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China Shares Fall as Startup Shares Get Pricey
June 16th, 2015
Stocks in Asia mostly fell Tuesday, with China leading the decline, as investors there sell shares in highflying startup stocks that have gotten expensive. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.9% at 5019.42 following a 2% drop Monday, while ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply, but US crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm
June 15th, 2015
Oil prices extended declines on Monday after two straight days of losses late last week as high production offset strong refinery runs, but a storm that could impact Gulf of Mexico operations supported U.S. crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s ...
Saxo Bank gets more personal with clients amid trend to go digital
June 15th, 2015
As banks push ahead with digital services and scale back their branch networks, one investment bank says its retail brokerage business is growing in part because of the human touch. Fadi Mehdi, the head of Saxo Bank’s representative office ...
Saudi Market Opening May Help Neighbors
June 15th, 2015
Other Arab countries—including Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—are likely to be among the major beneficiaries When Saudi Arabia opens up its stock market to foreign investors Monday, the loudest cheers may come from the Persian Gulf country’s ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
New Coindesk Report: Who Really Uses Bitcoin ?
June 11th, 2015
Young, pale, techie and male. Anecdotally, this has been the make up of bitcoin’s core community since the cryptocurrency began, at least if media reports and Internet chatter are to be believed. But in 2015, is this still an accurate reflection ...
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
June 11th, 2015
Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive ...
Advanced Markets Launches Contracts for Difference
June 11th, 2015
Advanced Markets Ltd., an ASIC licensed leading Prime of Prime (PoP) brokerage and top-tier liquidity provider to institutional brokerage firms, announced today the addition of 10 CFD products to their product suite. The offering is geared towards wholesale institutional ...
HSBC to Sell Units in Brazil and Turkey and Shrink Investment Bank
June 9th, 2015
HSBC will take an axe to its investment bank and seek to cut up to $5 billion in costs in an effort to improve its sluggish performance, Europe’s biggest bank said on Tuesday. The announcement to the Hong Kong ...
PwC appoints new UK and global banking and capital markets leaders
June 8th, 2015
PwC has appointed Simon Hunt as its new UK banking and capital markets leader. Kevin Burrowes, who remains the UK firm’s financial services leader, has additionally been appointed as global banking and capital markets leader across the PwC international ...
