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Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Bill Simon steps down
July 24th, 2014
Wal-Mart said Thursday that Greg Foran will replace Bill Simon as its U.S. CEO. Simon has been in the role since June 2010 and will leave the company. Wal-mart’s stock was down just under 1% to $76.30 in pre-market ...
Spanish jobless rate below 25% for the first time in two years
July 24th, 2014
The unemployment rate in Spain has fallen below 25% for the first time in two years, thanks to the beginning of a revival in the economy. An extra 402,000 people started work in the second quarter of the year, ...
Saudi market opening for direct access a boost to MENA
July 24th, 2014
Following a cabinet approval, the largest equity market in the MENA region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, should soon become open for direct foreign investments. The move would finally come to pass once the Capital Market Authority (CMA) formalises ...
U.S. Stocks Rise as Apple Rallies With Health-Care Shares
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. stocks roes, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at an all-time high, as Apple Inc. results boosted technology companies and health-care shares rallied amid earnings. Apple surged to the highest since 2012 after signaling the long wait ...
China’s Debt, At 250% Of GDP And Rising, Flashes Warning Signs
July 23rd, 2014
China’s debt has swelled to more than 2 1/2 times the size of its economy, a sign Beijing will face difficulties as it seeks to expand, triggering to a financial crisis. The world’s second-largest economy in June reached a ...
Watch what markets don’t do as world politics turns nasty
July 23rd, 2014
Like so much in the investment world of late, it’s what financial markets are not doing right now that is most intriguing. Over the course of the past month, conflicts, superpower standoffs and economic sanctions have flared in ...
Yahoo buys app analytics firm Flurry
July 22nd, 2014
Yahoo has acquired an app analytics firm, Flurry, to help boost its advertising revenue from smartphones. Flurry helps app developers analyse data about their users and deliver more personalised ads to them. Some of Yahoo’s rivals have also bought ...
Hong Kong Leads Asian Equities Higher
July 22nd, 2014
Asian stocks advanced, with the regional benchmark index on course for its highest close in six years, as investors bet rising tensions in Ukraine over the shooting down of a jetliner won’t curb global economic growth. Aluminum Corp. of ...
National Bank of Bahrain net profit up 7.4 per cent to BHD 28.74 million
July 22nd, 2014
The Bank recorded a Net Profit of BHD 28.74 million ($76.44 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2014 compared to BHD 26.77 million ($71.20 million) for the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of 7.4 ...
Fund managers unconvinced by Apple rebound as firm readies results
July 22nd, 2014
Apple, once a can’t-miss stock, is finding it tough to persuade portfolio managers to come back into the fold. The company’s shares are up 17 percent for the year, nearly three times the performance of the benchmark Standard & ...
