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Entry Point of JPMorgan Data Breach Is Identified
December 23rd, 2014
The computer breach at JPMorgan Chase this summer — the largest intrusion of an American bank to date — might have been thwarted if the bank had installed a simple security fix to an overlooked server in its vast ...
KPMG pre-tax profits dip 9% as tax regulation bites
December 19th, 2014
KPMG has reported a 5% growth in revenues but pre-tax profits fell as the firm made a series of investments in new business lines, while its tax practice felt the impact of an increased regulatory burden Revenues for the ...
Brent steady above 61 dollars
December 18th, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around the world. Chevron Corp has put a plan to drill ...
Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December
December 17th, 2014
Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December, spiking 23.4 points to 34.9 in December, according to an investor confidence index. It is the highest level since May 2014. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW – Zentrum für ...
Italian Taxpayers Suffer EUR44bn Due On December 16
December 15th, 2014
In what it called the “Year-End Tax Day” for Italian taxpayers, CGIA of Mestre, Italy’s association of sole traders and small businesses, noted that, on December 16, they will be required to pay EUR44bn (USD54.8bn) to the country’s tax ...
Two decades after the peso crisis, Mexico faces new shocks
December 12th, 2014
MANY factors contributed to Mexico’s “tequila crisis” in 1994, but two stood out: tighter monetary policy in the United States and political instability at home. Almost exactly 20 years later, the same forces are again weighing on the currency, ...
Barclays among 10 banks fined for abusing research to win deals
December 12th, 2014
TEN GLOBAL banks were fined a total of $43.5m (£27.7m) by US regulator Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) yesterday for their attempts to misuse analysts’ research to gain lucrative jobs on Toys R Us’ attempted stock market flotation in 2010. Analysts’ research ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 11
December 11th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 11, 2014 EUR/USD keeps moving higher threatening the bear trend. Currently EUR/USD traded around 1.249 level and keeps moving higher. A break of 1.25 will eventually target 1.26 next and a down movement to 1.245 ...
The Quindell share price fiasco should not dent faith in the robust Aim market
December 10th, 2014
The AIM market, the London Stock Exchange’s junior market, has been subjected to an unprecedented level of criticism over recent weeks. The fiasco at Quindell, which saw another twist this week, as the company called in PwC to review ...
Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects
December 9th, 2014
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s biggest energy companies to reconsider multibillion-dollar expenditures. The biggest worries: ...