S&P affirms negative outlook on india; downgrade risk still May 17th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's affirmed India's sovereign rating at "BBB-minus" with a "negative" outlook, reiterating there was a one-in-three chances of a ratings downgrade over the next 12 mon... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, affirms, negative, outlook, india, downgrade, risk, still, Top Keywords

Final Pakistan vote count confirms big Sharif win May 14th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - The final vote count from Pakistan's national elections has confirmed a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : final, pakistan, vote, count, confirms, sharif, risk, still, Top Keywords

Canadian dollar firms slightly on positive market sentiment May 6th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) By Solarina Ho TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was marginally stronger against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, tracking positive market sentiment following Friday's surprising U.S. monthly jobs report. The benchmark S&P 500 index edg... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canadian, dollar, firms, slightly, positive, market, sentiment, still, Top Keywords

Official confirms Israel launched 2nd airstrike May 5th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - An intelligence official in the Middle East has confirmed that Israel launched a second airstrike in three days Syria. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : official, confirms, israel, launched, airstrike, market, sentiment, still, Top Keywords

Nasdaq says small firms should be able to trade on single venue May 1st, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group wants small and emerging companies listing shares on the public markets to be allowed to choose to be traded only on the venue where they are listed so buyers and sellers have an... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasdaq, says, small, firms, should, able, trade, single, venue, Top Keywords

MPs criticise accounting firms on tax avoidance Apr 26th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - MPs criticised the role of accounting firms in helping big companies avoid paying tax and said in a report on Friday that close corporate relationships with government raised concerns about undue influence on tax poli... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : criticise, accounting, firms, avoidance, should, able, trade, single, venue, Top Keywords

Speedier loans draw small UK firms to online financing - report Apr 26th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Small British businesses have turned to seeking funding from members of the public online because of the slow speed at which banks process loan applications, a report showed on Friday. Peer-to-peer lending, which... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : speedier, loans, draw, small, firms, online, financing, report, venue, Top Keywords

Hoax tweet tests firms that filter social media for Wall Street Apr 24th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firms that scour social media sites such as Twitter for information to help investors and traders make money faced their biggest test yet this week. A tweet reporting explosions at the White House appeared on t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hoax, tweet, tests, firms, that, filter, social, media, wall, street, Top Keywords

UK leasing firms in government talks over FLS credit scheme Apr 22nd, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Leasing companies are in talks with the government and the Bank of England about extending a flagship government credit scheme to enable the firms to offer more finance, a trade body said on Monday. Britain launch... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : leasing, firms, government, talks, credit, scheme, social, media, wall, street, Top Keywords

Kenyan shilling firms further on offshore dollar inflows Apr 16th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling firmed on Tuesday, helped by inflows of funds into its local stock market and generally positive sentiment after the peaceful conclusion of last month's elections. At 0740 GMT, commercial banks quoted the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kenyan, shilling, firms, further, offshore, dollar, inflows, media, wall, street, Top Keywords