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Record Europe Dividends Keep $3 Trillion From Factories
April 10th, 2014
Given the choice between investing in their businesses or paying off shareholders, European chief executive officers are choosing the latter. Companies of the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index will pay 11.54 euros a share in dividends this year, the ...
Stock Futures Rise as Dollar Holds Yen Gain Before Data
April 4th, 2014
U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and the dollar held gains against the yen and euro before a payrolls report. Stocks fluctuated in Asia, wheat slid toward its first loss in five weeks and India’s rupee fell. Contracts on ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia as Yen Retreats
April 2nd, 2014
European index futures climbed with Asian stocks, Treasuries fell and the yen retreated before reports that may signal the U.S. economic recovery is gathering pace. New Zealand’s dollar weakened and gold rebounded. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.4 ...
IMF throws Ukraine financial lifeline, Russian economy to slump
March 27th, 2014
Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, as Moscow’s economy minister spoke of the cost of military action in its former Soviet neighbor. The International Monetary Fund ...
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls as Slowdown Deepens
March 24th, 2014
China’s manufacturing industry weakened for a fifth straight month, according to a preliminary measure for March released today, deepening concern the nation will miss its 7.5 percent growth target this year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index from HSBC Holdings Plc ...
Russia Staring at Recession on Sanctions
March 24th, 2014
Western sanctions are pushing Russia toward recession and the pain could intensify if U.S. and European leaders turn the screw over tensions in Ukraine. Banks including state-run VTB Capital say the world’s ninth-biggest economy will shrink for at least ...
SEC Charges Stockbroker and Law Firm Managing Clerk
March 20th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a stockbroker and a managing clerk at a law firm with insider trading around more than a dozen mergers or other corporate transactions for illicit profits of $5.6 million during a four-year period. ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
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