Daily Archives: Feb 1, 2016
Twitter Shares Drop amid Silver Lake Deal Speculation
Twitter’s shares have dropped after major gains earlier in the day following reports that a deal with private equity firm Silver Lake is not...
Rolls-Royce Signs $2.7 Billion Deal with Norwegian
Rolls-Royce has announced a $2.7 billion deal with Norwegian Air Shuttle. The company will manufacture and service Boeing 787 Dreamliner engines for the low-cost airline. Rolls-Royce...
Ramzan Kadyrov Posts Video Showing Mikhail Kasyanov in Rifle Crosshairs
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has posted an Instagram video showing Russian opposition politician Mikhail Kasyanov in a sniper's crosshairs. Former PM Mikhail Kasyanov is a...
Zika Outbreak: WHO Holds Emergency Meeting in Geneva
The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva to discuss the "explosive" spread of the Zika virus. The meeting will decide whether...
Credit Suisse and Barclays Fined $154 Million over Dark Pool Operations
Credit Suisse and Barclays have been fined a total of $154 million over their "dark pool" trading operations in the US. "Dark pool" operations allow...
Japan Stock Market Continues to Trade Higher on BoJ Negative Interest Rate
Japan’s stock market traded sharply higher on February 1 as investors continued to cheer January 29 surprise move by the central bank to cut...
Iowa Caucus 2016: Candidates Make Final Pitch
This year’s presidential candidates are to make final pitches to people in Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will take place later. Polls...