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Exxon Mobil reports profit 28 percent
July 31st, 2014
Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on higher prices for crude and natural gas. The company said net income rose to $8.78 billion, or $2.05 per share, ...
Banco Espírito Santo reports a loss of €3.6 Billion
July 31st, 2014
Banco Espírito Santo on Wednesday reported a first-half loss of €3.58 billion (or $4.8 billion), the largest ever for a Portuguese institution, wiping out the bank’s €2.1 billion capital cushion and forcing it to raise new funding. The loss ...
USD/JPY – Dollar Hits Six-Week Highs on Weak Japanese Data
July 30th, 2014
USD/JPY continues to post gains on Wednesday, as the pair has climbed to the low-102 range. The yen has been struggling, and has surrendered about 100 points in just over a week. On the release front, it’s a busy ...
Gold Flat at $1300 Ahead of Key US Data, Fed Statement
July 30th, 2014
Gold is listless on Wednesday, as the metal hugs the $1300 line late in the European session. On the release front, it’s a busy day, with three key events out of the US – Advance GDP, ADP Nonfarm Payrolls ...
Euro touches eight-month low, European shares fall
July 30th, 2014
The euro hit an eight-month trough against the dollar on Wednesday and German bond yields were at record lows ahead of inflation data expected to boost the case for further European Central Bank policy easing. Investors were also awaiting ...
Gold Drops to $1300 as Stocks Advance
July 30th, 2014
Gold futures declined as U.S. and European equities advanced, curbing demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset. Stocks climbed on optimism over corporate earnings. U.S. consumer confidence soared in July to the highest in almost seven years ...
Asian Equities Extend Six Year High
July 30th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day, with the regional benchmark index extending a six-year high, before the Federal Reserve updates markets on monetary policy today and as the U.S. and European Union strengthened sanctions against Russia. Honda Motor ...
Dryness causes Soybeans Advance to Two-Week High
July 29th, 2014
There has been an increase for soybeans within two weeks bearing that dry weather in parts of the U.S. will cut yields in the world’s biggest producer. Corn fell. Dryness in the southwestern Midwest will expand through Aug. 6, ...
Japan plans to finance foreign Coal Plants
July 29th, 2014
Following U.S’s and Europe’s negligence for supporting overseas coal projects, Japan has seize the opportunity to advance in this sector. According to the Wall Street Journal, on July 23, Japanese plans were set out in order to support coal-fired ...
Russia faces more sanctions from the U.S. and Europe
July 29th, 2014
The United States and Europe have unitedly decided to increase the economic sanctions against Russia since they fear that Moscow might be planning an invasion in Ukraine soon. After months in which European leaders resisted going as far as ...