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U.K. Sinha gets 1-year extension as Sebi chairman
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 17:18
While Sinha was initially appointed for a three-year term, he was later given a two-year extension
Why All Indian Banks Should Be Like Baroda
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 12:35
India's Bank of Baroda cleared the deck of bad loans, providing a cleansing jolt to its stock price.
China Shares Open Sharply Lower
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 05:58
China shares fell Monday, catching up with losses in markets around the world as mainland markets reopened following the lengthy Lunar New Year holiday.
Best ways to safeguard financial identity
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 17:36
Identity theft is rampant and can be difficult to detect. Follow these steps to protect your money
Wall Street's Hidden Gem Is in Public Storage
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 19:11
Public Storage, a real-estate investment trust, should benefit from favorable conditions when it reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday.
China spurs biggest yuan rally since 2005 as Zhou voices support
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 18:35
PBoC raised its daily fixing against the greenback by 0.3%, while offshore yuan rose 0.08% to 6.5035, broadly in line with the onshore rate
Will the Year of the Monkey bring cheer to the Sensex?
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 16:27
Whether the rally in the Indian markets will sustain or not depends to a large extent on the currency movement by China and the Indian govt's ability to stick to the fiscal consolidation plan
The Reality Of China's Asset-Backed Securities Market
Forbes - 15 Feb 2016 05:24
The market has been on a rapid growth trajectory in recent years.
Asian shares mostly firm, China sets yuan higher
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 04:21
Nikkei bounces 4.7% after worst week since 2008; China shares slip on return from long Lunar holidays
Gold-Currency Snapshot on Presidents Day
Forbes - 15 Feb 2016 21:38
Despite U.S. financial markets being closed Monday for Presidents Day, spot gold prices in different currencies showed losses across the on the day.
How A Greek Silver Mine Discovery Is Rewriting History
Forbes - 15 Feb 2016 20:59
Archeologists in Greece have found a silver mine that may rewrite mining history during the Aegean times.
Hedge Funds Looking For Safe Havens, Driving Speculative Gold Market - CFTC
Forbes - 15 Feb 2016 20:37
(Kitco News) - Gold continues to benefit from renewed buying interest and short covering from hedge funds and money managers, but analysts are mixed as to how long this trend can last.
Provision coverage ratio declines sharply for most public sector banks
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 20:30
Provision coverage ratio, a measure of the funds set aside by banks to cover bad loans, has declined steeply in the past 3 years for almost all public sector banks
Formula E: Plugging into an electric future
CNN - 15 Feb 2016 20:27
CNN's Don Riddell talks to Alejandro Agag, Formula E's CEO about the electric revolution taking place in motorsport.
World's fastest-growing major economy among the lowest in industrial growth
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 20:26
In contrast to its standing in the GDP league tables, India is far from the top in industrial growth
Poor electricity demand continues to dog NTPC
livemint.com - 15 Feb 2016 20:22
Utilization levels at coal-fired power plants fell 3.7 percentage points from a year ago to 78.6% in January
ECB 'Will Not Hesitate to Act' at Next Meeting, Says Draghi
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 19:38
The European Central Bank "will not hesitate to act" to boost its stimulus in March if it believes recent financial-market turmoil or lower oil prices could weigh further on consumer prices, ECB President Mario Draghi sa...
China Favors Flexibility in Managing Yuan
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 19:26
Beijing is keeping its options open on the yuan, swinging between its pledge to attach its value to the currencies of its major trading partners and, when that works against it, repegging it to the dollar.
Oil-Price Fears Weigh on European Banks
Wall Street Journal - 15 Feb 2016 19:13
Global bank shares tumbled last week on investor fears about global growth, capital buffers and the effects of low and negative interest rates. But concern over energy-sector bankruptcies also hit the sector in Europe as...
Bank surge puts Europe stocks on track
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CNN - 15 Feb 2016 18:52
Formula E may only be in its second season, but the all-electric racing series is fast attracting a global fan base.