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Shell assures investors: Dividends will be protected

Shell's CEO announce that the company will not cut its dividend payment this year even though the oil price continues to go low. The announcement was made in an email statement by Ben Van Beurden himself.

Oct 05, 2015 11:52 PM EDT

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Volkswagen calls for an extraordinary board meeting over emission tests issue; will appoint Poetsch as the new head

Volkswagen board will have an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday. Along with that, Hans Dieter Poetsch will be appointed as the new head of the supervisory board.

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Will China impose a punitive tax on forex trades?

A senior Chinese official in an official magazine China Finance suggest the Chinese government to impose punitive leve or Tobin tax on forex transactions in Yuan. This suggestion has been made to reduce trading in the Chinese currency thus arresting the fall in forex reserves. Chinese government is offloading huge amounts of US dollars to supprt the falling Yuan ever since its devaluation on 11 August.

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Global regulators hike capital requirement for big insurers by 10%

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors had agreed to introduce new regulation for insurance company. The regulation will see major insurance companies need to increase their average capital to almost 10 percent.

Apple's price target of $200 is overstated by 25%, says analyst

Brian White, an analyst at Drexel Hamilton, has set a price target of $200 for Apple stock in his latest initiation report. This is considered to be more aggressive when compared with market projections.

Oct 05, 2015 4:33 AM EDT

Falling shares will close Dunkin’ Donuts 100 U.S. stores

Who would not love a steaming hot coffee partnered with donuts in the morning? Surely everyone knows and loves Dunkin’ Donuts. Unfortunately, it has to close 100 of its U.S. stores due to collapsing shares.

Oct 05, 2015 2:37 AM EDT

Rolls-Royce is planning to cut more jobs in the Marine Division

Rolls-Royce is expected to cut around 400 jobs in its Scandinavian marine division. The company is expected to cut jobs in the management sector only.

Oct 05, 2015 2:12 AM EDT

Major French telecom groups are applying for 4G mobile spectrum auction

Four major French telecom groups had submitted their application to enter the low-spectrum airwaves bidding set to be held this November. The auction will see the government raising a substantial amount from the tangible assets.

Oct 04, 2015 9:34 PM EDT

Petrobras price target revised, lowered

Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras' price estimate has been revised lower amid continuous oil price drop, low net realizations per barrel in upstream and downstream operations and S&P downgrade are impacting the company in a negative way.

Oct 04, 2015 9:01 PM EDT

Lack of clarity over US data put pressure on Asian stocks

The uncertainty over US data and timing of interest rate hike put further pressure on Asian stocks. Investors are looking to US jobs data to be announced on Friday for positive triggers that can boost the markets.

Oct 02, 2015 2:28 AM EDT

Wall Street suffers worst quarter since 2011

The third quarter ending September recorded worst performance on Wall Steet since 2011 as Dow Jones and other indices fell over 10 percent. Market analysts say that it was a much-needed correction for the US stocks after continuously rose for 1,326 days.

Oct 02, 2015 2:04 AM EDT

Glencore to complete 2 deals to slash down debt

commodities trader and miner Glencore has assured its investors that it's well on track to reduce debt by $10bn. The company is planning to sell some stake in agricutural land and forge an agreement on selling by-products. These two deals are expected to be comple by end of this year or early next year. Barclays' analysts forecast that there may not be downgrade of credit rating for Glencore. However, investors are concerned about future peformance of Glencore and as a results, stock price is plummeting.

Oct 01, 2015 10:06 PM EDT

Chesapeake Energy Laid off workers, oil price as main reason

Chesapeake Energy joins other energy company such as Haliburton and Schlumberger by laying off workers to stay competitive as oil price getting lower. This is the latest move by the company after it had cut down on the spending and operational cost.

Sep 30, 2015 9:27 PM EDT

Alibaba Group Holding stock drops for 4 months now

Alibaba Group Holdings share continued to skid on New York Stock Exchane for four months in a row. The Chinese economy slowdown, sluggishness in getting new customers and increased market competition are impacting the e-Commerce major. Analysts see uncertainty ahead of the company.

Sep 30, 2015 9:17 PM EDT

ComScore to buy Rentrak for $771mn

Data analytics provider ComScore has announced that it would buy Rentrak Corp for $771million in an all stock-deal, which is expected to close in early next year. The combined entity will become a major force in advertisement and television commercials as it sets new standards in measurement system.

Sep 30, 2015 8:57 PM EDT

Founder and CEO Ralph Lauren steps down; appoints Stefan Larsson as successor

Founder-designer Ralph Lauren quit the role of the Ralph Lauren Corporation's CEO. He appoints Stefan Larsson for the position. Lauren will still remain as chief creative officer and executive chairman.

Sep 30, 2015 5:05 AM EDT