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Japan faces inflation growth
May 30th, 2014
The Japanese government said Friday that Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, largely due to a sales tax increase that is expected to dent growth this quarter. Other ...
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze to Halt Fraud at Illinois-Based Transfer Agent
May 29th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against an Illinois-based transfer agent and its owner whose misappropriation scheme was exposed during an SEC examination of the firm. Transfer agents are typically used by ...
BP asks judge to freeze Gulf of Mexico spill payouts
May 29th, 2014
BP has asked a US judge to allow it to halt paying compensation claims while it waits for the US Supreme Court to review its settlement with businesses over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP is unhappy ...
Tesco and China Resources Enterprise agree on retail deal
May 29th, 2014
Tesco has come into a deal with the state-run China Resources Enterprise (CRE) in order to start the largest food retailer in China. The joint venture will combine Tesco’s 131 outlets in the country with CRE’s almost 3,000 stores, ...
SAC Prosecutor Tells SEC Cohen’s Case Should Be Delayed
May 29th, 2014
An administrative proceeding filed against SAC Capital Advisors LP founder Steven A. Cohen by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be put on hold because prosecutions of his former employees aren’t fully resolved, the government told an agency judge. ...
Asia stocks decline while Europe shares rise
May 27th, 2014
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as tensions flared between China and Vietnam over a territorial dispute while hopes of easier monetary policy continued to boost European shares. Germany’s DAX rose 0.4 percent to 9,927.85, extending the previous day’s ...
Gold Traders Investigated in Colombian Cocaine Laundering
May 27th, 2014
Colombia is investigating the possible involvement of gold trading firms and a Miami refinery in a cocaine money-laundering scheme that’s distorting the country’s trade data, according to the tax and customs agency. As much as $3.3 billion of gold ...
Credit Suisse Offers Guidance to 13 Swiss Banks in U.S. Tax Probes
May 26th, 2014
Thirteen Swiss banks face rising stakes in criminal tax-evasion probes after Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) set a new standard for punishment in the U.S. crackdown on offshore tax evasion. Julius Baer Group Ltd., Zuercher Kantonalbank and the Swiss ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia Stocks as Kiwi Drops
May 26th, 2014
European stock index futures rose as Asian stocks headed for their highest close this year after China’s premier said policy will be fine-tuned as needed to support the economy. New Zealand’s dollar fell with crude futures as copper and ...
Euro hits three-month low after German data surprise
May 23rd, 2014
Asian shares hit one-year highs on Friday and bond yields were on track to notch up a broad-based rise on the week, but European markets softened after a closely watched measure of German business confidence came in weaker than ...
