JPMorgan Chase, the second largest bank by assets in the US, beat forecasts from Wall Street analysts by reporting a 67 percent rise in Q1 profits, bringing figures to $5.56bn compared with $3.33bn in the same period last year. The jump in results was attributed to an increased performance from the credit card group and…
The Russian half of the Russian-British TNK-BP joint venture is threatening to file a law suit for up to $10m against its parent company BP, saying BP breached its shareholder agreement for going straight to state oil company OAO Rosneft rather than through TNK-BP, sources said. Rosneft and BP signed a share swap deal in…
The COO of Renault, Patrick Pélata, resigned on Tuesday following an internal and external audit which showed ‘a chain of failures’ in the manner the car manufacturer handled a scandal which alleged industrial espionage by its employees and led to three unjust dismissals. The audit especially blamed ‘the supervision and control of activities of management…
The Netherlands and Britain are planning to take Iceland to court for refusing to repay money paid to Icesave depositors following the collapse of the country’s banking system in 2008, said chief secretary of the treasury, Danny Alexander. Icelandic voters have rejected the government backed deal to pay back to Britain and the Netherlands $5.8bn…
Gold futures traded at a new record high on Friday and silver hit $40.04 an ounce for the first time since 1980 as concerns about the dollar weakening draws investors towards precious metals. Gold for June delivery was up $8.60 and hit a trading high of $1.468.30 SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed ETF…
Portugal’s caretaker government under José Sócrates last night requested an EU bailout, making Portugal the third EU member, after Ireland and Greece, to seek financial assistance. The move comes after the country’s long term government bond rating was downgraded by Moody’s on Tuesday by a notch from A3 to BAA1 and the credit agency said Portugal…
Commerzbank, Germany’s second largest lender said on Wednesday it plans to repay 14.3bn euro in state aid by June through the sale of new shares and the use of excess capital. The bank said it is to pay back €14.3bn of the €16.2bn in “silent participation”, a type of non-voting capital received by the German government…
Portugal’s long term government bond rating has been downgraded by Moody’s by a notch from A3 to BAA1, the credit agency said. Moody’s cautioned that it expects Portugal to have to look for external help to resolve its debt crisis. In a statement the agency said: “The limited migration of the rating to BAA1 in today’s…
Vodafone shares opened 2 percent higher this morning after the company announced it has agreed to sell its entire 44 percent stake in French mobile phone group SFR to Vivendi for a cash consideration of €7.75bn. The agreement includes a final dividend worth €200 which Vodafone will receive on completion of the transaction. In addition,…
Not all Turnkey Properties are Created EquallySeveral real estate investors have fallen into the trap of investing in what appears to be a turnkey real estate investment, only to find they are opening Pandora’s box after the deal closes. The seller may have packaged the newly rehabbed property into a neat little investment bundle complete…
