- Hiruki Nakamura
- 21 Dec, 2015
- New York City
The Nikkei 225 average extended Friday losses after oil prices continued to dip and Toshiba sharply escalated its estimate of fiscal year losses. Domestic supermarket sales in November declined 1%. Osaka Gas plans to withdraw from its thermal power project with Marubeni Corp.
- Nichole Harper
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
S&P 500 index declined nearly 1% and for the week trimmed gains to 0.5% and extended 2015 loss to 1.8%. The widely followed index was down on the ongoing weakness in energy and industrial sectors.
- Mukesh Buch
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Bristol-Myers agreed to sell its investigational HIV medicines for $1.5 billion to GlaxoSmithKline unit. AAR net tumbled 47%. BlackBerry net swung to a loss. CarMax profit fell 4%. Darden Restaurants net swung to profit. Lennar net soared 15%. Red Hat net slid 2%.
- Lucy Stoeva
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
European markets retreated on Friday after strong gains earlier in the week. GlaxoSmithKline agreed to acquire H.I.V. treatments drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb for $1.5 billion. Intertek Group acquires FIT Italia.
- Marcus Jacob
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
ASX 200 was little changed on Friday but closed 1.4% higher for the week. A2 Milk surged 29% after the infant dairy powder maker lifted revenues and operating profit forecast. Investa Office and Dexus Property Group merger will create the largest office trust in Australia.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
The Nikkei 225 average declined 1.9% today and fell 1.3% in the week. The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus unchanged and proposed a new ETF purchase program. Kumiai Chemical net soared 115%. Oracle Corporation Japan profit rose 3%.
- Sarla Buch
- 18 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Sensex in Mumbai halted 4-day rally and pared weekly gains to 1.6%. Germany-based ERGO Insurance Group plans to increase its stake in insurance joint venture with HDFC to just below 49%.
- Lucy Stoeva
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
European markets surged after the Fed lifted rates and signaled improving economy. U.K. retail sales were ahead of expectations and construction activities in the euro zone also rose. AstraZeneca agreed to acquire Acerta Pharma for
- Nichole Harper
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
A day after rate hike, stocks on Wall Street traded lower and investors shifted focus to latest weekly jobless claims. Unemployment claims declined 11,000 in the previous week. FedEx and Oracle diverged on earnings. European markets jumped on widening economic activities.
- Mukesh Buch
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Accenture net dropped 3%. FedEx revenues and profit jumped 4%. General Mills net surged 53% but revenues slumped 6%. Jabil Circuit profit soared 83% on 15% increase in revenues. Oracle net tumbled 12% and revenues declined 6%. Rite Aid net plunged 43%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
ASX 200 index jumped 1.5% after the widely anticipated increase in the U.S. interest rates kicked in. Banks led the gainers. Caltex Australia said net profit before one-time items soared 29%.
- Sarla Buch
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Sensex jumped 1.2% following a rally in Asian markets after the U.S. Federal Reserve lifted rates and signalled that the economy has recovered to be strong enough to withstand higher rates. Reliance Infra acquired additional 17% stake in Pipavav Defence. Hindustan Unilever agreed to buy Indulekha.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 17 Dec, 2015
- New York City
The Nikkei 225 average jumped 1.6% after trade deficit in November narrowed and the U.S. Fed raised its key lending rate. Toyota lifted 2016 global sales outlook by 1.1%. TDK plans to acquire Switzerland-based semiconductor designer.
- Nichole Harper
- 16 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street gyrated but markets remained calm after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rate for the first time in nine years. The increase of 0.25% is expected to be followed by additional but gradual increases. Crude oil dropped more than 3% and natural gas fell to 16-year low.
- Mukesh Buch
- 16 Dec, 2015
- New York City
Global Payments agreed to acquire Heartland Payment for $4.3 billion. Honeywell reaffirmed 2015 earnings outlook. Heico net surged 19%. Joy Global net swung to a loss on 24% decline in revenues. Valeant lowered revenues outlook.