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HSBC reports pretax profit of $1 billion on MENA operations
August 5th, 2014
HSBC has reported that its profit before tax for H1 2014 in the Middle East and North Africa is up nine per cent on both reported and constant currency bases. On an underlying basis, profit before tax increased by ...
Crédit Agricole Takes $950 Million Hit on Portuguese Bank
August 5th, 2014
The French bank Crédit Agricole said Tuesday that it nearly had its entire second-quarter profit wiped away as it took a $950 million charge to write off its entire investment in the troubled Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo, in ...
European Stocks Advance as BMW Beats Earnings Forecasts
August 5th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from four days of losses, as companies including Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Credit Agricole SA reported better-than-expected quarterly profit. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares fell. BMW and Deutsche Post AG ...
AIG settles bailout-era lawsuit for $960m
August 5th, 2014
AIG agreed to pay $960m to resolve a shareholder lawsuit that had demanded compensation for the collapse in the insurance group’s value when it was bailed out by the US government in 2008. Shareholders led by the state of ...
Technical Analysis EUR/USD targets 1.33
August 5th, 2014
Technical Analysis EUR/USD for August 5, 2014 Pair’s Outlook Trading was quiet yesterday, as the weekly pivot point kept EUR/USD afloat. But the currency pair is likely to breach the support at 1.3413 and head towards the 2013 Q4 ...
HSBC bank’s half-year profits fall by 12%
August 4th, 2014
HSBC’s pre-tax profits fell by 12% in the first half of 2014 compared with the same period a year before. Profits were $12.34bn (£7.33bn), from $14.071bn twelve months earlier. During the half-year, the bank also put aside some $234m ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Aussie Stable as Retail Sales Improves
August 4th, 2014
AUD/USD remains calm as we start the new trading week. On Monday, the pair is trading in the low-0.93 range. On the release front, Australian Retail Sales rebounded last month and posted a 0.6% gain. However, ANZ Job Advertisements ...
Clashes with Russia point to globalization’s end
August 4th, 2014
As the European Union and the United States ramp up their sanctions on Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s plans for retaliation seem to include an attack on McDonald’s. There could not be a more powerful symbol that geopolitics is increasingly ...
Euro Near Eight-Month Low as Short Bets Surge
August 4th, 2014
The euro was 0.4 percent from its lowest level versus the dollar since November as investors held the largest position in two years betting on a drop in the currency before the region’s central bank meets this week. Europe’s ...
SEC Seeks $1.41 Billion from Wyly Brothers For Fraud
August 4th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking damages totaling $1.41 billion from Texas tycoon Sam Wyly and the estate of his late brother Charles for their role in a plan to conceal trades in companies they controlled by using ...
