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Obama Says U.S. Ready to Move on Russia Sanctions
April 24th, 2014
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go as the crisis in Ukraine escalated with Ukrainian security forces moving against pro-Russian separatists. Russia has yet to act in the spirit ...
Russian Companies Shrug Off US Sanctions – For Now
April 23rd, 2014
Soon after U.S. sanctions targeting members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle were announced last month, Olga Promptova, a Russian business owner, received a message from a German client who was worried about the delivery of her Russian-made clothing. ...
Google’s Stake in $2 Billion Apple-Samsung Trial Revealed
April 23rd, 2014
Google Inc. (GOOG)’s stake in the outcome of a $2 billion trial over smartphones using its Android operating system was revealed by testimony that the company indemnified Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) against some of Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s patent claims. ...
Is the U.S. Shale Boom Going Bust?
April 23rd, 2014
It’s not surprising that a survey of energy professionals attending the 2014 North American Prospect Expo overwhelmingly identified “U.S. energy independence” as the trend most likely to gain momentum this year. Like any number of politicians and pundits, these ...
What’s ahead for Apple’s new CFO, Luca Maestri
April 22nd, 2014
Apple’s new CFO will have to deal with the tech giant’s massive cash reserves, as well as building a strong finance team in the first 100 days IN JUNE, the world’s largest company by market capitalisation will be getting ...
How much is your personal data worth?
April 22nd, 2014
British ministers are looking at changes that will allow HMRC to sell taxpayers’ data to third parties. Putting aside the privacy issues, how much is personal data worth? As this paper reported last week, ministers are considering changes in ...
P&G Hopes New Razor Keeps Its Results On The Cutting Edge
April 22nd, 2014
It’s been said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, but what about razors and tooth whitener? We’ll find out on Wednesday when Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG), the Cincinnati ...
USD/ JPY ‘s rally halted by monthly PP
April 22nd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Monthly pivot point at 102.72 turned out to be tough and unwilling to let the U.S. Dollar to advance further. Accordingly, we are likely to witness a bearish correction, which should be stopped either by the 55-day ...
AUD/USD – Near Two Week Low around Key 0.93 Level
April 22nd, 2014
The last couple of weeks has seen the Australian dollar drift lower from resistance just below 0.95 after reaching a six month high in that area. Over the last month or so the 0.93 level has become very significant ...
Wall Street Bond Dealers Whipsawed on Bearish Treasuries Bet
April 22nd, 2014
Betting against U.S. government debt this year is turning out to be a fool’s errand. Just ask Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers. While the losses that their economists predicted have yet to materialize, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup ...
