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Athens Stock Exchange: Announcement
June 29th, 2015
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), during its 715th/ 29.6.2015 Board of Directors’ meeting decided the following: a. The ATHEX regulated market and the Multilateral Trading Facility of “EN.A” (Alternative Market of the Athens Exchange) shall remain closed, throughout ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
Closed banks and capital controls until referendum
June 29th, 2015
In wake of MPs approving plebiscite, gov’t agrees to emergency measures after ECB decides not to lift limit on liquidity Greece heads to a referendum on Sunday that could decide whether its future lies in or out of the ...
Top Stories of the day June 26
June 26th, 2015
1. Citigroup Inc (C.N) will combine its retail banking and mortgage operations under Jonathan Larsen, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, in the second senior promotion for a veteran of the bank’s Asian franchise this year. The ...
Asia stocks fall, euro drifts as Greek crisis deepens
June 26th, 2015
Asian equities fell on Friday as Greece failed again to reach an agreement with its creditors and stumbled towards a default, while major currencies like the euro and dollar drifted in narrow range as the debt saga sidelined investors. ...
Top stories of the day June 25
June 25th, 2015
1. European officials resumed talks on Greece’s bailout on Thursday after a day of negotiations broke up in the early hours without ending the standoff that has brought the country on the cusp of a default. With the Greek ...
Greek deal or not, the euro has changed forever
June 25th, 2015
By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency — and maybe even for the better. Deal or no deal on staving ...
Does The IMF Actually Want To Cause A Greek Debt Default?
June 24th, 2015
When it comes to geopolitics, there are often wheels working within wheels that are working within wheels. Once in a while we get a peek behind the scenes, but for the most part the machinations of the global elite ...
Greek crisis: Tsipras says ‘no deal’ with creditors
June 24th, 2015
International creditors on Wednesday rejected the Greek government’s plan to end its financial crisis, but they have submitted counterproposals. News of the rejection, announced by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, dashed hopes of an imminent deal between the embattled ...
François Hollande calls emergency meeting after WikiLeaks claims US spied on three French presidents
June 24th, 2015
Documents appear to show that American agents spied on Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande, even listening to their phone calls The French president, François Hollande, has called an emergency meeting of his country’s defence council for Wednesday morning ...