- Nichole Harper
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street jumped more than 1% after April jobless rate fell to 5.4% and net monthly new jobs increased by 223,000 from revised 85,000 in March. Indexes in Europe jumped also after Prime Minister David Cameron led Conservative Party won a slim but outright majority in the U.K. elections.
- Mukesh Buch
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
AOL net plunged 25% but revenues climbed 7%. CBS net declined 16%. Consolidated Edison net rose 3%. HRG net loss widened. McDonald''s U.S. comparable sales in April dropped 2.3%. NVIDIA net fell 2%. NRG Energy net loss widened.
- Nigel Thomas
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
BG net tumbled 51% to $565 million on 21% decline in revenues. Laird forecasted revenues in the first-quarter climbed 24% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
Shares in Tokyo struggled to advance on mixed earnings report and weak international trade data from China. Toyota annual net soared 19% on 6% increase in sales. Fast Retailing April sales surged 20%. Mitsui & Co annual net plunged 13%. Olympus net in the fiscal year swung to a loss.
- Marcus Jacob
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
Australian market indexes closed down in late afternoon sell-off and weak China trade data dented sentiment. Macquarie Group said annual net increased 26% and assets under management soared 14%.
- Mukesh Buch
- 08 May, 2015
- New York City
Market staged a technical rebound on short covering and weaker-than-expected earnings from Punjab National, Hero MotoCorp and Titan. BASF India quarterly net swung to a loss. Blue Dart net and revenues jumped 13%. Hindustan Unilever profit climbed 17%.
- Nichole Harper
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
Deals dominated market trading on Wall Street and indexes rebounded in early afternoon from the morning slump. Weekly claims of unemployment hovered near 15-year low last week despite uneven and moderate economic growth.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
Nikkei share average in Tokyo declined after nearly a weeklong holiday and investors reacted to weakening international markets. Monetary base in April increased 36% in Japan. Nintendo annual net sales declined 4% and net swung to profit.
- Mukesh Buch
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
Apache net swung to a loss. Alexion Pharma agreed to acquire Synageva for $8.4 billion. Becton, Dickinson net tumbled 25%. Icahn Entp net swung to profit. Maximus net declined 6%. Priceline net rose but Tripadvisor net declined 7%. Whole Foods profit surged 11%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
ArcelorMittal net loss widened. Continental profit climbed 12%. Commerzbank net soared 83% to
- Marcus Jacob
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
Australian market indexes extended losses for the second day in a row and Aussie dollar hovered near 80 U.S. cents. Scentre Group posted higher sales and reaffirmed funds from operations outlook. NAB plans to raise $5.5 billion ahead of exiting the U.K. business.
- Mukesh Buch
- 07 May, 2015
- New York City
Sensex in Mumbai trading declined to a 6-1/2 months low and foreign investors book profit. In 2015, the benchmark index declined 3.3%. Greaves Cotton profit plunged 54%. IIFL Holdings net and revenues surged. KEC International net soared 83%. Sintex Industries net climbed 23%.
- Nichole Harper
- 06 May, 2015
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street traded lower after comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and weaker-than-expected read on productivity. Crude oil continued to advance to new high in 2015. Oil complex companies reported sharply higher losses on weak energy prices.
- Mukesh Buch
- 06 May, 2015
- New York City
Brookfield Asset Management net surged 71%. Chesapeake Energy net swung to a loss after revenues plunged 45%. Herbalife net jumped 5%. Fossil net tumbled 43%. Groupon net loss narrowed. Motorola Solutions profit plummeted 42%. Mylan net tumbled 51%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 06 May, 2015
- New York City
Market indexes across Europe rebounded and retail sales in March fell less than expected. Alstom net swung to a loss of