Archives
Asian shares edge up, wary of China volatility
July 31st, 2015
Asia markets record monthly loss after China drop U.S. GDP data reinforces bets that Fed is on track to hike Nikkei down after Japanese data disappoints Gold, copper record losses on stronger dollar Asian shares inched higher on ...
Oil to hit low $30s by the end of 2015: Kilduff
July 31st, 2015
The prospect of oil prices falling below $40 receded earlier this year amid a crude rally, but with futures sliding again, investors shouldn’t rule out a three-handle, Again Capital founding partner John Kilduff said Thursday. “Christmas time we’ll probably ...
Microsoft and MIT Explore Unique Applications of the Bitcoin Blockchain
July 30th, 2015
Microsoft New York and MIT Media Lab presented a 70-minute report called #Blockchain4good this week. Speakers included Brian Forde, MIT Media Lab director of digital currency and former senior technology adviser at the White House, and John Paul Farmer, ...
AFD founder: ‘Schäuble’s Greece policy is pure marketing’
July 30th, 2015
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s latest plans for a euro tax have solidified the prospect of a transfer union, says Eurosceptic Bernd Lucke in an interview with EurActiv Germany. The founder of the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, argues that ...
SFC reprimands and fines Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited HK$4.5 million for regulatory breach
July 30th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited (Nomura Hong Kong) HK$4.5 million for failing to report significant misconduct by a former trader in a timely manner (Note 1). On 11 June ...
Mobile payments trend is getting bigger: MasterCard to connect Europe to Samsung Pay
July 30th, 2015
Samsung has struck a deal with MasterCard to connect European card issuers to the handset manufacturer’s forthcoming mobile payments service. Under the agreement, European banks will be able to connect to the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service platform and activate ...
CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results
July 30th, 2015
CME Group has issued a report to inform for the Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results – Second-quarter 2015 revenues rose 12 percent to $820 million – Second-quarter 2015 adjusted net income attributable to CME Group of $320 million and adjusted ...
GMO Internet: Notice of Upward Revision to Full Year Earnings and Dividend Forecasts
July 30th, 2015
In light of recent performance, GMO Internet announces the following upward revision to fiscal year 12/2015 earnings and dividends forecasts previously published on February 5, 2015 and April 30, 2015 respectively. 1. Revised Earnings Forecast (1) Revised Consolidated Results ...
FCA bans former Rabobank trader, Lee Stewart, following LIBOR fraud
July 30th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Lee Stewart, a former trader at Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) from the UK financial services industry for lacking honesty and integrity following a criminal conviction for fraud in the US. In ...
Wall St. set to open lower as GDP misses expectations
July 30th, 2015
U.S. stocks were set to open lower on Thursday after data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter even as the Federal Reserve left doors open for a possible rate hike in ...
