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Deutsche Bank had an awful 2015. The German investment bank lost €6.8 billion ($7.4 billion) for 2015, making for its first losing year since 2008. For the fourth quarter, Deutsche Bank posted a €1.15 billion pre-tax loss, compared to a net profit of €323 million a year earlier. Following the results, the bank's advisory board announced management wouldn't be receiving a bonus for the year. "We are focused on 2016 and continue to work... Читать дальше...

Ford

Ford reported fourth-quarter earnings and full-year 2015 financials on Thursday.

For the quarter, Ford beat expectations, with earnings of $0.58 per share and revenue of $40.3 billion.

Analysts were looking for earnings of $0.50 per share.

Like nearly all automakers doing business in the booming US auto market, Ford enjoyed robust sales of trucks and SUVs in 2015.

Flowing credit, an improved economy, and aging fleet of US vehicles, and cheap gas contributed to a record year for US sales... Читать дальше...

Alibaba reported third-quarter results on Thursday morning that beat Wall Street's estimates for profits and revenues.

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NEW YORK — There were stays at boutique hotels featuring rooftop pools, private soirees at members-only, jacket-and-tie clubs, and fund-raisers at the Four Seasons, the St. Regis, and the Mandarin Oriental.

In the world of Jeb Bush, the campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination has at times been a whirl of private planes and high-end affairs, according to the federal filings of Bush's campaign and his super PAC, Right to Rise, which can raise... Читать дальше...

Known as the nuclear "Football," this black briefcase follows the US president everywhere and contains some of the most top-secret items to authorize a nuclear attack while away from command centers.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said that sales on Exclusives, its platform for products not available anywhere else, topped $50 million in less than a year since its launch and the site includes more than 120 brands, the first time it has disclosed the data.

The sales represents a tiny fraction of those on Amazon's third-party marketplace platform, which allows other merchants to sell on Amazon's site. Third party merchants account for roughly 40 percent of Amazon's total site sales. Читать дальше...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said on Thursday he was resigning to take responsibility for a political funding scandal that has rocked the government, but denied having taken bribes.

In a packed news conference televised live, Amari acknowledged taking money from a construction company executive but said he told his aides to correctly record them as a political donation.

While asserting his legal innocence, Amari, a key player in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy team... Читать дальше...

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Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.

1. The world's biggest advertising company spent a whopping $4 billion with Google last year. WPP also spent $1 billion with Facebook.

2. Facebook just admitted that it's going after Twitter. It wants to invest more in real-time sharing.

3. The Weather Company CEO says Marissa Mayer can still turn around Yahoo with a great product. David Kenny is a former Yahoo board member. Читать дальше...

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of NATO said on Thursday that the United States has requested the alliance's help in fighting Islamic State in the Middle East by providing surveillance planes called the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).

NATO is not directly involved in combating Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq, with the United States leading a coalition of nations that includes all 28 NATO allies. NATO member Turkey also shares a long border with Syria and Iraq. Читать дальше...

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Shanghai (AFP) - China's central bank said on Thursday it was funnelling 340 billion yuan ($52 billion) into the financial system, the second injection in three days to meet surging demand for funds ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

On Tuesday, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) poured 440 billion yuan ($67 billion) into the system through regular open market operations, which Bloomberg News said was the biggest in three years. 

Chinese companies typically pay salaries and bonuses before the holiday... Читать дальше...

Llorens paragliding in front of the Northern Lights in Norway. Photo: Frode Sandbech/Red Bull Content Pool Red Bull gives good adventure and this spectacular night flight by paraglider Horacio Llorens in Norway a fortnight ago is no exception.

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Chinese stocks have had another session to forget, tanking in the final hour of trade to close down nearly 3%.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite index finished the session down 2.9% at 2655.66 points, having been close to breakeven with less than a hour to trade.

The closing level was the lowest seen since November 27, 2014, and extends the decline from the multi year high of 5178.19 struck on June 12 last year to 48.68%.

From another perspective,... Читать дальше...

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Norway's largest bank, DNB, has joined the relentless campaign by governments and big banks the world over to abolish cash, the physical embodiment of a nation's monetary unit and the last tangible, if tenuous, link to the 19th-century gold standard.  Almost all of today's national currency notes, notably excluding the euro,  originated as claims to a definite weight of gold (or silver).  Predictably, a DNB spokesman justified its proposal to completely eliminate... Читать дальше...

How big is digital advertising spend going to be in Australia? Here's what Morgan Stanley thinks:

Alphabet's Larry Page. Photo: Getty Images Morgan Stanley has laid out a grim forecast for the future of Australian domestic media industry, in which global technology giants - especially Google and Facebook - scoop up the overwhelming majority of advertising dollars with dire consequences for the profitability of local companies.

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Unilever

Almost a quarter (24%) of Unilever's global ad budget goes towards digital media, the company's chief marketing and communications officer Keith Weed told Business Insider.

That figure is up four percentage points on the 20% the Axe, Cornetto, and Dove-owner spent advertising on digital properties in 2014.

Speaking to Business Insider at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Weed said the percentage of digital spend is now nearer 50% in digitally-advanced markets like the US and China. Читать дальше...

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George Soros is the very definition of evil personified, according to China’s state-run media.

In a blistering attack, Chinese media outlets have singled out the famed hedge fund manager for some incredibly harsh criticism of late, essentially blaming him for instigating concerns that rattled financial markets since the beginning of the year.

Just have a look at the first paragraph of a story that ran in the People’s Daily newspaper earlier today, remembering... Читать дальше...

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Chinese stocks have had another session to forget, tanking in the final hour of trade to close down nearly 3%.

Anthony Mundine (right) during a 2014 fight. Photo: Robert Cianflone/ Getty. Former NRL player and boxer Anthony Mundine has weighed in on the scandal engulfing Sydney Roosters captain Mitchell Pearce, after footage of the drunken footballer simulating sex with a dog aired on Channel 9 last night.

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Setting the tone for a lower national target, most Chinese provinces have lowered their GDP forecasts for the year ahead.

According to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper, 15 provinces lowered their 2016 forecasts while six were left unchanged. 3 provinces in the nation’s Northeast raised their 2016 targets.

According to Lian Ping, chief economist of Bank of Communications, the lowered growth targets reflects the likelihood that China’s government will... Читать дальше...

Photo: Shutterstock Setting the tone for a lower national target, most Chinese provinces have lowered their GDP forecasts for the year ahead.

Crunch time. Picture: Getty Images Despite posting the highest quarterly profit in corporate history this week, Apple still disappointed analysts with its growth outlook.

George Soros. Picture: Getty Images George Soros is the very definition of evil personified, according to China's state-run media.

The Surry Hills location. Amsterdam-based workplace provider Spaces has just opened its first Sydney co-sharing space, occupying a massive 1,517 square metres over two floors in Surry Hills.