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Computer-Driven, Automatic Trading Strategies Score Big
February 6th, 2015
So-Called Quant Traders Take Advantage of Volatility ‘These are the best conditions we’ve seen since 2008,’ says Roy Niederhoffer Recent market volatility caught many investors flat-footed. Among the few winners were traders who let a computer be their guide. ...
Oil Companies Draw on Creative Financing to Stay Afloat After Prices Tumble
February 2nd, 2015
North America’s small and mid-sized energy companies are searching for creative ways to stay afloat as investors smell blood in the water from the almost 60 percent fall in the price of oil since June. Oil and natural gas ...
Increased U.S. Output Bolsters Oil Glut Fears Sending Prices Back Down
January 15th, 2015
Oil resumed its decline after the biggest gain since June 2012 as U.S. crude production increased, bolstering speculation a global supply glut that spurred last year’s price collapse may persist. Futures dropped as much as 1.3 percent in New York. ...
Earnings Reports 2015: 10 largest U.S. companies
January 14th, 2015
Earnings Reports 2015 The beginning of January marks the start of Q4 earnings season. Among the first ones up this year include an aluminum producer, a tech giant, and a few massive banking firms. Here’s a look at six ...
Asia May Revitalize Gold Prices Hurt by Fed, Barclays Says
January 13th, 2015
Gold will extend losses this year as U.S. interest rates increase, providing an opportunity for investors to buy the metal to benefit from a rebound spurred by Asian demand, according to Barclays Plc. “We expect gold prices to test ...
Oil Prices Fall to Fresh Lows
January 13th, 2015
Global Benchmark Brent Is 17% Lower for the Year The global oil benchmark settled below $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly six years Monday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. slashed its forecasts, saying lower prices are ...
HSBC, RBS Expected to Cut Bonuses After FX Fines
January 12th, 2015
HSBC Holdings Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc are expected to reduce bonus pools after deducting part of the fines paid for foreign-exchange manipulation, the Financial Times reported. Bonus pools at banks including Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) and Barclays Plc (BARC) were also ...
Plunging Ruble Unsettles Russians, Poses Test for Putin
December 17th, 2014
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the conflict with the West for most of the year, the economic fallout on ordinary Russians has been limited. Suddenly, though, the plunging ruble is reawakening fears of rising prices and ...
BlackRock Leads $300 Million Financing Round for South Korean Online Retailer
December 10th, 2014
BlackRock Inc. is adding its name to a roster of high-profile investors betting on Asia’s fast-growing technology startups by leading a $300 million financing round for South Korean online retailer Coupang that will value the company at more than ...
Shanghai Composite Index Breaks 3,000 for First Time Since 2011
December 8th, 2014
China’s Shanghai Composite Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time since 2011 and a gauge of the nation’s biggest companies headed for a record winning streak on optimism shares will extend their world-beating rally. Citic Securities Co. and Haitong Securities Co., ...
