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Facebook beats Wall Street targets, stock hits record high
July 24th, 2014
Facebook Inc’s fast-growing mobile advertising business helped drive a 61 percent increase in revenue during the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s financial targets and sending shares to a record-high in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The world’s No.1 Internet social ...
Saudi market opening for direct access a boost to MENA
July 24th, 2014
Following a cabinet approval, the largest equity market in the MENA region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, should soon become open for direct foreign investments. The move would finally come to pass once the Capital Market Authority (CMA) formalises ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
Mt. Gox Creditors’ Meeting Delivers Few Answers and One Apology
July 23rd, 2014
Today’s long-anticipated meeting between Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi and creditors from the defunct exchange provided several revelations, but left many more questions unanswered. At the Tokyo meeting Kobayashi disclosed he would consider distributing the exchange’s remaining funds ...
U.S. Stocks Rise as Apple Rallies With Health-Care Shares
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. stocks roes, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at an all-time high, as Apple Inc. results boosted technology companies and health-care shares rallied amid earnings. Apple surged to the highest since 2012 after signaling the long wait ...
Technical Analysis EUR/JPY touches monthly S2
July 23rd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The pair’s movements are still mostly determined by its bears that are pushing EUR/JPY lower, as of today the monthly S2 at 136.46 was reached. This year’s low at 136.33 remains intact; moreover, this level together with ...
SEC set to end $1 a share for some money funds
July 23rd, 2014
Regulators are expected to vote Wednesday to end a longtime staple of the investment industry — the fixed $1 share price for money-market mutual funds — at least for some money funds used by big investors. The idea is ...
13 stocks with over-the-moon price targets
July 23rd, 2014
Everyone can use a good goal to shoot for. And there’s nothing wrong with shooting for the moon. But some Wall Street analysts are giving stocks lofty targets that blur the line between ambitious and astronomical. There are 13 ...
Stock futures tick up on earnings, world conflicts eyed
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. stock index futures edged up on Wednesday, boosted by bullish earnings from companies like Microsoft and Boeing, though conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip weighed on investor confidence. Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares rose 2.4 percent in premarket trading ...
IronFX announces new landmark global office in South Africa
July 23rd, 2014
IronFX Global has announced the opening of a new landmark global office in the Republic of South Africa, which is fully licensed by the Financial Services Board (FSB) as a Financial Services Provider (FSP). IronFX Global (South Africa) Pty ...
