Orders for US manufactured goods declined in August which showed a possible sign of companies holding back their investments due to uncertainties in US government spending.
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Nigerian President gives control of power firms to private companies
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan handed control of 14 power companies formerly owned by the state to private investors.
Europe IPO market booming compared to US
The large volume IPO companies have helped the European IPO boom. The cheap valuations and the strengthening economies were the main factors that put investments to full work in Europe, resulting in a sixfold volume increase in the third quarter for initial public offers in the region.
EU switches burden of bank bailouts from taxpayers
The European Union had switched the burden to aid troubled banks from taxpayers to shareholders, big depositors and bondholders, said a Reuters report.
EU imposes rigid fiscal scrutiny
A new era of rigid fiscal scrutiny would be imposed by the European Commission to prevent repeated occurrences of financial turmoil and to aid the region's debt crisis.
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The new programs of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan have resulted in higher investment rate in the Indian equity markets.
China opened its free trade zone in Shanghai and was hailed as the country's boldest reform, according to a Reuters report.
Critics say the UK Prime Minister's Home to Buy scheme would only push home prices higher than expected.
JPMorgan's CEO met with the US Attorney General to finalize a settlement on the mortgage backed securities fraud investigations.
In an Upstart Business Journal report, Atlas Venture partner Jeff Fagnan endorsed startup investing network AngelList to Boston companies to increase venture capital investments in the area.
The European Securities and Markets Authority had sought for the imposition of a levy for non EU clearing house operators.
Marek Belka, Poland's Central Bank Governor, had urged local banks to find opportunities through purchase of local rivals that are owned by foreign banks.
The CFTC warned that all buyers must be allowed to participate and operations need to be transparent as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Real estate prices would not be picking up soon due to worry over rising borrowing cost rates, according to economist sentiments gathered by Reuters.
