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Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Honda to recall 20 million cars
May 9th, 2016
Honda Motor will recall an additional 20 million Takata-made airbags globally, a newspaper said , in a widening scandal that has led to the biggest auto recall in US history. Tokyo-based auto parts giant Takata is struggling to deal ...
Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Spread, Saudi Oil Minister Replaced
May 9th, 2016
Canada wildfires cut oil-sands production by about 40%: IHS Ali al-Naimi succeeded by Al-Falih, head of state oil company Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Arabia ...
Thomson Reuters Reports First-Quarter 2016 Results
April 27th, 2016
Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The company also re-affirmed its 2016 full-year outlook. Reported revenues declined 1%. Before currency, revenues grew 1% Excluding recoveries, revenues increased 2% ...
Asian Stocks, Nasdaq Futures Slide on Apple; Aussie Sinks on CPI
April 27th, 2016
European shares fluctuate amid mixed earnings; Total climbs Apple, Twitter add to technology gloom as forecasts disappoint Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields lower for the first time in eight days, and the dollar weakened, as markets signaled caution before ...
Artificial Intelligence seen as opportunity and threat by financial services sector
April 26th, 2016
New global survey reveals tensions between optimism and unease Majority believe AI and other fintech will make financial markets more competitive by 2018 But more than three-quarters say regulators are unable to keep pace with changing technology Sixty percent ...
International law firm and US based Law firm end merger talks
April 25th, 2016
Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith said Friday they have ended merger talks just 10 days after confirming discussions had begun. Pepper Hamilton sent out an email at 6 p.m. Friday announcing the talks had broken off. “While we were intrigued when Reed Smith approached us, ...
International law firm appoints 24 New Partners
April 22nd, 2016
Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance has today announced the promotion of 24 lawyers to its partnership. The new partners are drawn from all of the firm’s market-leading practices and reflect the range and depth of the firm’s capability ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
Once A Tax Haven, Gibraltar Now Says It’s Low-Tax
April 19th, 2016
Gibraltar, a tiny British territory at Europe’s southern tip, is famous for its geography — a huge limestone rock — that appears on the Prudential logo. It’s a global center for offshore banking, with the trappings of wealth to prove ...
