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Australia, Japan sell-off amid global rout; Nikkei drops 5.4%
February 9th, 2016
Australian and Japanese markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday, after another sell-off in U.S. and European stocks overnight as many Asian markets remained shut for the Lunar New Year. China and Taiwan are closed for the week, while markets ...
Dot-Com Bubble 2.0 Is Bursting: Tech Stocks Are Already Down Half A Trillion Dollars Since Mid-2015
February 8th, 2016
Do you remember how much stocks went down when the first dot-com bubble burst? Well, it is happening again, and tech stocks are already down more than half a trillion dollars since the middle of 2015. On Friday, the ...
UK economy picks up at start of 2016
February 8th, 2016
Business activity rises at fastest rate for six months and in all regions, led by the West and East Midlands Wales maintains solid growth into New Year Employment continues to rise, and inflationary pressures remain low due to falling ...
LinkedIn reports 2015 results; Revenue increased 35% in 2015 to $2,991 million
February 8th, 2016
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), the world’s largest professional network on the Internet, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. “Q4 was a strong quarter for LinkedIn, bringing to a close a successful year of growth and ...
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
February 8th, 2016
Jason Leibowitz is a former Wall Street professional who pivoted careers in 2014 to focus full-time on digital currency. In this paper, Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters. It has been ...
Grant Thornton’s ambition to become the ‘go-to firm for growth’
February 8th, 2016
Grant Thornton UK LLP has published its Strategic Review. The review is based on an ‘outside in’ analysis of its market place and operations, and aligned with the ‘Growing Together 2020’ strategy of the global organisation. The review sets out ...
CME Group reports average daily volume reached a record 14.0 million contracts in 2015
February 8th, 2016
CME Group has issued a report to announce Fourth-Quarter 2015 and Full-Year 2015 Financial Results. Total average daily volume reached a record 14.0 million contracts in 2015, achieving annual records in energy, agricultural commodities, total options and electronic options ...
Russia Courts Foreign Banks as Funding Crunch Overtakes Politics
February 8th, 2016
Goldman, Citigroup among 20 foreign underwriters approached Allianz says Russia needs to tap Eurobond market this year Pressure is mounting on Russia to break the vow of abstinence on selling Eurobonds it has maintained since the U.S. and Europe ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
RBC Wealth Management has rolled out a robo-adviser
February 4th, 2016
RBC partners with BlackRock’s FutureAdvisor for robo-adviser pilot program Half a dozen markets will test the new platform before potential approval nationwide RBC Wealth Management has rolled out a robo-adviser for its top advisers in a half dozen teams ...
