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Facebook introduces ‘watch’ video product for short series

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. will introduce a new video hub on the world’s largest social network, offering some US users short episodic series from content partners including A&E, Major League Baseball and National Geographic, in a bid to capture more online advertising dollars. The new section, called Watch, is meant to increase the amount of time users spend watching video by ...

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Denmark’s biggest banks face $15 bn Basel capital bill

Bloomberg Denmark’s five biggest banks face as much as $15 billion in new capital requirements under proposed changes to global banking rules, according to an expert panel created by the government. Danske Bank A/S the country’s biggest financial group, and others will together see their capital requirements rise 27-39 percent, equivalent to 64-92 billion kroner ($15 billion), the panel said. ...

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Morgan Stanley makes ‘multi-year call’ for stronger Euro

Bloomberg A pushback against the populist movements that have threatened to destabilise the European Union will help bolster the euro for years, according to Andrew Sheets, chief cross-asset strategist at Morgan Stanley. The US investment bank raised its forecasts for the shared currency on Thursday, projecting it would reach $1.25 early next year, and trade one-for-one against the pound for ...

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