Stock markets - world

Holcim sells entire stake in Thailand's Siam City Cement for $681 mn

30 Mar 2015

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

Australian regulator to review Fortescue’s output cap call

25 Mar 2015

Brent crude rebounds to $57 a barrel on weak dollar

24 Mar 2015

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

Rolls-Royce sees first reverses in 10 years as sales fall 6% to £14.59 bn

16 Feb 2015

Apple still undervalued; could rise to $1 trillion: Carl Icahn

12 Feb 2015

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

Twitter revenue beats analysts’ projections, but user numbers fall short

06 Feb 2015

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

Eight major projects came online last year: Exxon Mobil

03 Feb 2015

Asian shares retreat on downbeat China data

02 Feb 2015

Bosch Oct-Dec sales rise 6.2% to $55.5 billion; margins up at 6.1%

30 Jan 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

Alibaba spin-off may extend Marissa Mayer’s term as Yahoo chief

28 Jan 2015

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