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Facebook, Google Balk at Loophole in Bill to Rein in NSA
May 22nd, 2014
A group of technology companies, including Facebook Inc. (FB), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), said the bill U.S. lawmakers plan to vote on today to limit National Security Agency spying doesn’t go far enough. The legislation “has ...
JPMorgan’s Problem of “Sons and Daughters” program is widely practice
May 22nd, 2014
The long investigation of JPMorgan’s hiring practices in China has reached a milestone: A Hong Kong anti-corruption organization has formally arrested Fang Fang, the bank’s former vice president of investment banking in Asia. Fang Fang, who has been released ...
European Stocks Little Changed Amid Earnings Reports
May 20th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trading within 1 percent of a six-year high, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Carnival Plc climbed 3.8 percent after ...
Tax Reform Is Not a Fantasy
May 15th, 2014
U.S. companies are stockpiling a record amount of foreign earned profits abroad, roughly $2.1 trillion. The amount of cash held overseas by U.S. multinationals is up 93 percent since 2008. And Uncle Sam receives a near-zero return on foreign ...
Telefonica-KPN Review Said to Focus on Small Operators
May 15th, 2014
The European Commission’s review of the proposed merger of Telefonica SA (TEF) and Royal KPN NV (KPN)’s German wireless units focuses on bolstering smaller competitors that lease capacity rather than attracting a new network operator, according to people familiar ...
Investors May Have Gained Early Word on Fed Policy, Study Finds
May 14th, 2014
Some investors may have gotten early word of changes to Federal Reserve policy between 1997 and 2013 and profited by trading before the policy shifts were publicly announced, according to Singapore-based researchers. Trading records show abnormally large price movements ...
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Gauges Rally to Records
May 13th, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark gauge on course for its biggest increase in seven weeks, as investors weighed earnings and after U.S. equity indexes climbed to records. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, jumped 5.1 percent after ...
CySec warning against unauthorised firm
May 9th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), wishes to inform the investors that the entity which operates via the internet domain, (http://www.callandput.com): 1. Is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in the Republic, pursuant to the Investment ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Tech Shares Slide, Tesla Drops
May 8th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated, following the biggest advance in three weeks for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as technology stocks declined for a third day and Tesla Motors Inc. and Priceline Group Inc. slumped. The S&P 500 (SPX) fell ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
