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Samsung Finds It Costly to Keep Up with China
July 9th, 2014
We were warned. Samsung Electronics (005930:KS) is facing tougher competition in the No. 1 market for smartphones—China—and has made it clear that no one should expect much from its latest quarterly results. The world’s largest maker of smartphones expected ...
New HMRC Anti-Avoidance Rules Could Trigger Insolvencies
July 9th, 2014
A wave of insolvencies could be triggered when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) gets the power to force those who have used tax avoidance schemes to pay the disputed money upfront, accountancy firm Moore Stephens has warned. David Elliott, ...
Vatican bank chief to step down amid restructure
July 9th, 2014
The president and four non-executive members of the governing board of the Vatican bank are due to step down. The move, part of a restructure of the Catholic Church’s central government, will be announced on Wednesday. Pope Francis has ...
Juncker faces dilemma over EU tax probe into Grand Duchy
July 9th, 2014
Foot-dragging by Luxembourg over an EU probe into questionable tax deals for multinational corporations has created a potential conflict of interest for the Grand Duchy’s former premier who is set to head the EU’s executive branch. Jean-Claude Juncker, whose ...
Barclays rebuilds top team at investment bank unit
July 9th, 2014
Barclays has reshuffled its investment banking team, promoting people to senior positions in Asia, Europe and the US to fill gaps created when executives left after it announced a sweeping restructuring of the underperforming division. The moves are a ...
Palladium Above $870 on Concerns over Supply Constraints
July 9th, 2014
Palladium climbed for a 13th session on Wednesday to trade near its highest since 2001 on concerns over supply constraints in major producer South Africa, while strong demand for the metal from the auto industry also underpinned prices. Gold ...
Asian Equities Lower with Eyes on China
July 9th, 2014
Asian equities extended losses into a third session on Wednesday following a selloff on Wall Street overnight and steady Chinese inflation data. Consumer prices in the mainland rose an annual 2.3 percent last month, versus estimates for a 2.4 ...
Citigroup may pay $7 billion to resolve U.S. mortgage probes
July 9th, 2014
Citigroup Inc is close to paying about $7 billion to resolve a U.S. probe into whether it defrauded investors on billions of dollars worth of mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the ...
U.S. Treasury Prices Rally on Weak Equities
July 9th, 2014
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after the U.S. government’s auction of 3-year Treasury notes, the first of three debt auctions this week. The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-year notes at a high yield of 0.992 percent, ...
U.S. Dollar Remains Lower Before Fed Minutes
July 9th, 2014
A gauge of the dollar remained lower before the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its most recent meeting amid speculation an uneven economic recovery will prompt policy makers to hold borrowing costs near zero. The greenback held losses from ...
