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PwC must face $1 billion lawsuit over MF Global collapse
July 11th, 2014
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers’ request to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing the auditor of providing bad accounting advice that contributed to the October 2011 collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd, a brokerage run by former ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD: Aussie Firm on Australian Housing Data
July 11th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for July 11, 2014 AUD/USD has edged higher in Friday trade, as the pair trades at the 0.94 in the European session. On the release front, there are no key events on the schedule. In Australia, ...
Gold Improves, Shrugs Off Sharp Unemployment Claims
July 11th, 2014
Gold is firm on Friday, as the spot price stands at $1337.62 per ounce in the European session. Friday has a very light schedule, with just one event, the Federal Budget Balance. In the US, Unemployment Claims dropped, as ...
Bank of England says may be case for extra leverage ratio for banks
July 11th, 2014
Lenders may have to comply with a requirement to set aside funds on top of a proposed minimum of 3pc of their capital, says the Bank The Bank of England said on Friday that big British banks and lenders ...
Alibaba’s Behemoth IPO Making Few Ripples in Washington
July 11th, 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)’s proposal for what could be the largest initial stock offering in U.S. history is sailing through Washington with few bumps. While a federal commission has warned that the offering by the world’s biggest Internet ...
Economists downgrade forecasts for U.S. growth
July 11th, 2014
U.S. business economists have sharply cut their growth forecasts for the April-June quarter and 2014, though they remain optimistic that the economy will rebound from a dismal first quarter. A survey by the National Association of Business Economics, released ...
Global stock markets hit by Portuguese bank concerns
July 11th, 2014
Stock markets in Europe and the US have fallen over concerns about the health of one of Portugal’s biggest banks. Shares in Banco Espirito Santo were suspended after falling 17% following concerns about accounting irregularities at its parent group. ...
Asian Stocks Slip With Won on Portugal as Gold Holds Gain
July 11th, 2014
Asia’s benchmark stock index headed for its first weekly loss since May 9, the cost of insuring bonds in the region climbed and the yen maintained gains with gold amid concern that Europe’s debt problems haven’t been resolved. South ...
Fischer opposes proposals to break up banks
July 11th, 2014
New Federal Reserve Bank Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer says financial reform in the U.S. “is making significant progress in strengthening the financial system,” and he casts doubt on proposals to break up the largest banks, according to a speech ...
Amazon Sued Over Billing for App Store Purchases
July 11th, 2014
Settling isn’t the Amazon way, whether the dispute is with book publishers or the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed a suit in a Federal District Court in Seattle, contending that Amazon improperly billed customers for ...
