MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 4th 2015
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Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:27 UTC
Catalonia challenges Madrid: calls elections for September, ahead of Spain's national ballot in November
The leader of Spain's wealthy Catalonia region President signed a decree on Monday calling parliamentary elections for 27 September, a year earlier than necessary and according to political analysts, a proxy vote on the much debated controversial independence.
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Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:18 UTC
Oil glut and China's poor manufacturing data reflected in global markets
United States stocks fell on Monday as oil prices touched a six-month low and factory data from China raised concerns about the world's second-biggest economy. Energy stocks were the biggest losers among the main S&P sectors, recording their worst three-day decline in seven months. Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which also reported poor results on Friday, led the losses.
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Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:13 UTC
Libor rate rigging: ex trader sentenced to 14 years in jail by London court
Ex-trader Tom Hayes was sentenced to 14 years in jail by a London court on Monday after being found guilty of conspiring to rig Libor benchmark interest rates following a seven-year global investigation.
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Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:02 UTC
Lula da Silva's 'fund-raiser' Dirceu again involved: this time with Petrobras
Brazilian police on Monday arrested former government minister Jose Dirceu, one of the most senior members of the ruling Workers' Party to be detained so far in a corruption scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras.
