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Oil futures up slightly, face weekly decline as glut fears persist
July 22nd, 2016
Crude oil futures eased on Friday, extending big falls in the previous session as investors reassessed U.S. data underlining the glut in petroleum, while Iraqi crude exports are also on the rise. The global oversupply of oil has been ...
International Law Firm announced record number of senior promotions
July 22nd, 2016
Record number of senior promotions – up almost 40% on last year Continuing commitment to gender diversity – almost 60% of all senior appointments are women MinterEllison announced its 1 July 2016 senior appointments – 13 new partners, 21 ...
International tourism on the rise; What is the increase by region
July 21st, 2016
2016 started on a strong note for international tourism. International tourist arrivals grew by 5% between January and April 2016 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Results were robust across almost all subregions and many destinations reported ...
Globalization’s Few Winners and Many Losers
July 21st, 2016
Quality, quality of life, and well-being are not easily quantified, so they are ignored. I often write about the Tyranny of Price, the rarely examined assumption that lower prices are all that matters. Thanks to the Tyranny of Price, ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
Invoice fraud costs developing countries billions
July 20th, 2016
Some developing countries are losing as much as 67% of their exports to invoice fraud, according to research commissioned by the United Nations (UN), which claims that the over-and-under invoicing of trade transactions over the past two decades has ...
Interactive Brokers reports comprehensive earnings per share of $0.36
July 20th, 2016
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, reported diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.36 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive ...
IG Group reports Net Trading Revenue up 14% at £456.3 million for the year ended 31 May 2016
July 19th, 2016
IG Group has issued an announcement to report its results for the year ended 31 May 2016. Operating and Financial Summary Strong revenue performance across all geographic regions Net trading revenue(1) up 14% at £456.3 million Operating costs up ...
Turkey coup attempt: No immediate impact on oil and gas flows, but long-term concerns raised
July 18th, 2016
A failed coup attempt launched late Friday by Turkish army officers has had little or no impact on oil and gas flows through Turkey, industry officials told Platts. Some 265 people were killed in the violence. A spokesman for ...
Oil prices rise as market shrugs off Turkey coup bid
July 18th, 2016
Oil prices were virtually unchanged in choppy Asian trade on Monday following gains last week as traders shrugged off the impact of Friday’s attempted coup in Turkey, while upbeat economic data from the United States lent price support. Brent ...
