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Stocks close mixed: S&P drops, Dow bumps up
November 5th, 2014
Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as markets struggled from a one-two punch of falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global slowdown. A wait-and-see posture regarding Tuesday’s elections may also be holding back investors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
French, German banks each to pay 15 billion euros into resolution fund
November 4th, 2014
France and Germany have agreed that banks in each country should pay 15 billion euros ($19 billion) toward a bank resolution fund designed to limit the fallout from a banking collapse, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday. ...
Euro zone to avoid recession, stagnation risks remain: EU Commission
November 4th, 2014
The euro zone will need another year to reach even a modest level of economic growth, the European Commission said on Tuesday, calling on Germany to help as Chancellor Angela Merkel again rejected a spending spree. The EU executive ...
Oil slides after Saudi cuts to US prices
November 4th, 2014
Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia on Monday lowered the price it charges customers in the US in an effort to prop up its share of the American market. West Texas Intermediate fell as much as ...
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot
November 4th, 2014
This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In a surprise move on Friday, the Bank of Japan dramatically ...
Turkish food giant Yildiz buys United Biscuits for £2bn
November 4th, 2014
Turkish food and drinks giant Yildiz won the bidding war for United Biscuits yesterday, offering more than £2bn for the firm and beating off stiff competition from Kellogg’s and Burton’s Biscuits. United makes iconic brands including Jaffa Cakes, Twiglets ...
JPMorgan: Feds pursue criminal forex probe
November 4th, 2014
JPMorgan said it faces a criminal probe of its foreign exchange business and boosted its legal budget by $1.3B. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) disclosed Monday that the New York-based global bank is in talks with the Department of Justice over ...
Japan Stocks Rise, Standing Out Amid Asian Markets
November 4th, 2014
Asian stocks dipped as China growth slowed, but the Nikkei index rallied because of a weak yen. Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday with latest signs of slower growth in China and the euro zone, although Japan rose to seven-year ...
Merkel Toughens Position on Britain’s E.U. Demands
November 4th, 2014
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, under mounting pressure from anti-European populists, continued to insist on new measures limiting the right of Europeans to live and work there. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has indicated that she is prepared ...
German manufacturing sector rebounds in Oct after Sept dip – PMI
November 3rd, 2014
German factory activity rebounded in October after shrinking slightly in September for the first time in over a year, although there are signs of weak domestic demand in Europe’s largest economy, a survey showed on Monday. Markit’s Purchasing Manager’s ...
