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Investec issues apology after analyst’s gaffe

11/12/2014(0)
South African bank Investec gave US regulator Benjamin Lawsky a grovelling apology last night, after one of its analysts compared Lawsky’s actions against Standard Chartered to the treatment of Eric ... Read More
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Wounded OPEC to feel more pain next year

10/12/2014(0)
A price war has slashed the price of oil by more than 40% in six months and put U.S. gas on the path to $2 a gallon. And on Wednesday, OPEC cut its ... Read More
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Congress reaches deal for $1.1 trillion U.S. spending bill

10/12/2014(0)
Congressional negotiators unveiled a $1.1 trillion U.S. spending bill that aims to avoid a government shutdown at midnight on Thursday and punts an immigration showdown between Republicans and President Barack ... Read More
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Shanghai Composite Index Breaks 3,000 for First Time Since 2011

08/12/2014(0)
China’s Shanghai Composite Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time since 2011 and a gauge of the nation’s biggest companies headed for a record winning streak on optimism shares will extend ... Read More
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Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates rejects revised £2.6bn Qatar offer

05/12/2014(0)
Canary Wharf owner and takeover target Songbird Estates has rejected a revised offer of 350p per share made by the Qatari sovereign wealth fund late yesterday. The board of Songbird ... Read More
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Gold Declines Before U.S. Jobs Report as Investors Weigh Demand

05/12/2014(0)
Gold fell before U.S. payrolls data that may show employers added more workers last month, boosting the case for an increase in borrowing costs in the largest economy as ... Read More
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Like Chinese Stocks? In Hong Kong, They’re 12% Cheaper

05/12/2014(0)
The rush to pile into the world-beating stock rally in Shanghai has become so fevered that many investors are passing over identical shares that are trading more than 10 percent cheaper ... Read More
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Israel nature reserve oil spill ‘one of country’s worst environmental disasters’

04/12/2014(0)
Millions of litres of oil gushing out of a breached pipeline flooded a desert nature reserve in Israel overnight, causing one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, officials and media said. ... Read More
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2014: RESULTS

04/12/2014(0)
Poorly equipped schools, counterfeit medicine and elections decided by money are just some of the consequences of public sector corruption. Bribes and backroom deals don’t just steal resources from ... Read More
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Fall of the Bond King: How Gross Lost Empire as Pimco Cracked

04/12/2014(0)
Bill Gross, the 70-year-old king of bonds, rushed through the offices of his $2 trillion empire on a Friday morning distributing hand-written notes. He knew his reign was over. ... Read More
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