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Cambodia sees a growth in consumerism
September 29th, 2014
Though poverty is still rife in the countryside, an urban boom and robust growth fueled by garment manufacturing for brands such as Nike (NKE.N) and GAP (GPS.N) has given rise to a growing consumer class that earns triple the ...
Illegal Irish corporate tax deals for Apple
September 29th, 2014
Preliminary findings of an investigation into tax deals have found Apple Inc.(AAPL.O) being accused of benefiting from illicit state aid in Ireland after striking illegal deals with Irish authorities and will have to face Brussels’ law. Details of the probe, which ...
Share trading flat after Wall Street sell-off
September 26th, 2014
U.S. shares trading was near the flat line Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst slide in nearly two months Thursday. The Dow closed down 264.26 points, 1.5%, to end below 17,000 at 16,945.80. Throughout most of the day, ...
Russian lawmaker drafts bill on Foreign-Asset Freeze
September 26th, 2014
A member of Russia’s ruling party proposed a law that would allow the seizure of foreign states’ assets in the country after the U.S. and its allies targeted President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle including a childhood friend with asset ...
Bank of America shares to increase 50 percent in three years
September 22nd, 2014
Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), the second-largest U.S. bank by total assets, could see its shares climb 50 percent over the next three years, Barron’s financial newspaper said on Sunday. The bank could report earnings per share of $2 ...
BNP Paribas hires ex-U.S.Treasury official for compliance job
September 19th, 2014
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) has hired a former top official at the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions office, people familiar with the matter said, part of the French bank’s effort to build up its compliance department after its record settlement over ...
Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low
September 18th, 2014
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its bond-buying program ends next month. Investors have been eagerly awaiting ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
Microsoft boosts dividend 11 percent, adds new directors
September 17th, 2014
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Tuesday announced the smallest percentage increase in its quarterly dividend since 2009 and appointed new directors to replace two board members who decided not to seek re-election. The increase, 11 percent to 31 cents per ...
New York says Barclays move to toss fraud case should be denied
September 17th, 2014
The New York attorney general on Tuesday rebutted Barclays Plc’s (BARC.L) motion to dismiss the state’s lawsuit alleging fraud in how it ran a private trading platform, calling the arguments in the petition “misguided” and “disingenuous.” New York Attorney ...
