August 04, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FTSE 100 fluctuates, Bank of England in focus

UK stocks oscillated on Thursday, as investors wait to hear if the Bank of England (BoE) has decided to cut its key interest rate for the first time in 7 years in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. The FTSE 100 turned lower by 3 points to 6,631.15 after a slightly higher open. Financial, oil…

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August 04, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM Revenues down 1% in Q2, still owes Leucadia $192.5 million

The quarterly financial reports of retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) have been increasingly difficult to decipher. On paper, FXCM just reported a $60.5 million net profit for Q2 on revenues of $70.6 million. Which looks great. However a number of accounting charges mask what is really going on. The highlights from our standpoint are: Revenues…

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August 04, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tesla shares drop 6% this year, although vehicle orders rise 67%

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reported a Q2 loss, way greater than analysts had forecast, as well as revenues that fell short of expectations. The electric-car maker's reported a second-quarter adjusted loss of $1.06 per share on $1.56 billion in sales. That's more than double the loss analysts, on average, were expecting. “How do…

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August 04, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ENSO and EBS Treasury partner to create hedge fund Basel III optimization platform

ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO), a portfolio finance and treasury solution for hedge funds, has partnered with EBS Treasury, ICAP owned and established Money Market Fund (MMF) platform for the corporate community, to provide cash and collateral movement workflows to ENSO clients. EBS Treasury is powered via Swift Messaging, and by connecting the two platforms, ENSO…

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August 04, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ETC credits to be available soon on Coinbase

It’s been not more than a week since Coinbase posted that it does not provide support for Ethereum Classic (ETC), and customers have already been expressing an interest in recovering ETC that may be associated with their Coinbase transactions. Therefore, Coinbase has announced that its customers will be credited the full amount of ETC associated…

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August 04, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Inc. reports 3Q 2016, net income is up 20% YoY

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL), a financial services organization delivering financial products, advisory and execution services, has announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2016 third quarter ended June 30, 2016. Compared to last year, the net income is up with 20% to $14.6 million. Diluted EPS are also up 26%. Annualized Return of Equity…

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