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Asia pauses after Wall Street peak, oil pares losses

23/12/2014(0)
A holiday hush settled over Asian markets on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at historic highs while oil prices recouped just a little of the losses suffered when Saudi ... Read More
EUROs

Lithuania Readies Itself For The Euro As Russia Growls Across The Border

22/12/2014(0)
Geopolitics plague Lithuanians at this frozen Russian border post, where a return trip by car can mean 48 hours of queuing. It is a reminder for some of why ... Read More
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Oil prices rise but Opec production will keep them around $60 for 2014

22/12/2014(0)
Oil prices have risen by 2% on Monday 22 December, however analysts warn that it’s unlikely that the average price for 2014 will be above $60 per barrel (bbl). ... Read More
Xiaomi

China’s Hopu Among Investors in Xiaomi

22/12/2014(0)
Chinese private-equity firm Hopu Investment Management Co. is among the consortium of investors putting a total of just over $1 billion into Xiaomi Corp. in a deal valuing the ... Read More
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Brent climbs above $62 as Asian markets open strong

22/12/2014(0)
Oil prices rose on Monday as Asian markets opened strongly into a holiday-shortened week and consensus spread that Brent crude futures would likely remain above $60 for the rest ... Read More
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IMF holds back Cyprus bailout funds

19/12/2014(0)
International Monetary Fund says expected tranche of €88m will not be paid after parliament suspended new foreclosure law The International Monetary Fund has said it will not release a ... Read More
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Luxembourg Agrees to Share Details of Corporate Tax Deals

19/12/2014(0)
Luxembourg agreed Thursday to share with the European Commission information on tax deals secured by multinational companies with operations in the small nation. Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg’s prime minister, said ... Read More
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Global crude oil prices slump further as traders bet on sell-off

19/12/2014(0)
Global crude oil prices slumped further on Thursday, as traders placed fresh bets that the market would resume a six-month sell-off on worries about a supply glut. Benchmark Brent ... Read More
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Putin predicts rouble recovery and blames ‘external factors’

18/12/2014(0)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country’s uncertain economic situation has been provoked by “external factors”, and believes it may take two years for the country to return to ... Read More
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Brent steady above 61 dollars

18/12/2014(0)
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around ... Read More
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