- Bikram Pandey
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
U.S. indexes struggled after a mixed batch of earnings on Monday. However, earnings from financial services and tech companies have exceeded expectations so far. Kimberly-Clark
- Mukesh Buch
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
Advanced Micro Devices first quarter net income doubled. E. I. du Pont first quarter net income soared 27% to $1.43 billion. Kimberly-Clark first quarter net income declined 9%. Verizon first quarter net income soared 41% to $3.26 billion.
- Arthi Gupta
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
U.S. stocks rebounded after better-than-anticipated earnings and leading indicators index rose in March. Barrick Gold agreed to acquire Equinox Minerals for about C$7.3 billion. Toyota global production dropped more than 30% in March.
- Devan Biswas
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
Stocks in Mumbai traded higher but in a directionless trading and silver and gold surged to highs. Reliance Industries confirmed the difficulty of increasing gas output and also planned to increase production at fields in the Bay of Bengal. Sterlite and Maruti reported higher than expected earnings.
- Arthi Gupta
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The confidence index among French manufacturers was flat in April. Hungarian retail sales improved and Italian sales grew in February. Austrian industrial output rose in February. Dutch consumer spending improved in February. Spain producer price inflation climbed in March.
- Nigel Thomas
- 25 Apr, 2011
- New York City
Stocks in Japan edged lower ahead of earnings release. Toyota led the automakers with the domestic auto production plunging 63% in March. Toyota
- Bikram Pandey
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
U.S. stocks edged higher after General Electric, Apple, American Express, Capital One and BB&T reported better than expected earnings. Oil gained 0.7% and increased for the second month in a row and extended advance to 25%. Gold stayed above $1,500 and silver jumped nearly 5%.
- Mukesh Buch
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
Apple second quarter net income surged 95% to $5.99 billion. American Express first quarter net income rose 33% to $1.16 billion. BlackRock first quarter net income surged 34% to $568 million. General Electric first quarter net earnings surged 77% to $3.43 billion.
- Arthi Gupta
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The UK indexes were flat after retail sales rebounded and mortgage approvals climbed in March. UK public sector borrowing declined. Irish trade surplus improved in February. William Hill surged 7% on revenue growth.
- Nigel Thomas
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The Nikkei benchmark index in Japan increased 0.8% ahead of short week. Apple linked stock gained after the mobile device maker reported sharply higher results. Toshiba and Elpida Memory increased. Yasakawa Electric declined 2.3% after it estimated weak production outlook for the next two months.
- Arthi Gupta
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The U.S. indexes traded higher after GE and Apple reported better-than-estimated earnings. U.S. weekly jobless claims fell 13,000 to 403,000. BP sued Transocean and Cameron seeking damages of $40 billion for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
- Marcus Jacob
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
Australian benchmark index increased more than 1% after the dollar advanced to a new high on the rise in energy and gold prices. Stocks gained for the third time in the last four day. Harvey Norman reported weak increase in sales as consumers spend less on furniture and electronics.
- Devan Biswas
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The Sensex index in Mumbai trading gained 0.7% after TCS reported 23% increase in the quarter to March. Rupee advanced to a two week high and gold and silver soared to a record high in Mumbai trading. Muthoot Finance attracted strong interest for its initial public offering.
- Arthi Gupta
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
The European indexes gained after Akzo Nobel net surged 58%. Portugal raised
- Arthi Gupta
- 21 Apr, 2011
- New York City
German business sentiment fell in April. Dutch jobless rate steadied in March. Greece current account deficit narrowed in February. Spanish trade gap shrunk in February.