Nikkei Wraps Sterling Quarter Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed out the first quarter with its best performance for the period for nearly quarter of a century.
Continue reading …BNP Paribas hires ex-Nomura head in prime brokerage push The French bank opened its global prime brokerage unit last summer, after spending 18 months preparing the division for entrance into the sector
Continue reading …Spain Wields Billion Budget Ax Spain unveiled its most severe budget cuts in decades as it finds itself once again cast as a central battleground in the fight to contain the euro-zone crisis.
Continue reading …Movers & Shakers: Wednesday’s biggest gaining & declining stocks MarketWatch’s daily rundown of shares making sizeable moves in the U.S. stock market.
Continue reading …Nearly bn changed hands under Greek CDS settlement The market was expecting $ 2.5bn in payouts on credit default swaps from Greece’s debt restructuring
Continue reading …U.S gasoline hits .93 a gallon-survey NEW YORK, March 25 (Reuters) – The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 11.49 cents over the past two weeks as profit margins for refiners and gasoline retailers increased,…
Continue reading …US spending cuts bite in Paul Ryan’s home town JANESVILLE, WI., March 25 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Paul Ryan’s budget-cutting vision has made him a hero to conservatives across the country. It’s less popular in his home town.
Continue reading …NewsWatch: Corzine approved MF Global fund transfer: probe A congressional committee investigating how $ 1.6 billion of customer funds went missing from the bankrupt brokerage says it’s found evidence that former chief Jon Corzine directed a senior official to use $ 200 million of clients’ money.
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BRIEF-Moody’s comments on Hutchison’s 2011 results
March 30, 2012 No CommentBRIEF-Moody’s comments on Hutchison’s 2011 results March 30 (Reuters) – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd * Moody’s comments on Hutchison’s 2011 results
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