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Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.47 Per Share

Date 24/07/2019

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 27, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2019. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

US Department Of Justice: Facebook Agrees To Pay $5 Billion And Implement Robust New Protections Of User Information In Settlement Of Data-Privacy Claims - Facebook Will Pay The Largest Civil Penalty In A Data-Privacy Case In United States History

Date 24/07/2019

The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a settlement that requires Facebook to implement a comprehensive, multi-faceted set of compliance measures designed to improve user privacy and provide additional protections for user information. The settlement also requires Facebook to pay an unprecedented $5 billion civil penalty — the most ever imposed in an FTC case and among the largest civil penalties ever obtained by the federal government.

Nasdaq Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results; Delivers Strong Growth In Revenues From Non-Trading Businesses(1)

Date 24/07/2019

• Second quarter 2019 net revenues2 were $623 million.  Revenues in the non-trading segments increased 10% versus the prior year period, primarily driven by organic growth.
• The GAAP operating margin was 41% in the second quarter of 2019 versus 44% in the prior year period, while the non-GAAP operating margin3 of 48% increased from 47% in the prior year period.
• Second quarter 2019 GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.04 compared to $0.97 in the second quarter of 2018.  Second quarter non-GAAP diluted earnings per share totaled $1.22, an increase of 5% from the prior year period.
• During the second quarter of 2019, the company returned $50 million to shareholders through its share repurchase program and paid dividends on its common stock in the aggregate of $77 million. In the first six months of 2019, the company returned $200 million through share repurchases and dividends.
• The company also completed its multi-year de-leveraging initiative, and through a bond refinancing extended its debt maturities and lowered future interest expense.

Deutsche Börse Continues Growth As Planned In Q2/2019 - Net Revenue Up 6 Per Cent In Q2/2019, To €725 Million - Adjusted Net Profit For The Period Up 10 Per Cent Year-On-Year In Q2/2019 - Adjusted Earnings Per Share Up 11 Per Cent, To €1.58 For Q2/2019 - In The First Half Of 2019 Net Revenue Was Up 5 Per Cent While Adjusted Net Profit Rose By 9 Per Cent - Growth In The First Half Of 2019 Is In Line With The Guidance For The Full Year - The Company Confirms Its Goals For 2019

Date 24/07/2019

Deutsche Börse AG published its results for the second quarter of 2019 on Wednesday. The company generated net revenue in the amount of €724.8 million, an increase of around 6 per cent compared to the previous year. As part of this, Deutsche Börse achieved structural net revenue growth of approximately 5 per cent, in line with its expectations. Furthermore, higher net interest income from banking business had a slightly positive impact on cyclical net revenue, amid stable equity market volatility compared with the previous year.

The EBA Calls For Communication To Credit Institutions About The Relevance Of AML/CFT Concerns From A Prudential Perspective

Date 24/07/2019

The EBA published today an Opinion on the link between money laundering and terrorist financing concerns and prudential objectives. This Opinion forms part of the EBA's ongoing work to strengthen the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Europe and responds to a request in the Council Anti Money Laundering Action Plan of 2018.

BME: Portuguese Company EFACEC Chooses MARF For Its Debut In The Capital Markets - The Company Launches A 58 Million Euro-Bond Issue

Date 24/07/2019

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, has registered a new issue by Portuguese energy infrastructure company EFACEC Power Solutions, SPGS, for a total amount of 58 million euros. The bonds issued have a nominal value of 100,000 €, a term of five years - their maturity is scheduled for July 2024 - and will pay an annual coupon of 4.5%.

FTC Alleges They Deceived Facebook Users About Data Collection

Date 24/07/2019

The Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint against data analytics company Cambridge Analytica, and filed settlements for public comment with Cambridge Analytica’s former chief executive and an app developer who worked with the company, alleging they employed deceptive tactics to harvest personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users for voter profiling and targeting.

FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty And Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions On Facebook - FTC Settlement Imposes Historic Penalty, And Significant Requirements To Boost Accountability And Transparency

Date 24/07/2019

Facebook, Inc. will pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes about its users’ privacy, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their personal information.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 20 July 2019 To 24 July 2019

Date 24/07/2019

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BME: Torimbia SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 26 July - The Twelfth Company To List On The Market This Year

Date 24/07/2019

The Board of Directors of MAB, BME’s Growth Market, has approved the listing of TORIMBIA SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.