- Nigel Thomas
- 30 Jul, 2014
- New York City
AstraZeneca agreed to acquire Spain-based Almirall for $2.1 billion. Barclays profit soared 68% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 30 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Japan indexes advanced and investors focused on corporate earnings. Industrial production decreased for the second month in a row and the monthly decline was the largest since the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Japan Tobacco first quarter sales increased 1.6%. Konica Minolta quarterly net plunged.
- Marcus Jacob
- 30 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian stocks advanced on strong trading volume on rising confidence in global economy. Tabcorp Holdings agreed to acquire regional government controlled gaming business as a part of a deal to win long term gaming license.
- Mukesh Buch
- 30 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Bharti Airtel surged 70%. Bank of India net declined 16% but revenues surged 21%. Cadila Healthcare profit and revenues climbed. Reddy''s Lab net surged 53%. Escorts net tumbled 42%. ITC profit climbed 16%. IDFC net dropped 14%. L&T net soared more than doubled.
- Mukesh Buch
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Aetna revenue surged 26% but net rose 2%. BP profit climbed 61%. Ecolab net surged 46% on 7% increase of revenue. Merck net soared 121% but sales fell. Pfizer net plunged 79% and revenue dropped 2%. United Parcel net tumbled 57.6% while revenue jumped 6%.
- Nichole Harper
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street turned after the U.S. and Europe imposed tougher and wider sanctions on Russia controlled banks and banned the sale of military and oil production equipment. U.S. consumer confidence index reached a seven-year high and home prices rose at a slower pace in May.
- Nigel Thomas
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Deutsche Bank net plunged 29% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo gained despite weaker than expected retail sales, household spending and jobless rate. The yen held firm below 102 against one dollar. Honda June quarter sales increased 5.4% and Nomura revenues declined 8.5%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian market indexes closed higher after declining for two days in a row. Home sales in June increased 1.2% and added 2% in the quarter to the month. QBE Insurance said first-half results will be impacted by weakness in Latin America.
- Nichole Harper
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street turn lower after Amazon reported larger than expected quarterly loss for the second quarter in a row and Visa lowered its annual revenue outlook. BSkyB agreed to acquire Sky ventures in Italy and Germany.
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
AbbVie net jumped 3%. American Electric Power net soared 15%. Amazon.com net loss widened but revenue surged 23%. Chubb net declined 14%. DTE Energy net climbed 18%. Moody''s net soared 41.5%. Starbucks revenue and profit jumped. Tyco Intl net surged.
- Nigel Thomas
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Air France net loss narrowed to
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Ambuja profit surged 26%. Bharti Infratel net jumped 29%. Colgate net jumped 4% on 13% sales increase. Glenmark net climbed 44%. HT Media net plunged 31%. Indian Bank profit tumbled 35%. MMFSL net declined 16%. PNB net climbed 10%. Wipro quarterly net soared 30%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo extended weekly gain on positive quarterly reports from Itochu, Chugai, Fanuc and Japan Exchange. Itochu jumped after the company announced a stock buyback plan of as much as $1 billion. The yen extended annual gain to 3.5% on rising tensions in Europe.
- Marcus Jacob
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian market indexes halted seven day advance and closed up 0.9% for the week. Flight Centre Travel Group lowered fiscal outlook and wrote down assets in India and in the U.S. Drillsearch quarterly revenues declined 4% but the annual sales soared three-fold.