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Iran resumes oil export to Europe after 5-year-halt
February 15th, 2016
Iran has shipped crude oil to Europe for the first time in five years just a month after world powers lifted sanctions on Tehran in step with the landmark nuclear deal reached last July. The oil shipment to Europe ...
KPMG forecasts more pain for Dubai housing
February 15th, 2016
House prices in Dubai will continue to suffer this year as cheap oil and the strong US dollar push properties beyond the means of many overseas investors, according to the latest report from consultants KPMG. The low global price ...
KPI Kuwait said oil prices could reach a range of $50 to $60 a barrel by mid-2017
February 15th, 2016
Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) said on Saturday oil prices could reach a range of $50 to $60 a barrel by mid-2017, the official state news agency and Reuters reported. The agency quoted the company’s top executive Bakheet Al-Rashidi as ...
Europe open: Stocks rally on strong Asian cues; IAG flies higher on upgrade
February 15th, 2016
European stocks kicked the week off on an upbeat note, taking their cue from a strong session in Asia, despite the release of disappointing Chinese and Japanese data. At 0840 GMT, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index was up ...
Here’s what the future of bitcoin looks like — and it’s bright
February 15th, 2016
Bitcoin has been proclaimed dead 89 times. It has been labeled a Ponzi scheme and a failed experiment. Writers have argued for it to be forgotten and for developers to move on to greener pastures. But moving beyond this ...
The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work
February 12th, 2016
THE BITCOIN COMMUNITY can’t even agree on whether it’s breaking up. Last month, Mike Hearn—an ex-Googler and one of the biggest names working on the software underpinning bitcoin—made more than a few headlines when he called the digital currency “a failed ...
Asian markets: Japan’s Nikkei slides further amid concerns over European banking sector
February 12th, 2016
While China’s Shanghai Composite remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, the majority of stock indices across Asia including Japan’s Nikkei 225 were trading lower on 12 February. This followed a negative Wall Street and FTSE close overnight, ...
Bear Market Descends on Global Stocks
February 12th, 2016
The MSCI All-World Index falls 20% from its May 2015 record Retreat is biggest since selloff during 2011 Europe crisis The yearlong decline in global equities that started with a selloff in energy became a full-blown bear market Thursday ...
Facebook ‘colonialism’ row stokes distrust in Zuckerberg
February 11th, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg has moved quickly to put a digital bargepole between himself and one of Facebook‘s influential and well-regarded board members. He was attempting to limit the damage caused by a tweet that could have far-reaching consequences as he continues to ...
Shock slump in European industry bodes ill
February 11th, 2016
Europe‘s top four economies suffered steeper drops in industrial output during December than any analyst had forecast, a grim sign for the global economy as it struggles to sustain momentum. Wednesday’s industrial output data for Britain, France and Italy ...
