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Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
Unilever Revenue Growth Beats Estimates as Europe Stabilizes
April 24th, 2014
Unilever (UNA), the maker of Magnum ice cream and TRESemme shampoo, reported first-quarter sales growth that beat estimates and said its North American pasta-sauce and Slim Fast units are under review amid talk of disposals. Underlying sales gained 3.6 ...
China Stocks Drop to Three-Week Low on IPO Concern; Vanke Gains
April 24th, 2014
China’s stocks fell to a three-week low, led by technology and small-company shares, on concern new equity sales will divert funds. Property developers rose after Anbang Life Insurance Co. raised its stake in Gemdale Corp. (600383) Risen Energy Co., ...
Anglo Irish Liquidator Seeks to Sell $19 Billion in Loans
April 24th, 2014
Irish Bank Resolution Corp., formed to complete the liquidation of Anglo Irish Bank Corp., asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of loans with nominal balances totaling more than $19 billion. The proposed purchasers of the U.S. ...
Japan Ship Firm Mitsui OSK Lines Pays $39 million To China After Seizure: Media
April 24th, 2014
Update, 10 p.m.: A Chinese court said on Thursday that it has released a ship owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd., which had been seized in a contract dispute, after the Japanese firm paid up. China’s ...
Insolvencies rocket amid mounting misery for firms
April 24th, 2014
SCOTTISH corporate insolvencies in the latest full quarter were up 70.6% on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed, and one leading expert predicted the number of failures could climb higher still. The figures, published yesterday ...
Toyota Beats General Motors And Volkswagen In Q1 Sales to Retain Title Of Top-Selling Car Manufacturer
April 23rd, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) sold more cars than any other global car maker in the first quarter of 2014 to retain the title of the world’s top-selling car manufacturer. The Japanese automaker said Wednesday that it sold 2.583 million ...
The First National Bank of Facebook
April 23rd, 2014
The company that rebranded the word “friend” may soon take up a more ambitious makeover: the word “bank.” Facebook Inc. is on the verge of winning approval from Ireland’s central bank to allow its users to store and exchange ...
FX Market Trading and Clearing System Schedule Update
April 23rd, 2014
An updated version of Moscow Exchange”s ASTS FX market trading and clearing system is to come online on 28 April 2014. Testing with the involvement of trading participants will take place on 26 April. The system will be available ...
HMRC to demystify VAT place of supply rule changes
April 23rd, 2014
Freelancers and other VAT-registered providers of internet or broadcasting services to consumers in the EU are being invited to get official guidance on how new rules from January will impact them. In an open invitation to all affected businesses, ...