GAIN Capital Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2010 Technology Fast 500
NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a global provider of online trading services specializing in foreign exchange (forex or FX) and contracts for difference (CFDs), today announced that it ranked number 305 on the Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte’s ranking o
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Limited Brands CEO sees sales up four-fold
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Limited Brands Inc. , the parent of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, could double the size of its about $9 billion in U.S. sales over the next five years, Chief Executive Leslie Wexner said at a meeting with analysts and investors in New York on Wednesday. The Columbus, Ohio-based company, which only in recent years started to experiment with international expansion, also has the potential to reap another $20 billion in sales outside of North America, Wexner said. Limited Brands shares rose 1.6% in midday trading. They’ve risen more than half this year.
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GAIN Capital to Acquire the Retail Forex Business of Capital Market Services, LLC
NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a global provider of online trading services specializing in foreign exchange (forex or FX) and contracts for difference (CFDs), has reached an agreement to acquire the retail forex business of Capital Market Services LLC (“CM
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Treasuries, Dollar, Yen Strengthen; U.S. Stocks Fluctuate
The advance in Treasuries sent the 10-year yield down four basis points to 2.52 percent at 9:37 a.m. in New York. The Dollar Index pared gains after climbing as much as 0.8 percent, the biggest gain since Sept. 15, while the yen appreciated against all 16 most-traded counterparts. The Standard &…
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Gold eases below $1,345 as dollar recovers
Gold eased in Europe on Tuesday as the dollar rebounded on the back of uncertainty over the extent of quantitative easing expected from U.S. authorities, denting interest in the metal as a haven from weak currencies. Spot gold was bid at $1,343.25 an ounce at 0911 GMT (5:11 a.m. EDT), against $1,352.95 late in New York on Monday. U.S. gold futures for December delivery fell $10.
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Treasurys turn up, dollar drops after jobs sink
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices recovered and the dollar turned down against the euro on Friday after the Labor Department said that U.S. private employers added 65,000 jobs in September, less than economists had forecast. Total employment, including government workers, fell by 95,000 last month. Analysts said the worse the number is, the more likely the Federal Reserve and policy makers will act to prop up the economy. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, turned down by 1 basis point to 2.38%, after rising between 3 and 5 basis points before and just after the release. The dollar index , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, fell to 77.156, compared with 77.606 before the report 77.462 on Thursday. The euro rose to $1.3980, compared with $1.3888 earlier and $1.3914 in late North American trading on Thursday. Versus the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to ¥82.06, from ¥82.40 earlier and compared with ¥82.39 late Thursday.
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Dollar pares loss, bonds down after ISM, UMich
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) – The U.S. dollar recovered some ground and Treasury prices remained under pressure on Friday after a pair of reports showed a gauge of manufacturing in the U.S. slipped and consumer confidence improved more than some analyst expected in September. The dollar index , a measure of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, traded at 78.332, from 78.291 before the data and down from 78.779 late Thursday. The euro traded at $1.3722, versus $1.3741 earlier and still up from $1.3633 in late North American trading Thursday. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, rose 2 basis points to 2.54%, after being up 5 basis point before the data.
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Treasurys extend gain, dollar down after data
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices added to gains on Tuesday, and the dollar declined against the euro after the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 48.5 in September. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, fell 6 basis points to 2.47%. The euro rose to $1.3483, from around $1.3455 in late North American action Monday. The dollar index , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, traded at 79.382, paring earlier gains but up from 79.295 late Monday.
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Euro turns up to $1.35 briefly
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar gave up earlier gains against the euro, as lingering concerns that the Federal Reserve will engage in quantitative easing overshadowed Moody’s Investors Service downgrading troubled Irish lender Anglo Irish Bank’s ratings. The euro briefly topped $1.35, compared to $1.3486 in North American trade late Friday. It recently traded at $1.3482, after falling to $1.3424 earlier. The dollar index a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of major rivals, also turned lower, to 79.301, down from 79.333. The euro fell earlier after the Moody’s downgrade. “Investors have turned bearish on the greenback as speculation mounts that the Fed will increase the monetary base to stimulate the U.S.’s lackluster economic recovery,” said Brian Dolan, chief currency strategist at Forex.com.
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U.S. Prosecutors Probe Karzai Brother
Federal prosecutors in New York have opened a criminal probe of one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brothers, raising the stakes in Washington’s sometimes-contentious dealings with the Karzai government.
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