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Lawyers ask for $300 million in fees in VW scandal settlement
October 6th, 2016
Plaintiff lawyers who helped negotiate a potential $10 billion settlement with Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal fired back at critics who question their request for more than $300 million in fees for negotiating terms that are largely overlapped ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
VW reports H1 operating profit of 7.5 billlion euros
July 20th, 2016
Volkswagen reported on Wednesday its operating profit came to 7.5 billion euros ($8.3 billion) in the first half of 2016, beating market expectations and pushing its shares higher. Adjusted for one-off costs of 2.2 billion euros, operating profit came ...
Asian Shares Jump With Won After U.S. Payrolls Boost; Oil Falls
July 11th, 2016
Topix jumps by most since February after Abe election victory Won jumps with ringgit after hiring picks up in U.S. Asia’s stocks and emerging-market currencies rallied, while commodities gained as heightened prospects for stimulus in Japan and better-than-expected U.S. jobs ...
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 ...
VW Will Spend $14.7 Billion to Settle emissions scandal;the largest settlement ever paid by an automaker
July 7th, 2016
Volkswagen will spend $10 billion on affected car buybacks, $4.7 billion to “mitigate pollution” in the TDI emissions settlement. The estimated cost of Volkswagen’s U.S. diesel emissions cheating just rose by half—to nearly $15 billion, the largest settlement ever paid by ...
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open
June 28th, 2016
The Brexit rollercoaster is still going full tilt, unbalancing global markets, currencies and politics. Here’s what you need to know before the US open at 2:30pm London time. Major US markets are pointing up ahead of the open, with ...
Europe expected to pause after strong gains
June 21st, 2016
European stocks traded slightly lower on Tuesday, taking a breather after sharp gains seen in the previous session following polls that allayed fears of a Brexit. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.13 percent with major bourses and sectors pointing in ...
European car manufacturers face fines of up to €2 billion
May 30th, 2016
Several European car manufacturers have hefty fines hanging over their heads if they are unable to meet the new emission standards set by the European Union. Those with a cloud around their performance include Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Volkswagen, ...
Fastned raises 3 million euro via the new stock exchange Nxchange
May 24th, 2016
Fastned, which is building a pan-European network of fast charging stations for electric cars, has raised 3.07 million euro in fresh capital in the first five weeks of its listing on the new stock exchange Nxchange. 307,473 new certificates ...