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UPDATE: Audi and Skoda say 3.3m cars have ‘cheat’ emissions software
September 28th, 2015
Audi and Skoda say they have a total of 3.3 million cars fitted with the software that allowed parent company Volkswagen to cheat US emissions tests. Some 2.1 million Audis affected worldwide include 1.42 million in western Europe, with 577,000 ...
Document Reveals How Deutsche Bank Fires Traders With a ‘Thank You’
September 28th, 2015
E-mails show discussions on firing traders amid Libor scandal Internal script disclosed in filing to German regulators Deutsche Bank AG traders should be wary of calls that start with a thank you. “Thank you for making yourself available ...
Volkswagen CEO Promises Action on Emissions Scandal in Letter
September 28th, 2015
Matthias Müller wasted no time asserting his authority after Volkswagen AG tapped the chief of its Porsche sports car unit last week to take the helm of the entire group. He has promised investors and customers a thorough investigation into the emissions cheating ...
From ZIRP to NIRP
September 25th, 2015
The sudden end of the Fed’s ambition to raise interest rates above the zero bound, coupled with the FOMC’s minutes, which expressed concerns about emerging market economies, has got financial scribblers writing about negative interest rate policies (NIRP). Coincidentally, ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...
Pimco Joins BlackRock Bond Manager Predicting ECB Will Expand QE
September 25th, 2015
Pimco sees increase in amount or duration of ECB buying BlackRock’s Krautzberger says ECB may `intensify’ purchases Europe’s biggest bond funds are queuing up to predict that the European Central Bank will augment its economic stimulus efforts. Money managers from BlackRock Inc. ...
Greek Banks Said to Face Recapitalization at Top of Range
September 24th, 2015
Auditors tell lenders they need to be more conservative Latest bailout package allocates 25 billion euros for banks Greek banks are being told by auditors some of their assets are overvalued, meaning they may have to raise close ...
China Cannot Let This Happen
September 24th, 2015
After borrowing — and largely wasting — $15 trillion during the Great Recession, China now looks like a typical decadent developed-world country, complete with slow growth, anemic consumer spending and unstable financial markets. But it’s not France, Canada or ...
Methods of Tax Avoidance: Doubts Grow Over Fight Against Big Business Tax Evasion
September 24th, 2015
Lawmakers in the European Union say they have doubts that the fight against “aggressive” tax saving plans by the likes of Amazon, Barclays, Coca Cola, Facebook and Google can be sustained because of a lack of political agreement. The ...
Volkswagen Drops 22% After Admitting Diesel Emissions Cheat in U.S.
September 21st, 2015
Shares drop most in almost seven years in trading on Monday CEO said on Sunday he’s “deeply sorry” for broken trust Volkswagen AG dropped the most in almost seven years after it admitted to cheating on U.S. air pollution tests ...
