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Apple to power Singapore operations with renewable energy
November 16th, 2015
Apple announced on Sunday that it has struck a deal to power all of its Singapore operations with renewable energy, the latest in a series of steps from the company to turn its operations worldwide green. Starting in January, ...
10 countries hoarding enormous mountains of gold
November 16th, 2015
Say what you want about gold. But central banks just can’t get enough of the yellow metal. For the third quarter of 2015, central banks continued to bulk up their gold reserves, adding 175 tonnes to official reserves, according to the ...
David Cameron sets out EU reform goals
November 10th, 2015
David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK’s membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK. He said Britain faced a “huge decision” in the in/out referendum promised before the ...
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
October 26th, 2015
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the ...
Lawyers in large financial organisations have particular issues protecting data
October 23rd, 2015
Can a company have too much data? Yes, if you’re not careful, according to a panel of in-house lawyers speaking on Tuesday at the annual Association of Corporate Counsel meeting in Boston. Large financial institutions that have experienced data ...
VC Head Believes Israel will Lead Blockchain App Industry
September 25th, 2015
The managing director of Santander Group’s venture capital firm believes that Israel will become a reference market for blockchain applications. Mariano Belinky, who has recently invested in an Israel-based payment application, expressed his faith in the technologically advanced nation, ...
This Is Actually Going To Happen Next Year
September 14th, 2015
The intellectual groundwork is being laid for the next stage of the Money Bubble, and it’s going to be epic. Here are excerpts from two articles that appeared over the weekend (and which should be read in their entirety). ...
The British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist
September 10th, 2015
Accountancy Age is delighted to reveal the British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist. Now in fifth year of the awards, our shortlist contains the largest and most diverse set of entrants since we launched. Our Global Firm and National Firm of ...
Japan Shares Jump Most in Four Years
September 9th, 2015
Possibility of more stimulus from Beijing boosts sentiment Stocks in Japan jumped the most in more than four years Wednesday, shaking off unease about slowing growth in China amid a tentative rebound in Chinese stocks. The region’s shares ...
Saudi Arabia reassures on oil prices: Strategist
September 7th, 2015
While Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Salman met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss the Iran deal, the country’s finance minister also assured investors in a forum that Saudi Arabia will weather the decline in oil prices, ...
