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Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is going downmarket to try and rescue its clothing business

25/05/2016(0)
Marks & Spencer put out another bad set of results on Wednesday— something that has become a tradition for the struggling retailer. Annual sales at M&S were up 2.4% to ... Read More
Greece

Greece bailout: Eurozone agrees ‘breakthrough’ debt deal

25/05/2016(0)
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they call a “major breakthrough”. After late-night talks in Brussels, ... Read More
asian markets

HSI, Nikkei lead gains as most Asian markets advance

25/05/2016(0)
Asia markets mostly closed higher on Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading gains and several major indexes advancing more than 1 percent each. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 258.59 points, or 1.57 ... Read More
Global Market Index

Foreign Developed-Market Stocks In The Lead Last Week

24/05/2016(0)
Stock markets in the developed world outside the US led the major asset classes higher last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) ... Read More
france

All of France’s oil refineries shut down due to strikes

24/05/2016(0)
France’s oil refineries are on strike Tuesday, union officials said, with all eight of the country’s refineries out of action. A CGT (General Confederation of Labor) union official confirmed ... Read More
oil-price-L-reuters

Oil prices fall as dollar gains, but possible stock drawdown supports

24/05/2016(0)
Oil prices fell in thin trade on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, but losses were curbed by a likely drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles. Brent futures ... Read More
european markets

European Shares Slide as Bayer Leads Chemicals Drop, Oil Falls

24/05/2016(0)
Fiat drags carmakers lower on German report of cheating Greece’s ASE jumps most in western Europe on aid expectation European shares retreated as chemical companies and oil producers tumbled, ... Read More
greece

Eurozone finance ministers are set to discuss easing Greece’s debt burden

23/05/2016(0)
Greek lawmakers on Sunday (22 May) adopted another batch of controversial spending cuts and tax hikes, two days before a crunch eurozone meeting expected to unlock the next tranche ... Read More
European Commission

The Eurozone is the greatest danger

23/05/2016(0)
World-wide, markets are horribly distorted, which spells danger not only to investors, but to businesses and their employees as well, because it is impossible to allocate capital efficiently in ... Read More
salary

One of the World’s most expensive Countries is discussing paying people $2,500 a month for doing nothing

23/05/2016(0)
The Swiss are discussing paying people $2,500 a month for doing nothing. The country will vote June 5 on whether the government should introduce an unconditional basic income to replace various welfare ... Read More
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