising in Europe hits 8-year high
May 15th, 2017
Private equity fundraising across Europe hit its highest level last year since 2008 at €74.5bn, a 37 per cent year-on-year increase, as investors hunted for value in a low interest rate environment, a new report shows. Invest Europe’s 2016 ...
Update on Brexit
May 14th, 2017
This article looks at the background to Brexit negotiations and concludes that Britain is negotiating from a position of strength, while the EU is increasingly in a position of financial difficulty. Not only will the European Commission be forced ...
EU raises eurozone growth forecasts
May 12th, 2017
Economic growth in the eurozone this year should be a bit better than previously forecast according to the latest outlook unveiled by EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. Gross domestic product for the 19-country bloc is expected ...
Deutsche Börse expands offering for start-ups
May 12th, 2017
Deutsche Börse Venture Network is expanding its offering and opening up for early stage start-ups in the early stage that have already closed an initial seed financing round and meet the necessary criteria. The platform, which currently brings together ...
Crude’s rally took the price of a barrel back above $48 in New York
May 12th, 2017
Retailers slump on Macy’s results as bonds, gold advance Crude sustains momentum in wake of U.S. stockpile data U.S. stocks fell from records, though losses eased in afternoon trading as crude’s rally took the price of a barrel back ...
Which European countries tourists prefer to visit
May 11th, 2017
Spain is the main tourist destination in the EU Data from April 2017. Planned article update: December 2017. This article provides information on recent statistics in relation to tourism in the European Union (EU). Tourism plays an important role ...
What’s happening in the labour market?
May 10th, 2017
The rate of youth unemployment peaked at above 24% in the euro area in 2013 for the age group 15-24. Since then, the youth unemployment rate has declined faster than the total unemployment rate and remained around 21% in ...
