Search Results for: Saudi Arabia
Huge oil reserves in southern England
May 23rd, 2014
A report published on Friday is expected to say that there are several billion barrels of oil in shale rocks under large parts of southern England. But getting the oil out of the ground will involve the controversial process ...
Deutsche Bank’s Birmingham legal team is growing
May 16th, 2014
Deutsche Bank has appointed a new head of legal for its Birmingham office, charged with growing the department’s size and the range of business-critical advice it provides to the bank across Europe, Asia and Africa. Jonathan Marshall joined the ...
Angola Is Moving Into Oil’s Big Leagues As it Leaves Decades Of War Behind
April 17th, 2014
After decades of sporadic growth and political turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy following major deep-water production investments by several top global oil companies. On Monday, France’s Total ...
Iran and Iraq drive 15% global rise in executions
March 27th, 2014
The number of known executions around the world rose almost 15 percent in 2013, with the spike due in part to more executions in Iran and Iraq, a new Amnesty International report says. The report released by the London-based ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014
Survey: Four in five consumers globally would use a biometric payment card
July 13th, 2021
More than four fifths of consumers (81%) worldwide are ready to use a biometric payment card and authenticate payments with their fingerprint rather than a PIN code, according to a survey commissioned by a biometric technology provider. The survey ...
Bank of England cuts rates, and stock markets rise
March 11th, 2020
European markets opened higher on Wednesday despite a lackluster performance in Asia. Still, futures markets indicated that Wall Street could be in for a tough opening. Major indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris opened 1.8 percent higher, shortly after ...
UPDATE: Crude oil prices rise
January 8th, 2020
Oil prices have risen after two bases hosting US troops in Iraq were hit by ballistic missiles. Brent crude was up by 1.4% at $69.21 per barrel in the middle of the Asian trade, easing back from earlier gains. ...
Some forecasters remain positive on oil prices and demand going into 2019
December 12th, 2018
Despite dramatic slides in the oil market, some forecasters remain positive on prices and demand going into 2019. A year ahead outlook report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects Brent crude to regain its recent losses in 2019 ...
Global sell-off takes toll on Latin America stocks, forex
October 24th, 2018
Latin American stocks dropped on Tuesday, led by a 1.6 percent slide in Brazilian equities, swept up in a global sell-off sparked by concerns about Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic isolation, a brewing spat over Italy’s finances and fatigued U.S. corporate ...
