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Lawyers trained to help deal with transnational cases
July 23rd, 2014
More training will be offered to law firms and lawyers specializing in cross-border lawsuits to expand their presence in an area dominated by foreign competitors, a senior official from the Justice Ministry said. By next year, the All-China Lawyers ...
Boeing profit gets boost from increased deliveries
July 23rd, 2014
Boeing Co reported a 52 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by a rise in commercial aircraft deliveries. The company’s net income rose to $1.65 billion, or $2.24 per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from $1.09 ...
PepsiCo quarterly profit falls 2 percent
July 23rd, 2014
PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) reported a 2 percent fall in second-quarter profit as carbonated soft drink volumes declined 2 percent in North America. The company’s net income fell to $1.98 billion, or $1.29 per share, in the 12 weeks ended ...
Bank of England unease grows despite keeping rates at 0.5%
July 23rd, 2014
Bank of England policymakers are growing increasingly uneasy at leaving interest rates at a record low of 0.5%, minutes of their latest meeting revealed. The public record of the July meeting of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) showed ...
China’s Debt, At 250% Of GDP And Rising, Flashes Warning Signs
July 23rd, 2014
China’s debt has swelled to more than 2 1/2 times the size of its economy, a sign Beijing will face difficulties as it seeks to expand, triggering to a financial crisis. The world’s second-largest economy in June reached a ...
OECD Releases New Tax Info Exchange Standard
July 23rd, 2014
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on July 21, 2014, released its new global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters, hailing the move as another important step towards greater tax transparency and ...
Watch what markets don’t do as world politics turns nasty
July 23rd, 2014
Like so much in the investment world of late, it’s what financial markets are not doing right now that is most intriguing. Over the course of the past month, conflicts, superpower standoffs and economic sanctions have flared in ...
Cybercriminal strikes can be small, but mighty
July 23rd, 2014
Cybercrime is a growing threat for businesses as attackers are getting more creative and skilled in their methods of stealing information. Cyberattacks on large companies such as Target, Neiman Marcus and P.F. Chang’s made headlines across the country and ...
Moody’s: Middle East investment grade companies face $91 billion in refinancing needs
July 23rd, 2014
According to Moody’s Investors Service, Middle East investment grade companies face refinancing needs of about $91 billion from bank and bond debt due to mature over the next four years. This accounts for approximately eight per cent of total ...
Apple earnings boosted by strong iPhone sales
July 23rd, 2014
Apple has reported quarterly profits of $7.75bn (£4.5bn) – up 12% on the same period last year. The company sold 35.2 million iPhones from March to June, an increase of 13% from the same time in 2013. The company ...