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Fall in Oil Prices Poses a Problem for Russia, Iraq and Others
October 16th, 2014
From Moscow to Caracas, Riyadh to Baghdad, in Tehran, Algiers, Kuwait City and Lagos, officials are confronting the plunge in prices — roughly 25 percent since a peak in June. A steep decline in oil prices is straining the ...
The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 1)
October 16th, 2014
Part 1 – Blue Skies, Growth & Wealth Development The Cypriot economy has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past 60 years since the island gained independence from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this ...
The Age of Vulnerability
October 13th, 2014
Two new studies show, once again, the magnitude of the inequality problem plaguing the United States. The first, the US Census Bureau’s annual income and poverty report, shows that, despite the economy’s supposed recovery from the Great Recession, ordinary ...
U.S. banks ramp up credit card lending but margins may suffer
October 13th, 2014
As traditional Wall Street money makers like stock and bond trading suffer, banks are growing increasingly willing to invest in less glamorous operations: their credit card businesses. JPMorgan Chase & Co, (JPM.N) Citigroup Inc (C.N) and other big banks ...
Deutsche clampdown on bad behavior appears exodus of traders
October 13th, 2014
Senior bankers at Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) are abandoning the bank amid a crackdown on bad behavior by traders, as the bank undergoes a probe by global regulators into allegations of attempts to rig markets, the Financial Times reported ...
Former Hanlong Executive Charged on Insider Trading
October 10th, 2014
A mining executive who fled Australia three years ago has been extradited from Hong Kong and charged with 104 insider trading offenses linked to planned takeovers by a Sichuan Hanlong Group unit. Xiao Hui, also known as Steven Xiao, ...
Alcoa Earnings Rebound as Aluminum Use Rises in Autos
October 9th, 2014
Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported its highest earnings in three years after prices rebounded and demand increased from car, truck and plane makers. Profit excluding one-time items was 31 cents, the New York-based company said ...
US Tax Inversion Planners respond to Treasury Measures
October 8th, 2014
The non-legislative measures put forward by the Treasury Department on September 22, to deter multinationals from using corporate inversions to move their tax residence abroad and move away from the high United States tax rate, have so far produced ...
Central Asia Rues Dependency On Russian Fuel
October 7th, 2014
Weak links in Russia’s petroleum-refinery network and the Kremlin’s power play in Ukraine are shortchanging Central Asian petrol markets, importers complain. With alternatives expensive or unfeasible, and regional refining capacity severely limited, local energy executives are ruing Moscow’s traditional ...
How to spread the risk of energy investing for income
October 2nd, 2014
As the world continues to recover from the recession of 2008-09, those who depend on their investments for income have faced a challenge. Central banks in all of the major developed nations responded to the financial crisis and the ...
