Wed Feb 10, 2016/Reuters By Abhiram Nandakumar U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said conditions in the United States would allow for “gradual” rate hikes, and as technology stocks rebounded. However, Yellen acknowledged that the weakness in the global economy could knock the U.S. economy […]
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LafargeHolcim’s South African workers to strike over pay – union
February 10, 2016/Reuters About 2,000 workers at LafargeHolcim’s South African unit will on Thursday launch an open-ended strike over pay, a labour union said on Wednesday. “The industrial strike would encompass the entire workforce and it will be a total withdrawal of labour by our members working at LafargeHolcim,” the […]
Asia stocks drop as bank concerns smoulder, yen stands tall
Wed Feb 10, 2016/Reuters By Shinichi Saoshiro Asian stocks fell on Wednesday on growing concerns about the health of the world’s banks, particularly in Europe, pushing investors into safer assets such as the yen, which stood near a 15-month high versus the dollar. Spreadbetters expected the pessimism to carry over […]
