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S&P 500 Tops Record, Nears 2,000 Amid Confidence in Fed
August 22nd, 2014
Optimism that the Federal Reserve is committed to supporting a strengthening economy sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to an all-time high and within eight points of the 2,000 milestone. The S&P 500 jumped 0.3 percent to a ...
At Bank’s Terrorism Trial, Victim Testifies About Suicide Bombing in Israeli Bar
August 22nd, 2014
Mr. Faudem recalled that he and his girlfriend soon ducked back inside, and he remembered seeing a friend, whose birthday it was, onstage singing. “Then, the explosion. The explosion. There was a bomb,” Mr. Faudem testified on Thursday. “I ...
Keeping the accountants accountable
August 22nd, 2014
Tax avoidance is always a hot topic, never more so than with the recent stream of famous individuals involved in the Liberty scheme. The fact that some of these 1,600 stars risk bankruptcy highlights just how serious these cases ...
Gold – Drops Sharply to Support at $1275
August 22nd, 2014
Gold for Friday, August 22, 2014 Over the last few days Gold has been easing lower back towards the medium term support level at $1290 however in the last 24 hours it has fallen sharply back to the previous ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis
August 22nd, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for August 22, 2014 EUR/USD – correction in the early part of the day with support being found at 1.3240. This market is still bearish, any gains are unlikely to hold as strong resistance ahead ...
Shares, stocks and corporate news overview
August 22nd, 2014
European markets are set for a lower open this morning ahead of a long weekend here in the UK. The day will be fairly low-key with no major economic data being released, and investors have turned their attention to ...
China’s Natural Gas Demand Set to Triple by 2040
August 22nd, 2014
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China’s demand for natural gas is set to triple over the next 25 years. Natural gas demand in China is projected to hit 17.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in ...
Judge scolds Argentina, but no contempt order
August 22nd, 2014
Nation’s plan to evade legal orders, failing to make required payments to U.S. bondholders is illegal. According to a federal judge in Manhattan, Argentina’s plans to evade his orders by failing to make required payments to U.S. bondholders is ...
Federal court denies Allergan bid to speed insider trading suit
August 22nd, 2014
A federal judge in California on Thursday denied a request by Allergan Inc to expedite its civil suit claiming that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and Pershing Square Capital Management engaged in insider trading ahead of their bid to buy ...
BofA settlement targets distressed borrowers
August 22nd, 2014
Bank must provide about $7 billion in aid to mortgage borrowers over four years. Bank of America’s $16.65 billion settlement with the federal and state authorities, targets low-income homeowners and distressed mortgage owners who were hit by the foreclosure ...
