NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Global markets got February off to a cautious start on Monday following a rocky January, with stocks and oil falling in the wake of weak manufacturing reports around the… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Authorities in Singapore seize numerous bank accounts as part of their investigation into the Malaysia 1MDB scandal. read more >>> Source : BBC
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, but thankfully OpenTable has taken all the guesswork out of which restaurant is sure to make your date swoon. The online restaurant reservation service has sorted through more than five million restaurant reviews from over 20,000 restaurants across the country to find the 100 most romantic restaurants in America. French […]
The so-called Internet of Things — the gadgets we strap to ourselves or install in our homes, offices and cars that are connected and controlled by a network — leaves a data trail for hackers. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
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North American stock markets were off to a rocky start this morning as lower oil prices and weak manufacturing data from China and the U.S. set a gloomy mood for investors on the first trading day of February. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Is your company doing these 4 things to advance women? Part 4 of 4. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi* In the past several months I have attended over 15 women’s leadership events and […]
The parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King is committing to serving cage-free eggs at all Canadian, American and Mexican locations by 2025. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Global bitcoin exchange Kraken said on Monday Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment will invest in the company and lead a Series B round of financing for the… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Movies which contain smoking scenes or tobacco imagery “should be given an adult rating”, a WHO report suggests. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Investment bankers are not always that popular in Silicon Valley. They’re sometimes seen as impersonal, overly corporate, and more pushy than venture capitalists. But there are a few bankers who’ve earned strong reputations for themselves in the Valley. Tech media startup The Information polled its subscribers on their favorite dealmakers. Goldman Sachs was ranked the […]
U.S. construction spending barely rose in December as spending on nonresidential structures recorded its biggest drop since 2013. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
China’s crackdown on corruption includes kidnapping CEOs. These human rights violations will have a chilling effect, says professor Michael Posner. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Alphabet is about to pull back the curtain just a bit on its some of its most secretive businesses. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko says “a lot of companies” are going to go bankrupt because of oil debt. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending barely rose in December as spending on nonresidential structures recorded its biggest drop since 2013, suggesting a mild downward revision to the advance fourth-quarter GDP growth estimate. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Credit A report by the U.S Census Bureau shows that 36.5 million Americans relocated in 2012 alone. Personally I have had to move a couple of times in the past too, and the last time I did, it was a stressful task. Relocating a business is a tough task and the stress involved is enormous. […]
By Bruno Federowski SAO PAULO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Most Latin American currencies fell on Monday as weak Chinese economic data and a new drop in oil prices weighed on demand for riskier assets…. read more >>> Source : Reuters
After 15 years of near austerity, U.S. airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The chairman and chief executive of Amaya Inc. has told the company’s board of directors that he’s interested in buying out other shareholders for $21 per share in cash — 40 per cent above the Friday closing price. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion) deal that will secure thousands of jobs at the STX shipyard in St-Nazaire in the west of France. read more >>> Source : Reuters
BUDGET airline Ryanair is set to chop tickets prices in the coming months to offer more travellers bargain getaways. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
HSBC has told its staff that it there will no pay rises and no new employees hired this year. It is part of plans to make annual cost savings of up… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
Hao Zou is not your typical young finance star. In fact, it’s a wonder the 29-year-old ex-PIMCO portfolio manager got a job in finance at all — and he’s the first to say it. It’s a good thing he did, though, because he went on to rise through the ranks at the giant bond firm […]
Oilman Boone Pickens says U.S. crude prices should double within 12 months. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
U.S. stocks suffered their worst January in at least seven years last month. But have markets been too hasty to call a global economic slump? read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Chemist chain Boots announces that it is cutting between 300 and 350 assistant store manager jobs in the UK. read more >>> Source : BBC
Hello traders. Hope you had a nice weekend. Overnight news from China manufacturing PMI was not so bad. Came down a few decimal points from the expected, which is good news for markets. Later on we have the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure and the ISM Manufacturing in the US as the main events. Indices are […]
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Russian state should retain control of strategic companies when privatising stakes in those firms, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, stressing the sell-offs must… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Further confirmation that the boom times are over in China, with word that manufacturing there contracted in January at its fastest pace in almost… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
COLOMBO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session on Monday to end at their highest in more than a week led by large-caps, but trading volume slumped to a more-than-one-month low. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The rupee declined by six paise to close at 67.84 against the American currency on dollar demand from banks and importers ahead of the RBI policy meet. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
Note to editors: This post is coauthored with authorized HuffPo blogger Source: Gurkaynak, Sack, Wright (2006, with updates). Financial markets are global, so it would be very strange if this decline in real interest rates were just a local U.S. phenomenon. That is, because capital can flow easily across borders–especially those of advanced economies–risk-free real […]
For young people working hard on Wall Street, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind and lose sight of what’s important. But one successful young Wall Streeter told Business Insider how crucial it is to regain that perspective. Michelle Domanico, a principal in credit at investment giant KKR, has seen financiers young […]
Is Ho Chi Minh City the fastest-aging nation in recorded history? Those who think Japan or Finland has the fastest aging population might be shocked to know that Vietnam ranks number one. It will take a little more than 15 years for the share of Vietnamese aged 65-plus to go from 7 to 14 percent […]
Oprah Winfrey really loves bread and she has the expanded bottom line to show for it. read more >>> Source : BankRate.Com
Nigeria is holding talks with the World Bank to help it fund a forecast $11bn (£7.7bn) budget deficit as it copes with falling oil revenue. read more >>> Source : BBC
BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) – China’s leading airlines joined forces on Monday to blacklist rowdy passengers who have become an increasing problem as the number of travellers grows. read more >>> Source : Reuters
North Carolina-based fund manager Mark Yusko, the chief investment officer of $3.7 billion Morgan Creek Capital Management, revealed the 10 things he thinks could surprise the market in 2016. He shared his predictions in a presentation at the Inside ETFs Conference this month in Florida. Among his predictions is that one or more of the […]
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Russian rouble fell on Monday, tracking falling oil prices, while a raft of poor economic data pressured other emerging markets across the developing world, forcing some… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Wales should have its own banknotes to give it equal status with Scotland and Northern Ireland, Plaid Cymru has said. read more >>> Source : BBC
January felt like a very long month for most involved with markets, given the continued worries regarding China and the volatility seen in many asset markets. Friday’s move by the Bank of Japan proved to be the icing on the cake, although its eventual impact on the economy is likely to be a lot more […]
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Markets got February off to a cautious start on Monday after a rocky January, as expectations of more cheap money from some of the world’s top central banks were validated… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Chinese police arrested 21 employees at China’s largest online finance business on suspicion of fleecing 900,000 investors of $7.6 billion, in what could be the biggest financial fraud in Chinese history. State media outlets reported the arrests late Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV aired purported confessions from two former employees at Ezubao, an Anhui Province outfit […]
European stock markets were steady on Monday, as a rise in the shares of major banks such as Bankia offset a fall in the telecoms sector after Nokia settled a dispute with Samsung. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, whose 6 percent fall in January was its worst monthly drop at the start of a year […]