China Agrees to Negotiations Over French Wine Trade Dispute
The wine investigation freeze comes after a deal on a trade dispute over solar panels, the biggest China/EU trade dispute yet.
Hedge Funds Stay Quiet After Regulators Approve Advertising, Even As Experts Speculate About Advent Of Ads
Speculation about whether and when hedge funds will advertise has become more prominent and visible in recent weeks.
US Government Is Requesting Passwords From Major Internet Companies: CNET Report
It’s unclear when and why the government started requesting access to passwords from major Internet companies -- and whether it's legal.
Apple (AAPL) Smartphone Market Share Drops to Lowest Since 2011
As Chinese smartphone makers develop more sophisticated products, profits at Samsung and Apple will come under pressure.
UBS Fined $885 Million In Settlement With Federal Housing Finance Agency
The massive settlement could make several other banks facing similar lawsuits feel uneasy.
Japanese Consumer Prices Rise In Sign Of Some Success In Abe Economic Policy
The figures indicate the effectiveness of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s aggressive monetary easing policy.
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations, Show Solid Growth In Asia
Profit and earnings per share results for the coffee shop chain both beat out analyst expectations.
30,000 UK & Austrian Citizens Pay Tax On Secret Swiss Bank Accounts To Home Countries
The $950 million in tax payments comes under a deal signed between Swiss, UK, and Austrian governments.
European Economic Data improve But Recovery Remains Sluggish
Call it cautious optimism: European economic indicators show the very early signs of an economic rebound.
Durable Goods Orders Up Sharply From Last Month, At 4.2% In June, Showing Strong Transportation Demand
What's more, the indicator has sustained steady small increases for the past three months.
Moody’s Ratings (MCO) Reviews Philippines, Suggesting Possible Upgrade In Future
The slight shift will mean Moody’s rates the country as reasonably safe for investment.
Mid-Size Companies Could Account For 70 Percent Of US Job Growth This Year
More than 40% of firms grossing $10 million to $1 billion in revenue expect to hire within the next year.
Michael Dell Increases His Takeover Offer, As Dell Inc. (DELL) Shareholder Vote Gets Rescheduled Again
Michael Dell attached a special shareholder voting provision to his offer, due to expire on Wednesday evening.
Euro Zone Industry Bounces Back, Grows For First Time Since January 2012
A broad revival in manufacturing and a stabilizing service sector contributed to the most encouraging results since Jan. 2012.
European Union Seeks To Cut And Cap Credit Card Fees Across Europe
The bloc wants to cut interchange fees, which are levied on retailers but commonly passed on to consumers.
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Q3 Earnings Preview 2013: Profits Look Set To Rise, As Store Sales Stay Strong – Likely Fourteenth Consecutive Quarter of Sales Gains
Starbucks' shows no sign of decline: the cafe giant is expected to notch yet another consecutive quarter of sales growth.
U.S. Housing Market Recovery Contributes Only Modestly to U.S. Economic Recovery: Barclays
Residential investment would need to almost double for the housing recovery to strongly impact broader economic growth, said Barclays economists.
Singapore Could Become New Switzerland, As Assets Managed There Reach Record Levels
The central bank's managing director said that 80 percent of assets managed in Singapore come from overseas.
Morale Among French Manufacturers Improved This Month As Politicians Declare ‘Recovery’ In Europe's Second-Largest Economy
The monthly manufacturing business sentiment for July beat economists’ expectations.
Myanmar Frees 73 Political Prisoners; More Releases Could Follow In Coming Months
Thein Sein, Myanmar's president, has promised to release the country's remaining political prisoners by the end of 2013.
UK Regulator Imposes First Fine On High Speed Trader
Michael Coscia allegedly made profits of almost $280,000 in six weeks by manipulating energy futures markets.
Global Companies Keen To List in the United States In First Half Of 2013: BNY Mellon Report
Foreign companies sought a return to U.S. exchanges in the first half of 2013, led by companies from Asia-Pacific region.
UBS Settles With U.S. Housing Finance Regulator, Over Mortgage-Backed Bonds
The Swiss banking giant didn’t disclose the amount of the settlement but said it would impact its second-quarter earnings results.
Crowdfunding: Income or Gift? IRS Taxes and SEC Regulations Could Hurt Startups And Innovation On Kickstarter And Indiegogo
Crowdfunding still faces many questions and uncertainties over its tax and regulatory dimensions.
Judge Denies British Petroleum (LON:BP) Attempt To Freeze Oil Spill Payments, As Investigation Continues
Fund lawyers, who are accused of taking kickbacks, have denied any wrongdoing.
Investors Pour Massive Money Into US Equity Funds, US Stock Markets
Bond funds and emerging market funds, however, have been hit hard by the new optimism on the stock front.
China Announces Interest Rate Reforms, Effective Almost Immediately
China’s central bank announced the scrapping of a minimum floor for interest rates mandated on banks, as it seeks to liberalize capital markets.
General Electric Company (GE) Announces Mediocre Second Quarter 2013 Earnings
GE announced earnings mostly in line with analyst expectations, rounding out what has been an uninspiring quarter for the company.
Monsanto (MON) Withdraws Genetically Modified Crop Applications to EU
A Monsanto spokesman says there is no commercial market for genetically modified crops in the EU.
Collecting License Plate Data Is Step On Slippery Slope
The latest revelation from the American Civil Liberties Union about the vast extent of license plate tracking, pointing out the indefinite retention of millions of sensitive records, is the latest in disturbing news for privacy advocates.
