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Credit Agricole Targets Profit Above $5.5 Billion by 2016
March 20th, 2014
Credit Agricole SA, France’s third-largest bank, will seek to reach at least 4 billion euros ($5.5 billion) of annual net income by 2016 and build up capital as its main European markets emerge from recession. “We’ve deeply transformed our ...
IMF’s Lagarde to be questioned in court over ‘Tapie Affair’
March 19th, 2014
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrived Wednesday at a Paris court to face more questions over her role in a 2008 arbitration that awarded a massive state payout to controversial businessman Bernard Tapie. It is Lagarde’s third visit ...
Londongrad Dealmakers Threatened by Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Russian companies have made $180 billion in deals globally in the past two years, providing steady profits to London bankers, lawyers, and image crafters as the city has become a hub for such transactions. Sanctions being imposed by the ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Motorola Sues 12 Defendants In Kong Kong For $5.26B, Including A Fugitive Turkish Family Charged With Embezzlement Of Funds
March 17th, 2014
Motorola (NYSE:MSI) has sued 12 defendants in a Hong Kong court, including a fugitive Turkish family, three Hong Kong-based companies and a British national, seeking $5.26 billion in damages for embezzlement of funds in a case that can be ...
Cash Abroad Rises $206 Billion as Apple to IBM Avoid Tax
March 14th, 2014
The largest U.S.-based companies added $206 billion to their stockpiles of offshore profits last year, parking earnings in low-tax countries until Congress gives them a reason not to. The multinational companies have accumulated $1.95 trillion outside the U.S., up ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014
