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Palo Alto Networks, Splunk and Salesforce Drove Nasdaq Up

Following slow start of the year, tech companies began to come to life. As Palo Alto Networks, Splunk and Salesforce.com brought Nasdaq to soar 2% in the last five trading days.

ChemChina Seeks $35 Loans to Complete Acquisition Transaction with Syngenta

Earlier this month, Chinese state-owned company ChemChina reached an acquisition deal of $43 billion with Swiss company Syngenta. After clearing regulation requirements in China, ChemChina is now seeking out loans of more than $35 billion from bankers to fund the purchase.

Lumber Liquidators Stock Dropped as Cancer Risk Arose

Following CDC announement of the risk of carcinogen in its product, the company's stock plunged since last week. Lumber Liquidators is trying hard to win back trust from customers and investors.

Gap Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings, Forecasts Decline in Profit During Current Year

Gap Inc. has announced its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday. The clothing retailer has represented a comparative feature with its year ago performances. It has also predicted for weaker earnings during the current year.

Alberta's economy continues to shrink over uncertainty in oil market

The economy in Alberta will continue to shrink for the next two years amid weak crude prices globally. The province's shortfall in 2017 -2017 is anticipated to outstrip the October outlook by almost $5 billion.

Bank of England has many choices to boost Britain's economy according to Governor Mark Carney

Bank of England has many choices to boost Britain's economy. The bank may slack its financial policy on fears that the country may exit the European Union.

Audi To Feature Fuel Efficient A4 Allroad quattro

Audi is going to hit the market with an ultra version of the quattro, A4 Allroad quattro, during the middle of this year. The new quattro is capable of cutting friction losses and is believed to improve emissions and efficiency. It will be the first ever Audi to feature the ultra version of the quattro system.

Massive cocoa production will revive struggling economy of West Africa

Experts of African economy believe that the growing cocoa production will help the West African countries to recover from the flagging economic condition.

Marijuana Sales Hits Nearly $1 Billion Mark In Colorado

Marijuana sales in Colorado has hit the massive $1 billion mark. After legalization of the cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes in 2012 the sales has increased by 42 percent over the last year. The state would reportedly use about $35 million of the tax profit for construction of schools.

Yahoo Restructuring: 107 Employees Received Layoff Notice As Part of The Planned 1,500 Job Cuts

Yahoo’s planned restructuring plan had started on Wednesday, whereas 107 employees had received a written notice that after 60 days they would have to leave the office. That would be the first batch of what is expected to be a much bigger job cuts of 1,500 employees or 15 percent of the company’s workforce.

Financial Report: Soundcloud Reported Prolonged Losses, With 2014 Loss of $44 Million

Soundcloud's financial report revealed that the company is experiencing significant loss in 2014, and the losses had started from several years before. The 2014 loss was due to large expenses, even though Soundcloud's revenue actually experienced a growth. The company expects to face losses for the next three years, but they are striving to plan strategies to increase income.

JP Morgan's CEO purchase $26 million worth of his own company's shares

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer of JP Morgan Chase & Co, spent $26 millions to buy shares of his bank on Thursday. The share purchase is translated as good sign by other investors as the shares climbed by 2 percent after the news broke out to the public.

HSBC and JPMorgan Well Ahead In ARAMCO IPO Race

State owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (ARAMCO) is possibly going for an IPO aiming to raise funds for $1 trillion to $10 trillion. Some shares of the IPO may be awarded among the local banks and investors following ARAMCO’s action plan. However, experience in banking operations in the kingdom is believed to play the key role for selection which put HSBC and JPMorgan well ahead in the IPO grabbing race.

Draghi Determined to Do Anything to Raise Inflation Quickly

The European Central Bank declared on Friday that it is all set to act rapidly to increase anaemic inflation in the euro zone.

Alt Fi Data on Whether Crowdfunding Is A Wise Investment Or Not

Crowdfunding has been blasting in fame for both financial specialists and organizations in the Britain for the past two years.

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