- Nichole Harper
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street turned after the U.S. and Europe imposed tougher and wider sanctions on Russia controlled banks and banned the sale of military and oil production equipment. U.S. consumer confidence index reached a seven-year high and home prices rose at a slower pace in May.
- Nigel Thomas
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Deutsche Bank net plunged 29% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo gained despite weaker than expected retail sales, household spending and jobless rate. The yen held firm below 102 against one dollar. Honda June quarter sales increased 5.4% and Nomura revenues declined 8.5%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 29 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian market indexes closed higher after declining for two days in a row. Home sales in June increased 1.2% and added 2% in the quarter to the month. QBE Insurance said first-half results will be impacted by weakness in Latin America.
- Nichole Harper
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street turn lower after Amazon reported larger than expected quarterly loss for the second quarter in a row and Visa lowered its annual revenue outlook. BSkyB agreed to acquire Sky ventures in Italy and Germany.
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
AbbVie net jumped 3%. American Electric Power net soared 15%. Amazon.com net loss widened but revenue surged 23%. Chubb net declined 14%. DTE Energy net climbed 18%. Moody''s net soared 41.5%. Starbucks revenue and profit jumped. Tyco Intl net surged.
- Nigel Thomas
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Air France net loss narrowed to
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Ambuja profit surged 26%. Bharti Infratel net jumped 29%. Colgate net jumped 4% on 13% sales increase. Glenmark net climbed 44%. HT Media net plunged 31%. Indian Bank profit tumbled 35%. MMFSL net declined 16%. PNB net climbed 10%. Wipro quarterly net soared 30%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo extended weekly gain on positive quarterly reports from Itochu, Chugai, Fanuc and Japan Exchange. Itochu jumped after the company announced a stock buyback plan of as much as $1 billion. The yen extended annual gain to 3.5% on rising tensions in Europe.
- Marcus Jacob
- 25 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian market indexes halted seven day advance and closed up 0.9% for the week. Flight Centre Travel Group lowered fiscal outlook and wrote down assets in India and in the U.S. Drillsearch quarterly revenues declined 4% but the annual sales soared three-fold.
- Nichole Harper
- 24 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks on Wall Street trended higher after June new home sales plunged 8% but weekly jobless claims dropped to a low not seen in last nine years. General Motors issued a new round of recalls. Facebook soared on record quarterly sales.
- Mukesh Buch
- 24 Jul, 2014
- New York City
3M net climbed 6%. AT&T net declined 8%. Bristol-Myers profit plunged 38%. Caterpillar net jumped but revenue dropped. Eli Lilly net tumbled 39%. Ford net climbed 6% but revenue slid. GM net tumbled 83%. Raytheon net soared 13%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 24 Jul, 2014
- New York City
easyJet declined despite revenue climbed 9% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 24 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo edged lower and then yen was in focus after Japan reported a decline in June trade deficit. The deficit was still larger than expected and soared to a record high in the first-six months.
- Marcus Jacob
- 24 Jul, 2014
- New York City
Australian stocks and the Aussie dollar closed higher after a private survey showed a larger than expected expansion in manufacturing sector in China. Newcrest Mining Limited, the largest independent gold miner in Australia announced additional asset impairment.