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Co-op Legal Services posts £22m loss for 2013
April 17th, 2014
Co-operative Legal Services lost £9.1m on a flat turnover of £33m in 2013, the Co-operative Group’s results reveal today. The legal subsidiary also said it had taken a £13m ‘goodwill impairment’ following a reassessment of its business plan which ...
Angola Is Moving Into Oil’s Big Leagues As it Leaves Decades Of War Behind
April 17th, 2014
After decades of sporadic growth and political turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy following major deep-water production investments by several top global oil companies. On Monday, France’s Total ...
Tax Havens Put U.S. Filers on Hook for $1,259 Each, Report Says
April 16th, 2014
U.S. taxpayers would need to pay an average of $1,259 more a year to make up the federal and state taxes lost to corporations and individuals sheltering money in overseas tax havens, according to a report. “Tax haven abusers ...
German company starts gas deliveries to Ukraine
April 15th, 2014
German utility company RWE said Tuesday it has started sending natural gas to Ukraine, a move that could support the country if Russia acts on its threat to cut off supplies because of a massive debt for past deliveries. ...
Extra Rights Should Mean Extra Responsibilities
April 15th, 2014
Ordinary people have suffered huge disruption to their lives through a loss of jobs & opportunity because of the colossal mistakes of self-declared ‘Masters of the Universe’ chasing ever-bigger financial rewards within the banking industry. To add insult to ...
Europe Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Ukraine Violence
April 15th, 2014
European stocks declined, after yesterday’s advance, as investors weighed violence in eastern Ukraine and further evidence of a slowdown in China’s economy. U.S. futures and Asian shares were little changed. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4 percent to ...
USD/CHF rises to monthly pivot point
April 15th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Despite the bearish outlook implied by the weekly and monthly technical studies, USD/CHF turned around ahead of the monthly S1 and it is now challenging the monthly PP. In case this resistance fails to contain the pair, ...
Income tax rises across OECD
April 14th, 2014
Personal income tax has risen in 25 of the 34 OECD nations over the past three years, as countries reduce the value of tax-free allowances and tax credits and subject higher proportions of earnings to tax, the body has ...
Stocks Drop With Ruble as Ukraine Tension Spurs Gold
April 14th, 2014
Global stocks dropped a third day, the ruble tumbled and oil and gold advanced as the U.S. and Russia traded barbs in the United Nations Security Council amid worsening violence in Ukraine. The euro dropped on prospects for more ...
Exclusive: Microsoft, Apple diverge on bankrolling big patent buyer
April 11th, 2014
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by ...
