- Marcus Jacob
- 03 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Australian retail sales rose for the sixth month in a row and trade surplus was ahead of estimates. February retail sales gained 0.2% after rising 1.2% in January. Trade surplus in February jumped 33% to $1.23 billion. Fonterra and Woolworths sign a 10-year deal.
- Mukesh Buch
- 03 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Ashok Leyland won a contract worth $50 million from Zimbabwe. Hindustan Motors total sales in March tumbled 74%. Transformers & Rectifiers production in fiscal 2014 climbed. Venus Remedies received approval for infection treatment antibiotic in Venezuela.
- Nichole Harper
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
U.S. stocks struggled but traded higher ahead of jobs report on Friday. ADP survey showed private employers added 191,000 jobs in March, the largest in the year so far. Amazon is ready to sell set-top box to stream its video library and branch into entertainment business.
- Mukesh Buch
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Acuity Brands net soared 32% after sales climbed 12%. Jos. A. Bank net slipped 4%. Monsanto net surged 13% and sales jumped 7%. UniFirst net fell 4% but revenues rose 3%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Asos net declined 21% but revenue surged 34%. Deutsche Post lifted its earnings outlook. Domino''''s Pizza Group March sales climbed 15% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo closed higher and extended rally to the second week and the yen eased. Toyota said U.S. sales increased 4.9% in March. Nissan sales rose 8% and Honda sales declined 2%. Hokkaido Electric extended two-day loss to 15%. Fast Retailing March same store sales increased 0.6%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Australian stocks closed higher in weak trading volume. Building approvals in February fell 5% on the month and surged 23% from a year ago. Goodman Fielder issued a profit warning. Noni B said quarterly sales dropped 14% and said the retailer is working to lower costs.
- Mukesh Buch
- 02 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Ashok Leyland said sales in March declined 27%. BEL reported provisional turnover of Rs 6,180 crore. Bajaj Auto March sales edged up and year sales declined 9%. Il&Fs won order worth Rs 176 crore. RIL received $500 million in financing from EDC Canada.
- Nichole Harper
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Market indexes in New York traded higher and private manufacturing index showed a slight expansion. Auto sales rebounded slightly in March after struggling for two months on harsh weather conditions. Intuitive Surgical gained on FDA approval.
- Mukesh Buch
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Checkpoint and Gencorp net loss narrowed. Chrysler said March sales were the best since 2007 and climbed 13%. Ford sales rose 3%. Toyota sales climbed 4.9%. Verint Systems earnings rose 4%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Stocks extended rally to the eighth day in Tokyo and construction and airlines stocks participated in the advance. Office products retailer reported March month sales increased 31%. Software developer Jastec reported net income surge of 45% on 10% increase in sales.
- Nigel Thomas
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Alstom sold its steam auxiliary unit to Triton for
- Marcus Jacob
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Sydney pared most of the 1% loss at the opening after two manufacturing reports indicated mixed picture of manufacturing sector in China. Reserve Bank of Australia held benchmark interest rate for the seventh time in a row and noted a solid expansion in the housing market.
- Mukesh Buch
- 01 Apr, 2014
- New York City
Gati surged after Japan-based Kintetsu World acquired 5% stake. Kalpataru Power secured new orders aggregating to more than Rs 700 crore. KEC Intl sold 7.3 acres of land to Tata Housing. Maruti sales in March dropped 6% and for the year fell 1%. M&M tractor sales in March rose 2%.
- Nichole Harper
- 31 Mar, 2014
- New York City
U.S. stocks gained and market indexes advanced after Fed Chairwoman offered strong support for the economic stimulus. The tone of the support was welcomed by investors but Yellen