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Markets mixed as oil slide continues
January 14th, 2015
World markets were mixed on Tuesday as oil continued falling. US stock market started the trading session with a rally but the early gains were reversed by midday and the market ended the session slightly lower, recording triple-digit swings ...
Markets mixed as oil plunge resumes
January 13th, 2015
Markets were mixed on Monday as oil resumed its fall. US stocks fell for a second straight trading session as investor confidence was hit by further plunge in oil prices ahead of the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season. ...
Markets advance as oil rebounds
January 8th, 2015
Markets rebounded and oil rose on Wednesday. US stocks recorded solid gains, with the S&P 500 index snapping a five-day losing streak and recording its first gain in 2015. Investor optimism was boosted as oil markets stabilized and better ...
Markets decline as oil plunge continues
January 7th, 2015
Markets continued retreating on Tuesday as oil prices slumped. The sell-off of US stocks continued for the second consecutive day. The S&P 500 benchmark index fell for the fifth session in a row, with only two sectors – utilities and telecoms, ...
Markets retreat as oil plunges
January 7th, 2015
World stock markets tumbled on Monday on continued fall in oil prices and surging dollar. Sell-off of US equities dragged US stock indices down, with Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 recording their worst losses since October. Investors ...
Bitcoin Review: Bitcoin’s New Year Starts With a Crash
January 5th, 2015
Bitcoin‘s price crashed over the weekend, losing $51 over two days. It opened on Saturday at $314.59 and closed Sunday at $263.63, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index. The plunging price got market watchers chattering as Sunday drew to ...
DGCX launches three new Emerging Market currency futures
December 29th, 2014
Expanding its suite of Emerging Market (EM) products, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), today announced the launch of three new currency contracts – Russian Ruble Futures, Korean Won Futures and South African Rand Futures. The new contracts ...
Weekly Market Review – Video
December 12th, 2014
The growth of US dollar rate may continue As expected, positive macroeconomic data boosted the US dollar index last week. A report on Tuesday indicated Construction spending in October increased: it confirmed the recovery of the US real estate ...
Fiat Chrysler launches $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond, share offer
December 5th, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) said on Thursday it had launched an expected share offer and a $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond as it seeks to reduce its mounting debt pile and fund an ambitious five-year investment plan. ...
Pakistan regulators merging three Islamic investment firms
November 17th, 2014
Pakistan regulators are merging three small Islamic investment firms after the central bank took control of Karachi-based KASB Bank Limited, accelerating efforts to strenghten financing by investment partnerships. Last week, the government directed the central bank to reorganize or amalgamate ...