- Nigel Thomas
- 28 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Accenture revenue rose 1% and net climbed 11.3% to $810.3 million but lowered outlook. Hochtief increased its stake in Australia based Leighton Holdings. SGL Carbon expects group EBITDA in the second quarter to be slightly below.
- Nichole Harper
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
U.S. indexes rallied for the third day in a row and leading indexes gained as much as 1%. Weekly jobless claims declined and personal spending rose, lifting market sentiment. Average mortgage rate rose to a 2-year high to 4.46%.
- Mukesh Buch
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Bed Bath & Beyond sales climbed 18% but net slid 2%. ConAgra net swung to profit as sales jumped 34% to $4.6 billion. H.B. Fuller net surged to $25.9 million. Paychex net and diluted earnings in the quarter were flat. UniFirst revenue declined but net rose.
- Nigel Thomas
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Betfair said sales for the year were flat and net swung to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Market indexes in Tokyo soared nearly 3% after Chinese credit market crunch eased. The yen rebounded above 98 against one dollar. Japanese institutional investors cut exposure to stocks record low in portfolio allocation in March. Real estate companies soared more than 8%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Australian stocks rebounded for the second day in a row and resource sector stocks gained. Australian job vacancies declined 7.3% in three months to May. News Corp settled shareholder lawsuit linked to phone hacking scandal in U.K. for $139 million.
- Mukesh Buch
- 27 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Hanung Toys sales jumped 14% but net swung to loss. Indraprastha Gas plans to buy 50% stake in Kanpur based Central UP Gas. Kalpataru Power secured new orders worth $200 million.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 26 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Retail investors are losing appetite for stocks in Tokyo and smaller companies index plunged 12% and extended decline to 41% in a month. Topix and the Nikkei indexes also fell.
- Mukesh Buch
- 26 Jun, 2013
- New York City
AeroVironment net swung to loss as revenue plunged 51%. Apollo Group net plummeted 40% and General Mills tumbled 70% to $1.86 billion. Lindsay sales jumped and net surged 39%. Monsanto net slid 3% to $909 million. Synaptics climbed on fourth quarter outlook.
- Nigel Thomas
- 26 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Colruyt revenue jumped 6% and profit for the year rose 3.1% to
- Marcus Jacob
- 26 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Australian stocks rebounded after China
- Mukesh Buch
- 26 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Elder Pharma plans to sell its domestic formulations business. ING Vysya to raise $150 million through a qualified institutional placement. Tech Mahindra completed merger with Satyam Computer. Bharti Airtel faces $110 million of penalty from telecom regulatory authority.
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Barnes & Noble said quarterly sales declined and net loss widened. Carnival and Ennis quarterly net surged. Lennar sales climbed but net tumbled 70%. Walgreen net jumped 16% and sales rose 3.2%.
- Nichole Harper
- 25 Jun, 2013
- New York City
U.S. markets opened higher after durable goods orders increased at the fastest pace in six months and metropolitan home price rose more than expected in April. European markets jumped more than 1%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 25 Jun, 2013
- New York City
Essar Energy net loss for the year narrowed to $162.8 million. Telefonica agreed to sell its Irish unit to Hutchison for