Market News
Activism's Long Road From Corporate Raiding to Banner Year
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2015 15:25
Activist investors have transformed themselves from derided corporate raiders to accepted voices in the corporate boardroom, helping produce a banner year.
Energy Companies Gird for Weaker Prices in 2016
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2015 01:57
In a sign that U.S. energy producers think crude-oil and gas prices will languish through next year, several are slashing their already slimmed down budgets and collectively, taking more in write-downs on their assets th...
This Popular Dividend Growth Stock Could Fall Hard in 2016
Forbes - 26 Dec 2015 23:32
Many investors see dividend aristocrat McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) as a slam-dunk for big gains and another hike in 2016. Too bad they are, like many dividend growth disciples, betting on what they see in the rearview mirro...
The Telegraph's share tips for 2016
Telegraph - 26 Dec 2015 16:44
Against a backdrop of plummeting oil prices, the prospect of higher interest rates and the uncertainty that a Brexit vote brings, our experts pick out the companies best positioned to weather the storm and deliver a winn...
Citigroup's New Office Plan: No Offices
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2015 12:57
The bank's new headquarters tower is taking a page from Silicon Valley with an open-plan layout where no one, not even CEO Michael Corbat, will have a door.
Gold keeps its lustre, up on sustained buying interest
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2015 10:42
Gold prices rise by `15 to `25,690 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday following a buying surge by jewellers and retailers
Dollar rally derailed as gradual Fed pace prompts December blues
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2015 07:32
The US currency is headed for its biggest monthly loss since June after the Federal Reserve raised its target from near zero on 16 December
BNP Paribas Earnings to Be Dented by Write-Down
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2015 04:25
French bank BNP Paribas said it would write down part of the goodwill related to its Italian unit, which will result in a reduction to fourth quarter earnings of almost $1 billion.
Consumer IPOs Score Big in Hong Kong in 2015
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2015 02:04
A lingerie maker and a movie-theater operator topped the performance charts for Hong Kong initial public offerings this year.