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Tag Archives: Financial markets

24Jul/17

KKR to buy WebMD for $2.8 bln

July 24, 2017HealthcareBusiness/Finance, Company: KKR, Company: WebMD Health, comScore, dentalplans.com, Economy, Equity securities, Finance, Financial markets, Fred Katayama, Health websites, Internet Brands, Investment, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, LAUREN HIRSCH, Medical websites, Medscape, Money, Private equity, Technology/Internet, WebMDsmbale

Private equity firm KKR has agreed to buy health information giant WebMD in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

12Dec/16

The Fed explained

December 12, 2016EconomyBank regulation in the United States, Business/Finance, Central bank, Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS, Federal Reserve System, Finance, Financial economics, Financial markets, financial services, Inflation, Interest rate, Monetary policy, Money, Presidency of Donald Trump, Trump, U . S . Federal, United States, US Federal Reservesmbale

The Federal Reserve inaugurates the Trump era this week with a near-certain interest rate increase. Here’s a look at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision-making process. Travis Hartman reports. Continue reading →

09Nov/16

Wall Street jumps after Trump wins White House

November 9, 2016FinanceBusiness, Business/Finance, CBOE MARKET VOLATILITY INDEX, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Dow Jones Industrial Average, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INDEX, Economy, Finance, Financial markets, Hillary Clinton, NASDAQ, Nasdaq Composite, NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX, New York, New York City, New York Stock Exchange, Pfizer, Politics, S&P 500 futures, S&P 500 INDEX - CBOE, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Stock market crashes, Stock market downturn, United Kingdom, United States, Wall Street, Washingtonsmbale

U.S. stocks rise sharply in a dramatic turnaround from deep overnight losses as Wall Street digested the upset presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump.

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08Nov/16

Banks gird for tumult after election

November 8, 2016US ElectionsAlgorithmic trading, Automated trading system, Banks, Business, Business/Finance, Citigroup, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Economy, Finance, Financial markets, Fred Katayama, Hillary Clinton, Investment banks, London, Midtown Manhattan, Money, Morgan Stanley, Politics, Primary dealers, S&P 500 INDEX - CBOE, Share trading, Subprime mortgage crisis, United Kingdom, United States, Volatility, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

Global banks expect trading volumes and volatility to spike after the U.S. presidential election, so they’re boosting staff and taking precaution. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

31Oct/16

Thirty years since Big Bang transformed financial markets

October 31, 2016FinanceBang, Big Bang, Clearing, Company: 7IM Holdings, Company: James Capel, Company: Schroders, Economic liberalization, Economy, Economy of London, Finance, Financial markets, Investment Management & Fund Operators - NEC, james capel, Justin Urquhart Stewart, London, London Stock Exchange, Musical groups, Musicians, New York, Pinchin Denny, Schroders, Scrimgeour Kemp Gee, Separation of investment and retail banking, Seven Investment Management, the 30th anniversary of Big Bang, The Big Bang Theory, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Thursday marks thirty years since the Big Bang, when technology exploded onto the financial markets, transforming the industry.
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07Jan/16

China halts stock market circuit breaker

January 7, 2016FinanceChina Central Television, China Securities, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Deng Ge, Economy, Economy of Shanghai, Finance, Finance in China, Financial markets, SHANGHAI SHENZHEN CSI 300 INDEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Share trading, State Council of the People's Republic of China, Stock exchanges in China, Stock market, Trading curbsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – Chinese securities regulators will pause the circuit breaker mechanism from Friday after it was triggered for the second time in a week by Thursday’s stock market slide.
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29Dec/15

new rare books index by Stanley Gibbons

The story of rising rare book values

December 29, 2015Human InterestDAVID HEDLEY, Deloitte, Financial markets, Gibbons, Heddle, Income, Investment, J. K. Rowling, JK Rowling, KEITH HEDDLE, London, Mathematical finance, Rate of return, Scott Fitzgerald, Stamp collecting, Stanley Gibbons, Stanley Gibbons Investments, United Kingdom, Women writers, Writerssmbale

Finding a safe investment which offers a good return isn’t easy in these days of low interest rates. As a Hayley Platt reports rare first edition books are increasing attracting investor interest. Continue reading →

29Sep/15

Glencore shares halt slide, broker recommends going private

September 29, 2015FinanceAlgorithmic trading, Australia, Brazil, Business, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, China, Commodity, Commodity market, Copper, Economy, Financial markets, FTSE 350 Mining Index, Glencore, High-frequency trading, Industries, International trade, Ivan Glasenberg, LME Copper, Market, Marxian economics, Michael Bell, Michael Van Dulken, Price of oil, Russia, Shanghai, Stock, Stock market, United Kingdomsmbale

Shares in commodity trading firms take another tumble, driving global stocks to their lowest in more than two years, as pressure built on raw materials prices and emerging markets.
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24Aug/15

Dow sinks nearly 600 points

August 24, 2015FinanceAlibaba, Alibaba Group, Apple Inc., Bounce, Cabot Oil, Chevron, Companies, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INDEX, ExxonMobil, Finance, Financial markets, Initial public offering, Jack Ma, Japan, JPMorgan Chase, Max Wolff, Netflix, Primary dealers, SoftBank, SoftBank Group, Stock, Stock market, United States, Wolff, Yahoo!smbale

(REUTERS) – A massive sell-off drove the Dow to shed more than 1,000 points at the day’s low. A bounce back by Apple helped cut the losses but it still closed with the steepest drop in four years.

Sparking the plunge: a further fall in Chinese equities and commodity prices.
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24Aug/15

Obama briefed on global financial markets developments -White House

August 24, 2015FinanceBarack Obama, China, Economy, Exchange-rate flexibility, Finance, Financial market, Financial markets, Foreign exchange market, Global financial system, International taxation, Josh Earnest, Mathematical finance, Money, Politics, Stock market crashes, Taxation, Technical analysis, Tobin tax, United States, Volatility, Volatility smile, Washington D.C.smbale

Amid volatility in global financial markets, White House presses China to increase financial transparency and to move toward market-determined exchange rate system.

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