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Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera
December 29th, 2015
Intel Corporation (“Intel”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Altera Corporation (“Altera”), a leading provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. The acquisition complements Intel’s leading-edge product portfolio and enables new classes of products in the ...
11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015
December 28th, 2015
This year was a time of further consolidation for the bitcoin industry. After what you might call a ‘Wild West’ period (when it seemed everyone with the urge was setting up their own bitcoin-based service), the space is now rapidly becoming ...
Cyprus Can Boost Shipping’s Role in Economy, Wilbur Ross Says
December 28th, 2015
Government’s targets are achievable, billionaire investor says Cyprus to be more aggressive in seeking shipping business Cyprus’s target to increase the contribution that shipping makes to its economy by around two percentage points over the next three years is ...
Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute
December 28th, 2015
Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In ...
ICAP and Playtech announced Directorate Change
December 28th, 2015
ICAP plc, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that independent non-executive director Diane Schueneman will resign from the Board on 31 December 2015 to concentrate on other commitments. ...
Dollar inches higher after mixed U.S. data
December 23rd, 2015
The dollar inched up in holiday-thinned trading on Wednesday, with most major currency pairs bobbing about in narrow ranges after data overnight painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy. After the U.S. Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated interest rate ...
Apple raises concerns over UK’s draft surveillance bill
December 22nd, 2015
Apple has raised concerns about the UK’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill. The proposed law aims to overhaul rules governing the way the authorities can access people’s communications. The US-based firm has passed on its thoughts to a parliamentary committee ...
FINRA Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares, and for Related Supervisory and AML Violations
December 22nd, 2015
Trader and Supervisor Suspended and Fined The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $6 million and ordered disgorgement of nearly $1.3 million in commissions, plus interest, for selling billions of ...
QNB Group enters into definitive agreement with National Bank of Greece to acquire its 99.81% stake in Finansbank – Turkey
December 22nd, 2015
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in Qatar and the Middle East and North Africa Region, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with National Bank of Greece for the acquisition of its entire stake comprising 99.81% ...
Asian banks seen taking pole position in post-sanctions Iran
December 21st, 2015
Asian banks are expected to be among the first institutions to venture into Iran once sanctions are removed, with Western financial players remaining cautious for some time to come, banking officials said on Thursday. Iran and world powers reached ...
