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PG&E fined $1.4 billion for San Bruno pipeline blast
September 3rd, 2014
California regulators have imposed $1.4 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas & Electric for a 2010 gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb that killed eight people. PG&E, the state’s largest utility, can appeal the fine. PG&E can ...
Asian stocks dip, euro stuck near one-year lows
September 2nd, 2014
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a U.S. holiday robbed markets of momentum, while the euro hit a fresh one-year low on uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s policy decision later this week. Spreadbetters expected an effectively flat open ...
Banks say funding rules will make key equities trades more expensive
September 2nd, 2014
Banks are sounding the alarm about a proposed global rule aimed at forcing them to fund themselves more safely, warning that it could have “severe” knock-on effects on short selling and other important equities market transactions. Industry lobbyists have ...
British police can seize UK passports under new terrorism legislation
September 2nd, 2014
Police will be given the temporary power to seize the passports of those suspected of being involved with terrorism, the Prime Minister said today. In a statement to parliament afternoon David Cameron said it was “abhorrent” Brits had “declared ...
Gold Remains Below $1290 on Stronger U.S. Dollar; Palladium rise
September 2nd, 2014
Palladium rose for a fourth straight session on Monday to a 13-1/2-year high on fears that supply from top producer Russia could be hit due to the Ukraine crisis, while gold was little changed as the dollar nudged higher. ...
FCA bans and fines former Burlington director
August 29th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Craig Cameron £350,000 and banned him from any involvement in FCA authorised firms, after it found that he lacked honesty and integrity in relation to the promotion of three unregulated collective investment ...
Nation of Privilege Versus Rule of Law
August 29th, 2014
These days, the word “privilege” has been reduced to a trite buzzword. That’s a shame, because it used to mean more than just being born into advantageous circumstances. The word, which means “private law” in old French, originally referred ...
Shell Submits a Plan for New Exploration of Alaskan Arctic Oil
August 29th, 2014
Royal Dutch Shell submitted a plan to the federal government on Thursday to try once again to explore for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, following years of legal and logistical setbacks as well as dogged opposition from environmentalists. Over ...
Asian shares slump as Ukraine tensions flare
August 29th, 2014
Asian shares slumped on Friday, after flaring Ukrainetensions spoiled investor risk appetite and bolstered the safe-haven yen. Ukraine’s president said Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, escalating a five-month-old ...
ECB signs up BlackRock to advise on bond buying
August 28th, 2014
The European Central Bank has stepped up preparations for a fresh move to combat deflation by appointing BlackRock to advise on a possible bond-buying scheme. The advisory arm of the US asset manager, BlackRock Solutions, will help the ECB ...
