- Nichole Harper
- 29 Aug, 2014
- New York City
U.S. market indexes are set to advance in the week and in August and European markets declined and the ruble declined to a record low as the Ukraine conflict escalated. U.S. consumer sentiment in August increased to a seven-year high.
- Nigel Thomas
- 29 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Bwin.party net loss widened to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 29 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Japan closed lower and the Topix declined 0.6% in the week and fell 0.9% in August. The yen slipped. Unemployment rate in July increased to 3.8%, core consumer price index was unchanged at 3.3% and industrial production declined 0.2%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 29 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Australian market indexes gained after a month of volatile performance and a decline in the week. Iron ore prices declined 8.7% in August and resource stocks fell 5% in the month. Virgin Australia joined Qantas in announcing a large annual loss.
- Mukesh Buch
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Abercrombie & Fitch net rose 1%. Dollar General net grew 2%. Guess net tumbled 45%. Pall Corp net surged 40% on 12% increase of revenue and lifted its fiscal outlook. Williams-Sonoma net jumped 5% but offered cautious outlook.
- Mukesh Buch
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
U.S. Gross Domestic Product, the broadest measure of goods and services generated in the economy, increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate at 4.2%, the Commerce Department reported today.
- Nichole Harper
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine dragged market sentiment across Atlantic. U.S. indexes have advanced in 11 of the past 14 trading days. However, investors have stayed on sidelines in recent days.
- Nigel Thomas
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Bouygues net more than doubled to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Japan declined and extended weekly losses. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India is scheduled to visit Japan with a delegation of eighteen billionaires. Toyota, Honda and Nissan report mix domestic sales but worldwide production rises.
- Marcus Jacob
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Sydney declined and capital expenditure in the June quarter rose 1.1% but fell 4% from a year ago. The better than expected total capex masked the difficulty faced by the economy in transitioning from the mining led boom.
- Mukesh Buch
- 28 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Fedders Lloyd net plunged 64%. Indraprastha Gas acquired a stake in Maharashtra Natural Gas. Jindal Saw plans to acquire PSL North America for $100 million. Tata Motors challenge the Competition Commission of India.
- Mukesh Buch
- 27 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Analog Devices net rose 3%. Brown-Forman profit jumped 5%. Chico''s net tumbled 45%. Donaldson net was flat but sales climbed 6%. Heico net surged 15%. REX American net soared 278% but sales declined 14%. Tiffany net surged 16%.
- Nichole Harper
- 27 Aug, 2014
- New York City
U.S. market indexes struggled and the S&P 500 index traded above 2,000 for the second day in a row. Congressional Budget Office raised its estimate of federal budget deficit to $506 billion, largely on lower than expected corporate tax revenues.
- Nichole Harper
- 27 Aug, 2014
- New York City
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said federal budget deficit will smaller than previous estimate over the next decade, as the low interest rates trim government
- Nigel Thomas
- 27 Aug, 2014
- New York City
Oi intends to acquire stake in Tim Participacoes from Telecom Italia for $8 billion. Foxtons Group net surged 64%. Marine Harvest net swung to a loss of 142 million kronor but revenue climbed 48%. Seadrill net tumbled 65%.