19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil Futures Unmoved by Weak China Manufacturing Data
Futures Movers: Oil Futures Unmoved by Weak China Manufacturing Data
Oil prices hover at just under $75 a barrel, not taking a hit from weak China data, but not impressed by stockpiles either.
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19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Canada Regulators Studying Potential Stock-Trade Outflow to U.S.
Canada Regulators Studying Potential Stock-Trade Outflow to U.S.
Canadian securities regulators are reviewing whether the nation’s largest brokers are increasingly routing equity trades to U.S. dealers to save costs.
19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Metals Stocks: Gold extends slide on Swiss vote concerns
Metals Stocks: Gold extends slide on Swiss vote concerns
Gold prices took another hit, extending the prior session’s declines in the wake of word that a Swiss vote, which could require the country’s central bank to ramp up its holdings in bullion, may be losing support.
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19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Yen hits fresh lows against dollar, euro
Currencies: Yen hits fresh lows against dollar, euro
Yen is heading towards ¥119 as investors keep selling the Japanese currency after extra easing by the Bank of Japan last month.
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19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Energy groups face climate threat, says ex-BP chief
Energy groups face climate threat, says ex-BP chief
Energy and mining companies are ignoring the “existential threat” from climate change and must change the way they operate, the former head of BP warns, the FT reports.
19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s in a name: Do family businesses outperform?
What’s in a name: Do family businesses outperform?
Attaching your surname to a business can feel more personal, but that can affect its value and even its share price.
19 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman fires staff for alleged NY Fed breach
Goldman fires staff for alleged NY Fed breach
Goldman Sachs has fired an investment banker who allegedly accessed confidential information from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, his former employer. Mr Jiampietro was himself a former government official- a top adviser to Sheila Bair when she was chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The New York Fed said: “As soon as we learned that…