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AbbVie-Shire Deal Is Expected, in a Flight to a Lower-Tax Locale
July 18th, 2014
The biggest deal of the year is set to be announced on Friday morning, as the pharmaceutical giant AbbVie plans to announce a $53 billion acquisition of Shire, according to people briefed on the matter. The deal will allow ...
Fedex faces criminal charges over online pharmacies
July 18th, 2014
FedEx Corp was indicted on Thursday for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite repeated warnings from U.S. drug enforcement officials, according to a court filing. The 15-count indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, ...
Apple appoints BlackRock founding partner to board
July 18th, 2014
Apple Inc said Susan Wagner, founding partner of BlackRock Inc, had been appointed to its board. The maker of iPhone said Bill Campbell, the board’s longest-serving member, would retire after 17 years of service. Campbell is chairman of Intuit ...
SEC targets 10 firms in high frequency trading probe – SEC document
July 18th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been seeking information on 10 registered broker dealers as part of an ongoing investigation into high-frequency trading strategies, according to an internal SEC document reviewed by Reuters. The regulator told its ...
5 Russian stocks you should be watching
July 18th, 2014
Investors remain largely in the dark about what happened with the fallen Malaysia Airlines flight and the affect of recently announced U.S. sanctions against Russia. But three Russian stocks are suffering mightily over what the fallout for Russia could ...
CySec warning against unauthorised internet domain
July 17th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) warns the investors that the company ‘Forextradition Ltd’ (https://www.forextradition.com): 1. Is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in the Republic, pursuant to Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law, as: ...
Japan upgrades economic outlook
July 17th, 2014
Japan upgraded its overall assessment of the economy in July for the first time in six months as consumers reopened their wallets following an initial pullback in spending in the wake of a sales tax increase. In its monthly ...
U.S. housing starts, permits decline in June
July 17th, 2014
U.S. housing starts and building permits unexpectedly fell in June, suggesting the housing market recovery was struggling to get back on track after stalling in late 2013. Groundbreaking declined 9.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual 893,000 million unit-pace, the ...
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Investment Firm
July 17th, 2014
The Central Bank of Ireland has published the name of an unauthorised investment firm, Hopler Global Investment Group (Hong Kong). Hopler Global Investment Group (Hong Kong) is not authorised as an investment firm by the Central Bank. A list ...
Implementing the new European accounting directive
July 17th, 2014
In implementing the New European Accounting Directive, the Member States have choices which give them the chance to improve accounting in their country and those choices should be more evidence-based. This was the main conclusion of a roundtable facilitated ...
