- Mukesh Buch
- 06 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Aon net climbed 29%. Activision net soared 108%. GoPro plunged on outlook. Harris net rose 2% and agreed to acquire Exelis for $4.75 billion. LinkedIn net tumbled 21%. Twitter soared after net loss narrowed. Viad plunged after net loss widened.
- Nigel Thomas
- 06 Feb, 2015
- New York City
European markets advanced for the fifth day in a row after Germany and France failed to convince Russia to withdraw supporting rebels in Ukraine. Alcatel Lucent net doubled. Poundland agreed to acquire rival 99p Stores. Statoil net swung to a loss. Tate & Lyle plunged 12%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 06 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Earnings were in focus in Tokyo trading and Topix index extended the advance for the third week in a row. Nikon and Suzuki fell after estimating weaker-than-expected outlook. Olympus Corp sales gained more than 7%. Takata, the troubled air bags maker loss was smaller than estimated.
- Marcus Jacob
- 06 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Reserve Bank of Australia offered positive outlook for economic growth but also said jobless rate is likely to peak at 6.5%. Stocks extended gains for the 12th session in a row and dividend yield stocks were in favor.
- Mukesh Buch
- 06 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Godrej said net surged 35% on 13% increase in revenues. Hindustan Copper net plunged 85%. IDBI Bank net slid 1% but revenues jumped 11%. Tata Chemicals net swung to profit. Tata Motors net fell 25%.
- Nichole Harper
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Mergers, earnings, oil volatility and Greece drove market sentiment in New York and Europe. Pfizer agreed to acquire Hospira for $17 billion. U.S. trade deficit widened to a two-year high. Oil soared nearly 9%. Greece pushed for the rollback of austerity measures as the ECB takes steps.
- Mukesh Buch
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
ABB net surged 30% but revenues declined 9%. Becton, Dickinson net plunged 13%. BT agreed to acquire EE for
- Nigel Thomas
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
AstraZeneca net swung to a loss to $321 million and agreed to acquire respiratory business rights from the U.S.-based Actavis for $600 million. Smith & Nephew net fell 1% to $160 million. Vodafone revenues in the third-quarter climbed 14% to
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Corporate earnings in Japan were in focus and Hitachi missed operating earnings estimate but Sony reported best quarterly operating results in seven years. Toyota estimated fiscal year net to increased 17% and sales to gain 5%.
- Marcus Jacob
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Australian market indexes extended 11-day rally in active trading and Aussie dollar rebounded slightly. Retail sales in December rose 0.2% but in the quarter jumped 1.5% and new home sales in the month declined 1.9%.
- Mukesh Buch
- 05 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Aurobindo Pharma said net slipped 8%. Arvind net increased 7% and Bombay Dyeing net loss narrowed. JK Lakshmi cement net surged 31% while Ramco cement net slipped 10%. Jubilant FoodWorks net rose 4%.
- Nichole Harper
- 04 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Stocks in New York traded sideways and oil fell from its one-month high and commodities retreated after rising for four days in a row. Staples agreed to acquire Office Depot for $6.3 billion. European markets closed nearly unchanged. China lowered bank reserve ratio and increase liquidity.
- Mukesh Buch
- 04 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Cognizant profit jumped 12%. GM net climbed 22%. Humana net swung to profit after revenues surged 21%. Merck net surged but revenues plunged 7%. Ralph Lauren net plunged 9%. Staples agreed to acquire Office Depot. Whirlpool net tumbled 55%. Walt Disney net Climbed.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 04 Feb, 2015
- New York City
China joined other nations in offering more monetary support to economy as the economic growth slows and factory output growth struggles.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 04 Feb, 2015
- New York City
Stocks in Tokyo gained following better than expected profits from the largest bank Mitsubishi UFJ, Toyota Motor and Yamaha Corp. Astella Pharma said net income increased 38% in the nine-month period.