Investors and the oil industry were taken by surprised earlier this week when Royal Dutch Shell plc, the largest European oil and gas producer, announced to have reached an agreement to buy BG Group...

Yesterday we saw the 3 percent Malta government bond maturing in 2040 close at a price of 119.03, setting yet another record high. Investors at this point may begin to question whether or not to hold...

While investors await the beginning of the earnings season starting this afternoon with the release of the latest results from Alcoa Inc., Central Banks continue to be at the center of investors'...

The Board of Directors of GlobalCapital p.l.c. has appointed Mr Joseph R. Aquilina as interim Chairman of the Company, replacing Mr Dawood Rawat who has tendered his resignation from the office of...

On Easter Monday, while most of European markets were closed for holidays, around the world investors seemed to disregard the latest disappointing US jobs report and decided to take advantage of the...

While most European markets are closed for the traditional Easter Monday holiday, elsewhere the week started positively, with all major Asian equity indexes closing the overnight session in gain...

Germany’s record low unemployment is persuading Europe’s nation of savers to open their wallets and live a little. The country’s rising retail sales jumped 3.6 percent in February, a...

U.S. stocks saw its longest run of quarterly gains since 1998 end yesterday as the market closed marginally lower. The S&P 500 (-0.88%) and Dow (-1.11%) both closed more or less at their lows for...

Investors were closely watching the economic data due this week after the Federal Reserve officially opened the door for an interest rate increase last week, linking it to a further improvement in...

Political tensions are taking their toll on the markets this morning as Saudi Arabia and its allies launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen. Oil prices went up on the announcement,...