Stock markets - world
Mark Zuckerberg sells $95 mn in Facebook stock
22 Nov 2016
Facebook plans $6-bn share buyback in Q1 next year
19 Nov 2016
Facebook, which has historically grown at a very fast clip, is now expanding at a slow pace and it needs something more than growth to create value for investors
Global bond investors lose $337 bn in single day after Trump win
10 Nov 2016
The total market value of bonds around the world slid by $692 billion over the past three days, triggered by speculation Trump’s victory and a Republican-led Congress will lead to a wave of spending
Apple grabs 104% of Q3 smartphone profits, thanks to Samsung’s woes
05 Nov 2016
Data released on Friday showed that Apple took virtually all of the smartphone industry's profits in the third quarter of 2016, despite more Android devices being sold in the market
Facebook defies odds for robust growth, but warns of tapering
03 Nov 2016
Facebook Inc, now on pace to reach $27 billion in revenue this year, is defying the slowdown in growth that usually comes with increasing size
UK’s sterling hammered by freak algorithm?
08 Oct 2016
Pound skids to 31-year low in delayed Brexit reaction
07 Oct 2016
The Sterling fell off a cliff of $1.2609 to hit $1.1841 - its lowest level since mid-1985 – in the morning Asian trade, before immediately rebounding to around $1.2450
Microsoft to buy back another $40 bn shares
21 Sep 2016
The announcement of the $40-billion stock buyback comes on top of an existing $40-billion repurchase programme that will also be completed by year's end
Tim Cook sells $36 mn worth of Apple stock
29 Aug 2016
Singtel to invest $657 mn in Bharti Telecom, raise stake to 30.69%
19 Aug 2016
Singtel is investing a total of S$2.47 billion ($1.8 billion), including S$1.59 billion ($1.18 billion) to acquire a 21 per cent stake in Thailand’s top telecom company Intouch Holdings