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Goldman Sachs sparks outrage by paying staff highest UK bonuses
January 2nd, 2015
Goldman Sachs has paid the highest bonuses to senior staff among banks operating in the UK, sparking outrage and leading to calls the firm must return to “planet earth”. Overall, the US investment bank paid 121 London bosses and ...
Lithuania is 19th country to adopt the euro, but currency union remains deep in crisis
January 2nd, 2015
Lithuania has become the 19th European country to adopt the euro – but enters a currency union deep in crisis. The former Soviet republic is the last of the Baltic nations to adopt the euro after Estonia joined in 2011 ...
France Just Quietly Killed Off Its Failed 75% Super-Tax
January 2nd, 2015
The eye-catching and eye-watering 75% payroll tax rate in France was quietly killed off by the government yesterday, after failing to raise significant revenue. The tax was also accused of driving high earners away from France. The tax raised only ...
ECB President Draghi says that the Eurozone Is Facing ‘A Long Period Of Weakness’
January 2nd, 2015
The eurozone faces a growing risk of unstable prices, the head of the European Central Bank said in an interview published Friday, at a time when concerns are mounting the bloc could slip into deflation. “The risk that we ...
2015 investing tips for the rational investor
January 2nd, 2015
Is that time of the year when pundits put forth their market prognostications for the coming year, ballyhoo their favorite stocks and dazzle readers with can’t-miss strategies and trends. So here are a few words to the wise, some ...
Friday January 2: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
January 2nd, 2015
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for January 2, 2015 Gold sold off on Wednesday after testing the $1200 handle which is yet again proving too resistive. Gold in consolidation looking for further direction with little impetus for either side. Medium ...
Friday January 2: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
January 2nd, 2015
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for January 2, 2015 EURUSD hit new two year lows on the last trading session of the year. Market now almost at the bottom of its longer term range of 1.40-1.20. A break beneath the ...
OneStopBrokers’ Holiday Offers – Video
December 31st, 2014
OneStopBrokers’ team wishes you Happy Holidays ! We are working on launching a variety of initiatives that will enhance, educate and improve the understanding and knowledge of all visitors to our page. We do not aim to be just another business ...
Entry Point of JPMorgan Data Breach Is Identified
December 23rd, 2014
The computer breach at JPMorgan Chase this summer — the largest intrusion of an American bank to date — might have been thwarted if the bank had installed a simple security fix to an overlooked server in its vast ...
Billionaire Kwok Gets 5 Years Jail in Hong Kong Corruption Trial
December 23rd, 2014
Thomas Kwok, the billionaire former Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. co-chairman, was sentenced to five years in jail and fined HK$500,000 ($64,460) for conspiring to corrupt Hong Kong’s No. 2 official. Rafael Hui, 66, the city’s chief secretary from 2005 ...
