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SocGen Says QE To Be Extended Till 2019 By ECB
Societe Generale suggested that despite announcing at its most recent policy meeting that the region’s growth prospects now look “broadly balanced”, the European Central Bank could be expected to continue its bond-buying program known as quantitative easing (QE) into 2019. SocGen said in… Read More ›
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As , European Grocery Rivalry Expands To U.S.
An industry embroiled in a deflation-fueled price war saw competitive pressure added to it as a decades-long supermarket battle in Europe is now set to move to the U.S. Aldi said on Monday that in order to open 900 supermarkets over… Read More ›
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In Wake Of Terror Attacks, Direct Access To Could Be Given By EU
Including providing data directly from cloud storage, retrieving electronic evidence from US tech firms for the police and law enforcement agencies is being made easier by the European Union. Even when it is stored in another EU member state – which… Read More ›
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Promoters Selling Stake In Company Denied By India’s Infosys
Media reports that founders of India’s second-biggest software services exporter were looking to sell their entire 12.75 percent stake in the company was denied by Infosys Ltd. Although a report carried a denial from one founder, Narayana Murthy, citing people… Read More ›
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Expert Says A ‘Dead Giveaway’ That It’s Building An AI Chip For Iphones, Just Offered By Apple
A set of tools that developers can use to incorporate machine learning techniques into their apps – Core ML, was very recently introduced by Apple Inc. Amid all of the new hardware and iOS updates the news was little noticed…. Read More ›
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Finally, Global Energy Market Feeling Heat Of Qatar Fight
Speculation that the row between Qatar and its Mideast neighbors will spill more broadly into the global gas market were raised as two Qatari LNG shipments, believed to be U.K.-bound, abruptly changed direction in the Gulf of Aden Thursday. And… Read More ›
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Investors Haven’t Lost Interest Even Though E-Commerce May Be Biting Singapore’s Retail Real-Estate
Investors are still eyeing the city-state of Singapore as Singapore’s malls have felt the pinch similar to the other bricks-and-mortar retailers globally who have taken a hit from e-commerce. But that doesn’t mean investors are entirely gung-ho. But expecting the… Read More ›
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As Economy Holds Up Better Than Expected, Chinese Exports And Imports Top Expectations
Suggestion that the Chinese economy is holding up better than expected despite rising lending rates and a cooling property market is made as China reported stronger-than-anticipated exports and imports for May despite falling commodity prices. Saying that it expects the… Read More ›
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As Gulf Spat Deepens, U.A.E. Closes Airspace To Qatar Flights
In an effort to deepen Qatar’s isolation, the latest in a series of unprecedented measures by the Saudi-led alliance that risk squeezing the country’s economy and finances, the United Arab Emirates banned all international flights serving Doha from flying through… Read More ›
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The Reasons Why The World Should Care About Saudi Arabia Being Mad At Qatar
After Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar and at least five Gulf-based airlines announced they will halt service to the desert peninsula nation, the rift between Qatar and other Arab nations intensified Monday. Saudi Arabia has developed a “Sunni coalition” in… Read More ›