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Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
Buy London Mansions on Russia Sanctions
April 28th, 2014
Targeted sanctions against Russians and pro-Russian Ukrainians are proving a boon to London’s real estate market. Some of the $51 billion that fled Russia in the first quarter of 2014 is headed there, with attempts by the U.K. government ...
European Index Futures Gain as Asia Falls; Nickel Rallies
April 28th, 2014
European equity futures rose while Asian stocks fell, pushing the regional index to an almost two-week low, as investors weighed company earnings, while the Korean won gained. Wheat climbed with nickel amid prospects for additional sanctions against Russia over ...
S&P Lowers Russia’s Currency Ratings
April 25th, 2014
Standard and Poor’s Financial Services, or S&P, on Friday lowered Russia’s currency ratings, and hinted at the possibility of a further sovereign rating downgrade if the country’s failing creditworthiness, hurt by slowing economic growth and sanctions from the Ukraine ...
Asia Stocks Slide as Russia’s Micex Drops on Ukraine
April 25th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading toward a weekly loss. Russian shares fell a fifth day, wheat climbed and nickel pared the biggest monthly advance since 2012 as the U.S. warned Russia of an “expensive mistake” ...
BTC/USD Technical Analysis
April 24th, 2014
Bitcoin has been ranging for the past few days, and it looks like this may well continue for the rest of the week, due to a number of factors I’m observing, specifically on the Daily chart. I’m performing the ...
Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions
April 24th, 2014
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against pro-Russian separatists. Russia has yet to act in the spirit ...
Delinquent IRS employees paid bonuses by the agency
April 23rd, 2014
The IRS was in damage control mode Tuesday after an audit revealed that it paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves. More than $2.8 million, plus thousands of hours of paid time-off, were doled ...
FX Market Trading and Clearing System Schedule Update
April 23rd, 2014
An updated version of Moscow Exchange”s ASTS FX market trading and clearing system is to come online on 28 April 2014. Testing with the involvement of trading participants will take place on 26 April. The system will be available ...
Is the U.S. Shale Boom Going Bust?
April 23rd, 2014
It’s not surprising that a survey of energy professionals attending the 2014 North American Prospect Expo overwhelmingly identified “U.S. energy independence” as the trend most likely to gain momentum this year. Like any number of politicians and pundits, these ...
