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European Stocks Set For Cautious Start As US Election Looms
November 8th, 2016
European stocks are likely to open higher on Tuesday, although gains are likely to remain modest ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Roughly 120 million Americans will cast their votes today to determine whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary ...
Company wants to introduce hands-free shopping in virtual reality
October 17th, 2016
Alibaba‘s finance arm is working on a technology that could potentially allow users to shop inside virtual stores without having to take off their virtual reality (VR) goggles to settle payments. On Wednesday, Ant Financial, the company behind Alipay, ...
Pound Plumbs New 31-Year Lows Against Dollar
October 5th, 2016
The British pound continued to slump in trading Wednesday, touching fresh 31-year lows against the dollar, and a new five-year low against the euro. Sterling fell to as low as €1.1309 as markets opened in Europe, surpassing its 2013 lows and ...
Eurozone economic recovery picking up despite Brexit, PMIs show
August 23rd, 2016
The eurozone’s economic recovery gained speed in August, according to surveys of purchasing managers that provide fresh evidence of the currency area’s resilience in the wake of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. In advance of the ...
Moscow Exchange Announces 2Q 2016 Results
August 9th, 2016
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the second quarter 2016. Earnings growth was supported by an increase in fee and commission income from all trading markets across the Exchange’s diversified ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
10 questions about Brexit’s impact on the auto industry
July 7th, 2016
The shock waves from the U.K.’s historic vote to leave the EU are about to hit the global auto industry. Analysts predict that falling sales and rising costs are the most likely outcomes for automakers as Europe’s second-largest car ...
Iran’s Oil Comeback May Already Be Over
June 16th, 2016
Crude output may peak in 2016 at 3.6-3.8 million barrels a day Investors facing sanctions, political risk in entering country Iran easily beat expectations with its speed in boosting oil exports after the lifting of sanctions. Without an injection ...
Oil prices fall as dollar gains, but possible stock drawdown supports
May 24th, 2016
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 had declined 42 cents to $47.93 a barrel by 0643 ...
Meet the new Saudi Arabia, nothing like the old Saudi Arabia
May 11th, 2016
After years of building a glut, the world’s oil industry by the end of this year is expected to stop overproducing more crude than the world can use. But analysts say one wild card in that equation is Saudi Arabia — ...
