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...“The situation now is quite different,” said S&P’s Mr Roache....
...“Our new research shows little progress has been made at the board level, and even less progress has been made in the pipeline for women officers and directors,” said Deborah Gillis, Catalyst’s chief executive...
...writer Ed Smith asked at 2014’s HSBC Golf Business Forum in Abu Dhabi....
...“The important thing is that you got to see some of the potential,” said Colin Gillis, an analyst with BGC Partners. “This shows that there can be profitability.”...
...Shares in Facebook rose as much as 4 per cent to $51.35 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after S&P Dow Jones indices said the company would be admitted to the S&P 100 and the S&P 500 after the close of...
...to S&P Capital IQ....
...forecasts, according to Christine Short at S&P Capital IQ....
...The S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent to 1,562.05 in New York....
...Analysts at S&P Capital IQ said the S&P 500 rose a cumulative 57.9 per cent in price during President Barack Obama’s first term, placing him fifth among US presidents since 1900....
...Colin Gillis, tech analyst at BGC Partners, said: “Competitors are using price as a lever to get traction in the market....
...Apple makes up about 4 per cent of the S&P, meaning its performance can affect pensions and other tracker funds....
...The poor guidance comes ahead of what is usually a strong part of the year for many technology companies as holiday shopping moves into full swing, according to Colin Gillis, tech analyst at BGC Partners...
...The S&P 500 materials sector saw the largest declines and fell 1.9 per cent....
...The S&P 500 information technology index lost 0.2 per cent....
...The SEC’s announcement it was launching administrative proceedings against the Big Four audit firms (plus BDO)’s Chinese affiliates was dramatic, but big audit firms in China have for some time been stuck...
...The data, from market-research firm Markit, compares to an average of 3 per cent in short positions across the S&P 500....
...Financial sector stocks were among the strongest performing industry group on the S&P 500, rising 1.3 per cent....
...The losses have also dragged down related stocks in the S&P 500 information technology sector, which has dropped 6.3 per cent over the past month, outpacing declines from the broader US equity market....
...Mr Gillis says that, even Google, another bellwether for the sector, is not immune to the disenchantment surrounding technology shares....
...“You always have to make your calls while considering the broader global economy,” says Mr Gillis...
...The S&P 500 financials index declined 2.2 per cent as big US banks suffered heavy losses....
...The index is trading on a price-to-earnings ratio of just 4.6, compared to a ratio of 14.4 for the S&P 500....
...Overall, the S&P 500 moved strongly into positive territory and gained 1.6 per cent to 1,315,99....
...Stock suspensions are a particular threat at the moment because China’s “fraud season” is getting into full swing, says Paul Gillis, a professor of accounting at Peking University....
...His move also suggests a belief by both himself and S&N that the group can survive independently, in spite of approaches from potential acquirers in recent months....
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