April 25, 2024
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TNS is the Only Provider in Europe to Offer Full-Service, Vendor-Neutral Market Data Management Solutions for Financial Institutions

  • April 25, 2024

TNS expands US strategy of full-stack market data management to EMEA and brings on key hire Ben Myers to lead Strategic Sales in region LONDON, April 25, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced its continued investment in EMEA, becoming the only provider in the region to offer vendor-neutral market data application management and consultancy

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Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly slide as investors focus on earnings

  • April 25, 2024

Asian shares are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a flood of global earnings reports, including from U_S_ companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.” By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer April 25, 2024, 2:14 AM ET • 4 min read TOKYO — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday as investors awaited a flood of global

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Global markets are mixed as Middle East tensions escalate

  • April 15, 2024

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks pulled back while European markets opened higher on Monday as worries about potentially escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places for their money. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was

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Investors in Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) have seen favorable returns of 47% over the past five years

  • April 3, 2024

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc (LON:AFM) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 14% in the last quarter. On the bright side the returns have been quite good over the last half decade. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 29% in that time. While the long term returns are

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Reminder that economic data can be like a ‘full-on Monet’

  • March 31, 2024

A version of this post first appeared on TKer.co Stocks made new record highs, with the S&P 500 setting an intraday high of 5,264.85 and a closing high of 5,254.35 on Thursday. For the week, the S&P increased 0.4%. The index is now up 10.2% year to date and up 46.9% from its October 12,

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China seeks ways to revive slowing economy and salvage property market as annual congress convenes

  • March 4, 2024

BEIJING — It’s clear that China’s efforts to build confidence in its slowing economy will top the agenda of this week’s meeting of its ceremonial national legislature. What remains unclear is how the ruling Communist Party can navigate toward stronger, sustained growth as China’s workforce is aging, relations with Washington are fraught, and housing construction

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Black investors risk more to get less, says FINRA report

  • February 17, 2024

On the eve of Black History Month the Financial Education Foundation, an extension of the watchdog Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), released a report analyzing the demographics, habits, and assumptions of investors of color—Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander—as well as white investors. Looking at the numbers for the Black investors, the top notes go like

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China markets regulator promises to protect small investors as stocks hit 5 year lows
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China markets regulator promises to protect small investors as stocks hit 5 year lows

  • February 5, 2024

China’s stock market regulators have renewed their effort to reassure jittery investors by promising to crack down on stock price manipulation and “malicious short selling.” By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer February 5, 2024, 3:05 AM ET • 2 min read BANGKOK — Chinese shares gyrated on Monday, sinking to 5-year lows, after stock market

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Resilient economy energizes investors, as financial markets end 2023 up 24%

  • December 29, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 closed out 2023 with a gain of more than 24% and the Dow finished near a record high, as easing inflation, a resilient economy and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the year. Stocks closed Friday with modest losses.

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