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Asian stocks mostly higher; Chinese markets jump more than 2%
May 31st, 2016
Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, with Chinese mainland markets up more than 2 percent and Japan shares rising after better-than-expected economic data. Chinese mainland markets soared on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.9 percent and the Shenzhen composite up 3.433 ...
Profidata Group AG acquires abraxas GmbH
May 30th, 2016
Profidata Group AG (Profidata Group) has acquired the entire shares of abraxas GmbH (abraxas), a business that makes a perfect match for the existing portfolio of Profidata products and services. Over the past 25 years abraxas has built an ...
Gold Sinks as Dollar Gets Boost From Yellen; Japan’s Stocks Rise
May 30th, 2016
Yen drops to one-month low as Abe aide signals tax-hike delay Yuan retreats as PBOC sets weakest fixing in five years Gold fell for the ninth day in a row, its longest losing streak in a year, and the ...
European Stocks Near One-Month High, Set for Third Weekly Gains
May 27th, 2016
European stocks hovered near a one-month high, set for a third weekly advance, on growing optimism that the global economy can withstand higher U.S. borrowing costs. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.2 percent at 9:59 a.m. in London, taking ...
Europe lower as markets eye Yellen; Philips Lighting rises at IPO
May 27th, 2016
European stocks were on lower Friday morning as investors looked ahead to comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. IPO for Philips spin-off The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened 0.2 percent lower on Friday. Basic resources and health care were ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Oil Regains $50; Yen Climbs
May 26th, 2016
Crude Rises on falling U.S. oil stocks, supply disruptions Norwegian krone, Malaysian ringgit strengthen; gold rebounds Energy producers led stocks higher in Asia and the currencies of oil-exporting nations strengthened as Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for ...
Ethereum, explained: why Bitcoin’s stranger cousin is now worth $1 billion
May 25th, 2016
Bitcoin has struggled to live up to the hype that surrounded its emergence into the mainstream three years ago. Despite more than a billion dollars of venture capital funding, Bitcoin startups have failed to develop applications that appeal to mainstream customers. ...
HSI, Nikkei lead gains as most Asian markets advance
May 25th, 2016
Asia markets mostly closed higher on Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading gains and several major indexes advancing more than 1 percent each. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 258.59 points, or 1.57 percent, at 16,757.35, with shares receiving an additional boost from ...
Athens Stock Exchange announced EUR1.9m net after tax profits
May 24th, 2016
The consolidated net after tax profits of the Athens Exchange Group amounted to EUR1.9m vs. EUR4.1m in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015, reduced by 54%. The net after tax profits per share, which include the securities valuation differences and related taxes, amounted to EUR0.02 vs. ...
Fastned raises 3 million euro via the new stock exchange Nxchange
May 24th, 2016
Fastned, which is building a pan-European network of fast charging stations for electric cars, has raised 3.07 million euro in fresh capital in the first five weeks of its listing on the new stock exchange Nxchange. 307,473 new certificates ...