Stock markets - world
Holcim shareholders reject revised terms of merger with Lafarge
30 Mar 2015
Russian businessman Filaret Galchev, Holcim's second-largest shareholder, has rejected the revised merger terms as too low, and objected to the move to remove Lafarge boss Bruno Lafont as CEO of the combined group
GM to launch $5-bn share buyback
10 Mar 2015
ECB’s monetary expansion sinks euro below $1.08; rupee wilts
10 Mar 2015
While most major banks expected the US dollar to gain parity with the euro by next year or the latest by 2017, the launch of eurozone quantitative easing seems to have quickened the pace
Chipmaker Qualcomm to buy back $15 bn of shares
10 Mar 2015
Dow Jones’ latest 30
07 Mar 2015
Apple ousts AT&T to make Dow Jones’ 30-firm index
07 Mar 2015
The addition of Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable firm, on the venerable Dow is a reflection of the changing times – but it is largely symbolic, as big investors today track the S&P 500 rather than the Dow
Morgan Stanley reaches $2.6-bn settlement with US govt over mortgages
26 Feb 2015
The settlement will cut the bank’s 2014 profit by almost a half as legal reserves will be increased to $2.8 billion, reducing its income from continuing operations by $2.7 billion
Apple becomes first US firm to cross $700 bn in market value
12 Feb 2015
The iPhone maker is now worth twice as much as its long-time rival Microsoft and almost double of its closest rival Exxon Corp – and its shares are still rising
Starbucks reports first UK profits
05 Feb 2015
Starbucks' strong performance came from better engagement with employees, giving customers more and rebalancing its stores portfolio
CME Group to close most of its futures pits in Chicago and New York
05 Feb 2015
The move, would end nearly 150 years of barking and jostling over the price of grain, oil and interest-rate contracts
New York Times' profits beat forecasts
04 Feb 2015
Asian shares retreat on downbeat China data
02 Feb 2015
Shell announces $15-bn spending cuts as low oil prices bite
30 Jan 2015
The company said that it would defer spending in many areas, exit selective growth positions, and drive costs down in the supply chain
Boeing reports Q4 net profit of $1.47 billion
29 Jan 2015
Samsung sales, profits plummet; may lose smart phone lead
29 Jan 2015
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smart phone maker, looked closer to losing its crown as global smart phone leader after a plunge in its quarterly and annual profits
Apple's sales in China jump 70% on changed strategy
28 Jan 2015
Its success in China helped Apple emerge at the top in the first quarter, increasing overall profit to $18 billion on revenues of $74.6 billion