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Stocks, currencies wary of Greek confusion
February 11th, 2015
Asian stock markets turned cautious on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar crept higher as looming euro zone meetings to discuss the Greek debt crisis threatened to produce more confusion than clarity. Euro zone finance ministers meet later on Wednesday and EU leaders on Thursday, ...
ICAP plc – Trading Statement
February 10th, 2015
Positive momentum in new Electronic and Post Trade initiatives Activity on EBS increased significantly as FX market volatility rose sharply Global Broking impacted by a reduction in bank client activity Cost savings programme remains on track ICAP plc (IAP.L), ...
Apple Goes Ahead With Swiss Franc Bond Sale
February 10th, 2015
Deal Will Be Apple’s Second Bond Sale Outside of the U.S. Apple Inc. was poised to complete a Swiss-franc bond sale on Tuesday, taking advantage of the country’s record-low borrowing costs. The company was seeking to raise at least 1 ...
Why now is the time for London to be proud of its world-leading legal sector
February 10th, 2015
The foundations of any transaction in a market economy are based on one simple thing: trust. And key to this is the legal system that enforces that trust – by making sure that both sides know exactly what they ...
UBS’s fourth-quarter 2014 results-Fourth-quarter net profit CHF 1 billion; ordinary dividend doubled
February 10th, 2015
2014 net profit attributable to shareholders up 13% to CHF 3.6 billion; diluted EPS CHF 0.94 Ordinary dividend of CHF 0.50 per share proposed for the financial year 2014 Accrued one-time supplementary dividend of CHF 0.25 per share Fully ...
Asia slips amid Greek exit worries, dollar flags
February 10th, 2015
Asian equities were lower across the board on Tuesday as nervousness over Greece potentially withdrawing from the euro and escalating conflict in Ukraine sapped risk appetite, while the dollar lost steam after its payrolls-inspired rally. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.8 ...
The Party Is Likely Over for U.S. Treasury Bonds
February 9th, 2015
U.S. treasury bonds defied the experts last year. The consensus was that once the Fed began dialing back its massive bond-buying stimulus program last January, bond prices would have to begin plunging. With the stock market so clearly in ...
U.S. Banks Say Soaring Dollar Puts Them at Disadvantage
February 9th, 2015
Firms Say They May Be Forced to Hold More Capital Than Foreign Rivals The strengthening U.S. dollar is rippling through the financial system in unexpected ways, revealing what bankers say is a hidden flaw in a Federal Reserve proposal ...
Bottom Line for S&P 500 Is Top Line as Price-Sales Ratio Expands
February 9th, 2015
The bottom line for this bull market may turn out to be the top line. After a six-year run in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, corporate revenue, not corporate profits, is flashing red. Judged against sales, the index ...
BGC Extends All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire GFI GROUP
February 5th, 2015
BGC Extends All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire GFI GROUP for $6.10 per share to February 19 Including Shares Owned by BGC, Stockholders Representing Approximately 70% of GFI’s Shares Not Owned by Executives and/or Directors Supported Proposed Transaction Only an ...