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Australia 200 – Drops Sharply Back to Key 5500 Level
September 15th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, September 15, 2014 For the last couple of weeks the Australia 200 Index has declined from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to consolidate just under the 5600 level, before falling ...
West TX Oil Drops to $91.30 after Russia Sanctions
September 15th, 2014
Brent crude slumped to a more than two-year low under $97 per barrel on Monday as a slew of lackluster economic data from China, the world’s top energy consumer, cast a shadow on the outlook for oil demand amid ...
China and India’s growing strategic weight
September 15th, 2014
The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India this week, so early in the term of India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, underlines the growing strategic weight of the relationship between the two countries. Modi’s prime ministership, with ...
China anxiety over Asian stocks, Aussie dollar hit
September 15th, 2014
Asian stocks skidded to five-week lows on Monday, giving European markets a negative lead after a batch of weak data out of China raised the spectre of a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy. “As if traders didn’t ...
PwC’s revenues increase amid UK economic recovery
September 15th, 2014
PwC recorded a rise on revenues by five per cent to £2.81bn in the last year, since the professional services firm saw an increase in client confidence across the UK as a further sign of strengthening economic recovery. A ...
Investment Program supported by European Finance Officials
September 15th, 2014
A three-year, €300 billion program to spur the European economy won broad support from finance ministers. Finance ministers of the European Union have endorsed plans to leverage hundreds of billions of euros in order to finance new infrastructure projects ...
European Bank Assets Recover in First Half
September 12th, 2014
Europe’s big banks returned to growth mode in the first half of this year, expanding their books by 530 million euros ($685 million), in a sign they are starting to get back on their feet after the financial crisis. ...
Deloitte investing £30m in Belfast
September 12th, 2014
Deloitte has announced that it will be investing more than £30m in the next five years, creating another 338 jobs across a range of services. Phase 2 was launched yesterday by First Minister Peter Robinson. It will deliver 338 ...
Why accountants are dissatisfied with their job?
September 12th, 2014
What makes accountants want to leave their jobs? Poor chances of promotion, not enough pay and unsatisfactory management are the key reasons, according to a survey by accounting recruiter Richard Lloyd. Nearly 50 per cent of respondents said they ...
Alibaba IPO signals global ambitions
September 12th, 2014
It was a scene straight out of Silicon Valley — only it took place across the Pacific. In 1999, Jack Ma gathered his wife and 17 friends in his small apartment in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou, about 100 ...
