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Asia markets lower, ASX down 0.7%, Shanghai down 1.7%
March 8th, 2016
Markets in Asia lost ground Tuesday, stepping back from their recent rally as traders digested the weak China trade data. Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG, told CNBC a lot of the recent rally in stocks has been ...
Iran Oil Lands in Europe for First Time Since Sanctions End
March 7th, 2016
Spanish refiner Cepsa offloads first tanker with Iranian crude France and Romania await cargoes as Iran slowly ramps-up sales The Monte Toledo oil tanker covered the uneventful voyage from Iran to Europe with a haul of 1 million barrels ...
Investing in Technology: Outlook and key themes for the technology sector in 2016
March 7th, 2016
Technology was one of the clear winners in 2015, amid a generally lacklustre year for stock markets. The Nasdaq finished the year nearly 6% ahead of the wider S&P 500 index. However, the strength has been confined to a ...
Economists warn of risks from negative interest rates
March 7th, 2016
Economists at a key central bank organization are warning of potential risks from the negative interest rates in place in Europe and Japan. Central banks in the eurozone, Denmark, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland have all taken rates below zero and ...
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
Microsoft, Google Join Rivals to Back Apple in FBI Fight
March 4th, 2016
Tech competitors argue privacy, security threatened in case San Bernardino shooting victim among those supporting Apple Tech giants including Microsoft Corp. and Google set aside often fierce rivalries to back Apple Inc. in its fight against a judge’s order ...
Greece Latest: New payouts and the start of debt relief talks may delay
March 3rd, 2016
Euro zone, IMF split over how much Greece needs to reform Euro zone lenders and the International Monetary Fund disagree over how much more Greece needs to do to reform its economy, a dispute that may delay new payouts ...
Gold edged higher on Thursday
March 3rd, 2016
Gold still in vogue as fund flows counter risk appetite revival * Gold has risen 17 pct this year, not far below 1-year peak * Market eyeing Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls Gold edged higher on Thursday as strong inflows ...
Swiss bank Credit Suisse warns the eurozone could collapse in case of a European recession
March 3rd, 2016
Credit Suisse recently warned the eurozone could collapse in the event of a fresh downturn or recession in Europe. Economists at the Swiss bank in a research note titled “Close to the edge” said the recession would unleash a ...
Big Four’s £2.55bn revenues dominate UK consultancy market
March 3rd, 2016
The consulting arms of the Big Four accountancy firms continue to dominate the UK consultancy market, accounting for over a third of revenues, and are growing faster than the rest of the sector, according to research by Source Global ...
