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Asia stocks manage muted cheer for China growth
July 16th, 2014
Asian stocks held stubbornly steady on Wednesday after China reported economic growth that was just ahead of market expectations, enough to prompt a sigh of relief from investors, but little else. China’s economy expanded by 2.0 percent in the ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD rebounds from 1.7042
July 16th, 2014
Technical Analysis EUR/USD for 16/07/2014 Pair’s Outlook As soon as the price dropped down to the 2009 high, the bulls became active and subsequently pushed the Cable through some of the nearest resistances. Judging by the technical indicators, the ...
Ernst & Young settles SEC accusations for $4 million
July 15th, 2014
Ernst & Young agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges that it compromised its independence. Ernst & Young has agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that its auditors illegally lobbied ...
UK Government defends mass interception of online data at tribunal
July 15th, 2014
Mass interception of online communications by intelligence agencies is necessary – even if only one person is being targeted, lawyers for the UK government have told a tribunal hearing complaints about surveillance. The government’s arguments were disclosed as lawyers ...
Asian shares firm, count on Fed’s support
July 15th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Citigroup’s earnings and a fresh round of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. healthcare industry lifted global share prices. Yet, with elevated stock prices on Wall Street and elsewhere relying substantially on ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
US and EU trade talks to resume
July 14th, 2014
Officials from the European Union and the US will spend this week in Brussels trying to make progress negotiating a controversial trade deal. The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) aims to stimulate commerce by reducing barriers such as ...
Tech earnings may boost market in flux
July 14th, 2014
Move over, underperforming banking sector. This week, major players in the tech space will report second-quarter results, and it could be a boost to a direction-seeking market in flux. Analysts project the tech sector will have a 12.3% growth ...
Bank of England says may be case for extra leverage ratio for banks
July 11th, 2014
Lenders may have to comply with a requirement to set aside funds on top of a proposed minimum of 3pc of their capital, says the Bank The Bank of England said on Friday that big British banks and lenders ...
Alibaba’s Behemoth IPO Making Few Ripples in Washington
July 11th, 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)’s proposal for what could be the largest initial stock offering in U.S. history is sailing through Washington with few bumps. While a federal commission has warned that the offering by the world’s biggest Internet ...
