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Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...
First Data Announces Pricing of its Initial Public Offering
October 16th, 2015
First Data (“First Data”) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 160,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $16.00 per share. Shares of First Data’s Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
China’s currency could double losses this year – economists
September 15th, 2015
Watch out! China’s currency is likely to tumble further before the end of the year, according to a CNNMoney survey of economists. The yuan, also called the renminbi, is expected to slide another 2.8% against the U.S. dollar by ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises 7.7% for Biggest Gain Since October 2008
September 9th, 2015
Investors buy back in after valuations hit 11-month low Topix surges most since 2011 as all 33 industry groups rise Japanese stocks soared, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average staging the steepest advance since the aftermath of the 2008 ...
On Monday, It’s China Versus Greece
June 29th, 2015
Fear and greed are both getting a serious workout lately, but Monday will be even more fun than usual because of two big stories that hit over the weekend. First, Greece decided to put the draconian demands of its ...
Sharp Said to Consider New Loans, Equity Options for Funding
March 4th, 2015
Sharp Corp. is considering a range of financing options, including the sale of new shares to business partners and additional bank loans, in an effort to restructure its debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The options also ...
Yen Drops First Time in Four Days Before Elections as Won Gains
December 11th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in four days on speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party will win an election this weekend and extend measures that have weakened the currency. The yen dropped versus all of its 16 ...
Yen Falls Toward Seven-Year Low as Spending Slides; Aussie Drops
November 28th, 2014
The yen tumbled toward a seven-year low and two-year Japanese government bond yields slid below zero after data showed household spending fell and inflation slowed. The yen headed for a monthly loss of at least 1.6 percent against all ...
Yen Set for Fifth Weekly Loss on Elections
November 21st, 2014
The yen rose, paring the sharpest five-week drop since 1995, after Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said the currency had depreciated too rapidly. Japan’s currency has fallen against all except one of its 31 major counterparts this week before Japan ...
