- Mukesh Buch
- 07 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Greenbrier net soared and agreed to acquire 19.5% stake in Amsted-Maxion Hortolandia. Monsanto profit tumbled 34% on 7% decline in revenues. MSC Industries net fell 3%. Supervalu profit surged 155%. Schulman net plunged 13%. UniFirst net jumped 9%.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 07 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Stocks in Japan rebounded after dropping the most in fifteen months and then yen held near 119 to a dollar. Foreign investors are increasingly looking to sell Japanese stocks and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe struggles with structural reforms.
- Nigel Thomas
- 07 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Boohoo.com tumbled 40% on weak outlook. EnBW Energie agreed to sell 49.9% stake worth
- Marcus Jacob
- 07 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Australian market indexes opened higher but at close fell in choppy session with moderate volume. Real estate companies were in favor and investors sold energy related stocks after crude oil extended losses and fell to a new five-year low.
- Mukesh Buch
- 07 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Maruti Suzuki total production climbed 18.2% and total sales soared 20.8%. Praj Ind secured an order to build an ethanol plant in Uganda, Africa.
- Nichole Harper
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
U.S. market indexes declined more than 1% and S&P 500 index fell for the fifth day in a row. Crude oil declined 4% and gold added 1.2%. European markets remained volatile as political leaders in the region debate the fallout of Greek exit from the euro.
- Mukesh Buch
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Verizon Communications approached AOL for takeover or a partnership deal. Coach agreed to acquire Stuart Weitzman for $574 million. Hhgregg plunged after weak forecast. Lindsay net tumbled 26% on 8% decrease in revenues.
- Nigel Thomas
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Abengoa and EIG Global Energy Partners sign an agreement to invest $9.5 billion in renewable energy projects. Churchill China climbed 7% after positive outlook. TomTom agreed to deliver maps to Volkswagen.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Japanese stocks plunged after Greece related worries dragged markets in Europe and deepening bear market in oil also added to market anxieties in New York trading. Auto makers reported better-than-expected U.S. sales in December.
- Marcus Jacob
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Australian market indexes declined 1.6% following the market decline in Europe and New York. Australian automotive sales declined 2% in 2014 and but luxury car sales rose.
- Mukesh Buch
- 06 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Apollo Hospitals acquire Nova Speciality Hospitals for about Rs 145 crore. SML Isuzu December sales surged 62.6%. Videocon d2h plans to sell 33.5% stake to U.S.-based Silver Eagle. Zen Tech plans to set up its unit in United Arab Emirates.
- Nichole Harper
- 05 Jan, 2015
- New York City
U.S. and European markets dropped sharply as German prices stagnated in December. Political rhetoric in Greece heated as the nation approached snap election. S&P 500 index extended losses for the fourth day in a row.
Crude oil price declined 4.5%.
- Mukesh Buch
- 05 Jan, 2015
- New York City
GM sales in December surged 19.3%, the best increase in seven years. Honda December sales increased 1.5%. Ford total sales in December rose 1% but sales in the year were flat and Lincoln division sales soared 21%. Fiat Chrysler December total sales climbed 20% and jeep sales jumped 19%.
- Nigel Thomas
- 05 Jan, 2015
- New York City
BMW agreed to pay $820 million to its China-based distributors to cover losses. Ireland-based C&C Group is expected to walk away from making a revised higher bid for Spirit Pub Co. Ryanair traffic in December soared 20% to more than 6 million customers.
- Hiruki Nakamura
- 05 Jan, 2015
- New York City
Japanese market indexes traded lower on the first trading day of the year and financial stocks were under pressure. Skymark Airlines soared 17% after the company called for an extraordinary investor meeting. NTT DoCoMo filed arbitration claim against India-based Tata Teleservices.