markets > world markets Stock markets - world Diaego on a high with £2.2 billion operating profit in 2007-08 01 September 2008 Dell reports earnings drop in spite of increased sales; blames self-inflicted price cuts 29 August 2008 Rio Tinto profit up 55 per cent in H1-08 as iron ore prices soar 26 August 2008 NTPC seeks nod for raising $25 billion in overseas bonds 26 August 2008 US court rejects charge against constitutional validity of Sarbanes-Oxley Act 23 August 2008 Cemex seeks international arbitration over confiscation of Venezuelan business 22 August 2008 ICBC of China becomes the most profitable bank on loans 21 August 2008 Decline in global deal activity predicted 21 August 2008 $8.3 billion NYMEX acquisition strengthens world's No1 derivatives market CME 19 August 2008 BHP Billiton posts record $15.4 billion profit for 2007-08 18 August 2008 UBS posts $329 million Q2 loss; goes in for major restructuring 12 August 2008 European Central Bank opens $10 billion window to calm credit market 09 August 2008 Berkshire Hathaway reports decline in net profit for third straight quarter 09 August 2008 Venezuela calls for OPEC cutback as oil falls to $115 a barrel 09 August 2008 Rising dollar, oil price fall spur a stock market rally 09 August 2008 Toyota manages profitable quarter even as it declares biggest profit drop in five years 08 August 2008 Record oil prices send Exxon and Shell quarterly profits to record highs 01 August 2008 General Motors announces massive $15.5 billion quarterly loss 01 August 2008 Private equity giant KKR to go public 28 July 2008 SEC brings lawsuits against insider-trading 26 July 2008 Allianz expanding agribusiness in Brazil 25 July 2008 Honda reports strong quarterly results in the wake of increased sales of fuel-efficient cars 25 July 2008 Citigroup $2.5-billion quarterly loss lower than expected; shares rise 19 July 2008 Templeton: Lessons from the dean of contrarians 17 July 2008 US SEC to share financial sector information to US Fed 08 July 2008 World Bank team to assess Indian Railways' eastern freight corridor project 07 July 2008 Vale plans $12.8 billion global share sale to fund expansion 04 July 2008 Global shares wilt amidst surging oil prices, ECB rate hike 03 July 2008 News Corp announces plans to privatise set top box maker NDS 01 July 2008 Sony Ericsson sees profits falling in face of declining demand, increasing competition 28 June 2008 NYSE Euronext in pact with Philippine Stock Exchange 27 June 2008 The flawed case against oil speculators 27 June 2008 LSE, Lehman to set up `off-market' European trading platform 26 June 2008 Barclays to raise $8.9 billion to boost capital and lend overseas 25 June 2008 Hong Kong to launch new commodities exchange 25 June 2008 Kodak in $1-billion buyback; shares soar 25 June 2008 NYSE Euronext to buy 25 per cent in Doha exchange for $250 million 24 June 2008 Commodities markets "ripe" for manipulation, says US CFTC chief 24 June 2008 Speculators not responsible for spike in oil prices, says InterContinental Exchange 24 June 2008 For investors, it’s time to be patient 18 June 2008 Goldman Sachs confuses analysts with better-than-expected quarterly results 18 June 2008 Daimler’s stock rises on announcement of €6 billion share buyback 18 June 2008 Barclays confirms possible sale of new equity, stock jumps in London trading 16 June 2008 DLF, Unitech defer real estate trust IPO plans again 14 June 2008 Reliance Communications, MTN may go for London listing post merger: report 10 June 2008 RBI allows domestic oil refiners to hedge risk; invest more in the offshore subsidiaries and JVs 04 June 2008 Carlyle's third property fund raises record $3.4 billion 03 June 2008 Bank of America to exercise portion of China Construction Bank option 28 May 2008 Computer error at Moody's assigns high ratings to risky debt 22 May 2008 SEC seeks interactive financial data from top US companies 15 May 2008 ArcelorMittal gets shareholders' nod for $15-billion share issue 15 May 2008 Kerkorian raise Ford stake again 09 May 2008 World equity markets bounce back in April: S&P 09 May 2008 Berkshire Hathway's Q1 net plunges 64 per cent to $940 million 03 May 2008 Citigroup stake sale fetches $4.5 billion; exceeds target by 50 per cent 01 May 2008 General Motors posts $3.3-billion loss on one-time charges 01 May 2008 Citigroup to raise $3 billion in capital through fresh stock sale 30 April 2008 Billionaire Kerkorian to increase stake in Ford; offers premium for 20 million shares 28 April 2008 Microsoft reports declining sales; sticks to original Yahoo offer 25 April 2008 Ford confounds analysts, posts $100 million profit in first quarter 24 April 2008 General Electric shock and after 19 April 2008 Wachovia reports $393 million Q1 loss; plans $7 billion capital infusion 14 April 2008 GE downed by credit woes in Q1 2008; reports first decline in profits since 2003 11 April 2008 Power Grid signs $1-billion loan deal with World Bank, ADB 01 April 2008 Outlook sound for Asia's corporate sectors, but defaults may rise: S&P 25 March 2008 Fed moves hint of moral hazard 20 March 2008 Visa raises $17.9 billion in record initial public offer 19 March 2008 World equity markets rebound in February 14 March 2008 HSBC profits up 10 per cent despite $17 billion subprime loss 04 March 2008 Sprint reports $29.5 billion loss after Nextel writedowns 29 February 2008 London Metal Exchange launches futures in steel billets 21 February 2008 Oil hits a record $100.10 as supply worries mount 20 February 2008 Bond Insurance scare 18 February 2008 US stock market listings prove innovative financing option for of fast-growing Indian companies 18 February 2008 Global equity markets lost $5.2 trillion in January: S&P 11 February 2008 Weathering the storm: Sleepwalking through a significant market downturn 07 February 2008 CME in talks to acquire Nymex Holdings for $11 billion 29 January 2008 Value of global financial assets outpaces GDP growth: McKinsey report 28 January 2008 London Stock Exchange to open marketing office in Beijing 17 January 2008 OMX Board of Directors Unanimously Recommends the Public Offer From Borse Dubai 04 January 2008 Wall Street off to worst New Year start in 25 years 03 January 2008 Benazir Bhutto's assassination unsettles stock markets 28 December 2007 After Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns reports first quarterly loss in 80 years; Who next? 21 December 2007 Morgan Stanley posts first quarterly loss in 72 years; Sells stake to China 20 December 2007 Goldman Sachs beats expectations on Q4 earnings 19 December 2007 CME Group interested in Indian market, says group CEO 13 December 2007 Comcast lowers its Cable TV revenue growth forecast for 2007 05 December 2007 Nasdaq goes to Beijing to list Chinese companies 03 December 2007 US Securities and Exchange Commission restricts shareholder proxy access 30 November 2007 Fed still divided on cutting interest rates, despite vice chairman Kohn's positive signals 29 November 2007 Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices rally as MMTC places order for 342,000 tonnes 24 November 2007 GM reports record $39 billion loss in third quarter after write-downs 17 November 2007 L&T prices its $400 million GDS issue at $100 a share 17 November 2007 Duncan Niederauer appointed CEO NYSE Euronext as John Thain becomes chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch 16 November 2007 S&P launches emerging markets infrastructure index 16 November 2007 E*Trade CEO rules out bankruptcy: CNBC 16 November 2007 Homebuilder Levitt makes a huge Q3 loss; subsidiary files for bankruptcy 15 November 2007 Wall Street firms join Nasdaq platform to trade in unregistered securities 15 November 2007 E*Trade stock halves in a day following sub-prime shocks 15 November 2007 Homebuilder Levitt makes a huge Q3 loss; subsidiary files for bankruptcy 12 November 2007 UBS reports a $713 million third quarter loss after subprime write-downs 31 October 2007 China Life overtakes AT&T in market cap as China beats US in Top 10 numbers 30 October 2007 Alibaba.com raises $1.49 billion in HongKong IPO 29 October 2007 S&P launches first ingestible index for frontier equity markets 26 October 2007 Buffett exits PetroChina 20 October 2007 Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices suffers staggering $400 million Q3 loss 20 October 2007 China''s market capitalisation swells to $3.37 trillion, emerges world''s fourth largest 17 October 2007 Three World Bank agreements signed for $944 million support 17 October 2007 Rupee futures volume in Dubai climbs 68 per cent in September 13 October 2007 UP to receive Rs.180 billion World Bank aid 13 October 2007 iGATE Global to delist from bourses 11 October 2007 Irrational exuberance strikes investors again? 05 October 2007 Qatar seeks regulatory nod to up OMX stake; raises chance of bid war 04 October 2007 Morgan Stanley raises $1.5 billion in new Asia-dedicated private equity fund 03 October 2007 NASDAQ to acquire Boston Stock Exchange 03 October 2007 Nasdaq gets Swedish regulator''s nod for OMX acquisition 28 September 2007 Nasdaq, Borse Dubai ups OMX stake, raises bid offer to $4.9 billion 26 September 2007 World Bank set to cut rates for big developing countries 26 September 2007 Dubai, Qatar get majority stake in LSE as Nasdaq sells remaining stake for $194 million 22 September 2007 Qatar buys 20 per cent in LSE amidst Nasdaq-Dubai deal on OMX/LSE 21 September 2007 Nasdaq in deal with Dubai Bourse to buy OMX stake 20 September 2007 Morgan Stanley reports a 7 per cent fall in Q3 income 19 September 2007 Nasdaq weighing sale of part equity, says report 19 September 2007 India, China may be insulated from US slowdown: ABN Amro 10 September 2007 US regulators to probe rating agencies 08 September 2007 China all set to launch stock-index futures 06 September 2007 Thornburg sells bonds worth $1.4 billion to finance loans 05 September 2007 Air NZ profits "not good enough": analyst 29 August 2007 Borse Dubai in acquiring stake in demutualised Karachi exchange 28 August 2007 Wary after loss of LSE, Nasdaq may join rival Borse Dubai for OMX acquisition 28 August 2007 Borse Dubai rapped over OMX offer 24 August 2007 Sarbanes-Oxley has not disadvantaged US, says Michael Oxley in Gartner podcast 21 August 2007 KKR Financial to raise $500 million through debt, rights issues 20 August 2007 Nasdaq selling LSE stake for OMX acquisition 20 August 2007 What is the impact of Fed rate cuts on markets? 20 August 2007 Borse Dubai outbids Nasdaq for Nordic exchange OMX at $3.98 billion 17 August 2007 Direct exposure to sub-prime risks appears limited: BNP Paribas 17 August 2007 European Central Bank injects $65.3 billion more into the banking system 13 August 2007 Nasdaq''s bid for Sweden''s OMX faces Dubai challenge 11 August 2007 European Central Bank pumps an additional $84 billion to boost liquidity in banking system 10 August 2007 US regulators probing brokers, investment banks for subprime losses, says report 10 August 2007 US subprime woes hammer markets worldwide 10 August 2007 LSE investors back Italian Borsa deal 09 August 2007 Borse Dubai to be holding arm for Dubai Financial Market, Dubai International Financial Exchange 05 August 2007 Nasdaq''s new private equity portal starts on 15 August 03 August 2007 China to launch exchange for listing start-ups 30 July 2007 China`s e-commerce major Alibaba plans debut on Hong Kong SE 30 July 2007 World''s largest exchange is born as Chicago Board of Trade - Chicago Mercantile Exchange merge 13 July 2007 LSE achieves record revenues 12 July 2007 CME bids $11.5 billion for CBOT vs ICE''s offer of $11.4 billion 07 July 2007 LSE buys Borsa; Icap keen to buy Borsa''s electronic bond market 25 June 2007 LSE''s 1.6 billion euro bid gets backing of Borsa Italinia board 23 June 2007 LSE in merger talks with Borsa Italiana 21 June 2007 Nasdaq agrees to buy Sweden''s OMX for $3.7 billion 25 May 2007 Greenspan fears "dramatic contraction" in Chinese stocks 24 May 2007 Dow closes at 12,966 21 April 2007 Dow closes at a record high of 12,803.84 19 April 2007 London Stock Exchange woos Indian companies 16 April 2007 Nasdaq makes $3.3 billion offer for Nordic bourse OMX 12 April 2007 Global stock market deal complete 28 March 2007 Intercontinental Exchange makes $9.9-billion bid for CBOT 15 March 2007 Singapore exchange to buy 5 per cent in BSE for $42.7 billion 07 March 2007 Yen climbs to a 3-month high as investors unwind riskier stocks 06 March 2007 Asian markets tumble again on Yen carry-trade woes 05 March 2007 Market volatility does not reflect US economic fundamentals: Paulson 03 March 2007 Securities Exchange Commission charges 14 securities firm staff with insider trading 02 March 2007 Indian markets react to global meltdown as Chinese contagion spreads 28 February 2007 London Stock Exchange ties up with Tokyo Stock Exchange 23 February 2007 LSE proposes alliance with TSE after fending off Nasdaq''s unfriendly overtures 12 February 2007 NYSE Group and Tokyo Stock Exchange to explore alliance 01 February 2007 Nasdaq warns LSE of joining rival exchange 01 February 2007 LSE offers £250-million share buyback to thwart NASDAQ acquisition bid 19 January 2007 Apple profits surge 78 per cent 18 January 2007 NYSE cannot acquire BSE stake after buying NSE equity 16 January 2007 Euronext regulators approve merger with NYSE 12 January 2007 Reliance Communications to list Flag Telecom on LSE 12 January 2007 NYSE moves into Asia with NSE deal 11 January 2007 China''s stock market zooms past the $1-trillion mark 11 January 2007 NYSE-led group acquires 20 per cent stake in NSE 10 January 2007 Euronext shareholders approve merger with NYSE 19 December 2006 Risks Will Grow In 2007 For Debt And Equity Investors In Asia Pacific, S&P Says 15 December 2006 China Coal raises $1.69 billion Hong Kong stock exchange 14 December 2006 Twice rebuffed, Nasdaq mounts $5.3-billion hostile bid for LSE 12 December 2006 Update: LSE completes hat trick, rejects latest Nasdaq Bid 12 December 2006 Infosys joins Nasdaq-100 index 09 December 2006 Kerkorian cuts his GM stake by half 02 December 2006 Corus Group Q3 net up 73 per cent sequentially 29 November 2006 Gujarat NRE Coke debuts on Australian stock exchange 29 November 2006 Nasdaq raises $5.8-billion to finance LSE acquisition 28 November 2006 Euronext sets NYSE merger vote for December 19 24 November 2006 Google zooms past $500 on Nasdaq 22 November 2006 US investor unveils 8.8 per cent stake in LSE 22 November 2006 Infosys prices $1,605,000,000 offering from India 21 November 2006 NASDAQ makes another move on LSE 20 November 2006 Update: LSE again rebuffs Nasdaq bid 20 November 2006 NASDAQ and Shanghai Stock Exchange Sign a Memorandum of Understanding 24 October 2006 Nasdaq keen to attract Indian companies 01 August 2006 WNS raises Rs1,000 crore in ADS; to list on NYSE 26 July 2006 NYSE to pursue further consolidation of global stock exchanges 20 June 2006 NYSE and Euronext merger to create first transatlantic stock exchange 02 June 2006 NASDAQ offers $4.1 billion for London Stock Exchange 13 March 2006 NYSE makes impressive trading debut 09 March 2006 NASDAQ appoints Stuart Patterson as head for Asia Pacific region 21 June 2004 NASDAQ to Acquire Brut ECN for US $190 million 26 May 2004 NASDAQ Tokyo investor programme live webcast 23 February 2004 NASDAQ Announces dual listing program with six companies 14 January 2004 Current stock boom secular, says Jaswant Singh 13 December 2003 Nasdaq announces open short interest positions in stocks 27 November 2003 Apollo to go in for overseas listing; Deloitte, Haskins & Sells to help 07 August 2003 Nasdaq congratulates Infosys 01 August 2003 Greifeld appointed president, Baldwin chairman of Nasdaq 19 April 2003 Nasdaq Stock Market unveils Nasdaq Official Closing Price 15 April 2003 Microsoft signs on as technology partner of Nasdaq-100 Open 19 March 2003 Nasdaq plans exchange-traded fund based on composite index 05 March 2003 Nasscom inks MoU with Nasdaq for Indian IT industry’s growth 15 February 2003 Nasdaq to run corporate headquarters in Lower Manhattan 09 January 2003 Bank of New York is ETF services provider for Nasdaq fund 12 December 2002 Nasdaq applauds selection of Donaldson as chairman of SEC 11 December 2002 Nasdaq to unveil educational board governance series with CBM 11 December 2002 Nasscom, LSE work together for Indian IT companies benefit 22 November 2002 Comcast Corp, AT&T Broadband merge to form new Comcast 18 November 2002 Nasdaq introduces BLDRS family of exchange-traded funds 14 November 2002 New Nasdaq site to deliver more information 28 August 2002 Nasdaq Japan to wind down its operations 17 August 2002 Nasdaq announces second quarter results 08 August 2002 Nasdaq, Microsoft, PwC launch programme 08 August 2002 Nasdaq corporate governance reform actions 26 July 2002 Nasdaq applauds SEC action on ADF pilot 26 July 2002 Lincare Holdings to join Nasdaq-100 Index 24 July 2002 Nasdaq Financial-100 Index annual changes 23 July 2002 Nasdaq expands Primex eligible securities 15 July 2002 Sigma-Aldrich to join Nasdaq-100 Index 15 July 2002 Nasdaq response to President Bushs speech 10 July 2002 Nasdaq applauds marketplace regulation 05 July 2002 EU corporate issuance is waning, says S&P 24 June 2002 Nasdaq launches market intelligence desk 21 June 2002 Nasdaq moves corporate HQ to Manhattan 29 May 2002 Nasdaq reports first quarter 2002 results 17 May 2002 Nasdaq Biotech Index component changes 14 May 2002 Nasdaq PAC trade volume tops 500 million 14 May 2002 Brookline Bancorp to join Nasdaq index 11 May 2002 Nasdaq welcomes Womens Senate Network 09 April 2002 Nasdaq announces SuperMontage pricing 06 April 2002 Nasdaq MarketSite hosts Indian IT firms 06 April 2002 Nasdaq employs Coburn as head of sales 02 April 2002 Nasdaq to expand Primex trading to 1,400 28 March 2002 Nasdaqs significant new appointments 27 March 2002 JetBlue Airways to list IPO on Nasdaq 21 March 2002 Nasdaqs NASD stock repurchase over 13 March 2002 Nasdaq chief hails markets recovery 12 March 2002 Nasdaqs 2001 full year/Q4 results 08 March 2002 Dime to join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index 02 March 2002 Primex trading up 60% with Nasdaq-100 27 February 2002 Nasdaq to help raise order flow for firms 26 February 2002 Capital Auto to join Nasdaq Index 16 February 2002 Two Nasdaq firms open their hearts 15 February 2002 Kim to oversee Nasdaq new projects 14 February 2002 Nasdaq EAB has three new members 14 February 2002 Nasdaqs new pricing package 07 February 2002 ZymoGenetics lists IPO on Nasdaq 02 February 2002 Nasdaq Europe expands operations 31 January 2002 QQQ trading on Nasdaq Canada 31 January 2002 Bethany Sherman joins Nasdaq 30 January 2002 Harts is Nasdaq executive V-P 24 January 2002 Nasdaq expands trade on Primex 24 January 2002 SEC nod for Nasdaq data product 19 January 2002 Katsuya is Nasdaq Japan president 14 January 2002 Nasdaq expands primex trading 08 January 2002 Nasdaq status of USInternetworking 08 January 2002 EuroCCP ready to serve Nasdaq Europe 05 December 2001 Did bin Laden short-sell shares? 22 September 2001 17 October 1999  search domain-b    go
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