- Mukesh Buch
- 18 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Advent Intl intended to acquire Dutch software maker Unit4 NV for $1.58 billion. Boeing secured $100 billion of orders based on listed price from Emirates Airline. CareFusion agreed to acquire Vital Signs of GE Healthcare for $500 million. Tyson Foods net surged 40%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 18 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Sony sold more than one million PS4 game console on the first day of launch in the U.S. and Canada. Misawa Homes plunged after it found defective construction at 1,619 homes. Pigeon Corp and Unicharm soared after China relaxed one-child policy.
- Nigel Thomas
- 18 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Aberdeen Asset agreed to acquire Scottish Widows for
- Marcus Jacob
- 18 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Australian stocks eased and banks led the decliners. The ACCC lost its mortgage price fixing case against ANZ in a federal court that was alleged in 2004. Elders Limited said full-year loss widened. WAB board supported a takeover offer from Canadian suitor.
- Mukesh Buch
- 18 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Amara Raja net surged 35% after sales climbed 12%.Glaxo plan to invest
- Mukesh Buch
- 15 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Agilent Technologies net tumbled 50% and expects separation in to two companies as early as November 2014. Kimberly-Clark plans to spin-off its $1.6 billion health care business. Maximus net climbed 50% as revenue from health segment jumped 49%.
- Nichole Harper
- 15 Nov, 2013
- New York City
U.S. stocks extended gains and broader indexes advanced to new highs as Fed Chairman nominee Janet Yellen supported the easy monetary policy continuation. Import price index in October declined at the fastest pace in a year. Euro zone inflation dips to annual rate of 0.7%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 15 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Enquest plans to invest
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 15 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo surged and the Nikkei soared 7.7% in the week after the yen weakened and closed above 100 mark. Sony gained ahead of its launch of PlayStation 4 in the U.S. and Nintendo reported a surge in game console U.S. sales in October. Dai-Ichi first-half sales and earnings soared.
- Marcus Jacob
- 15 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Australian markets and dollar eased and the three-way bidding for WCB heated up. Canadian dairy company Saputo lifted its unconditional offer to $9 a share for WCB. Freelancer Ltd vaulted as high as four-fold on its first day of trading.
- Nichole Harper
- 14 Nov, 2013
- New York City
U.S. indexes extended gains and S&P 500 index advanced to a record. For the year so far, the S&P 500 index is up 25.4%. European markets jumped 1% after investors surmised Federal Reserve to keep in place its large bond buying program. Starbucks agreed to pay $2.79 billion in damages to Kraft.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 14 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Japan
- Mukesh Buch
- 14 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Cisco net dropped 5%. Helmerich & Payne net surged 69%. Kohl
- Marcus Jacob
- 14 Nov, 2013
- New York City
Australian indexes gained and the Aussie dollar eased to a new eight-week low. Optus Telecom said aggressive cost cutting lifted quarterly net by 33%. Virgin Australia launched $350 million equity offering. James Hardie net doubles of U.S. sales improvements. Bega Cheese Sweetens WCB offer.
- Nigel Thomas
- 14 Nov, 2013
- New York City
BNP Paribas to acquire 25% stake in Fortis Bank for