Stock markets - world
Apple stock gains 8% after earnings beat Wall Street
24 Apr 2014
The results followed blockbuster iPhone sales, with the company selling 43.7 million units
Facebook 1Q earnings nearly triple on ad revenue boost
24 Apr 2014
This is the fourth consecutive quarter in which Facebook has beaten market forecasts
IBM posts lowest quarterly revenue in five years at $22.5 bn
17 Apr 2014
IBM hopes to raise profitability as it shifts its business from hardware to cloud computing and data analysis
Alibaba Group's valuation at $168-bn on record Q4 earnings
17 Apr 2014
Yahoo Inc, which holds a 24-per cent stake in Alibaba, saw its stock rising by as much as 9 per cent in trading yesterday after Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group’s Q4 results
Coca-Cola posts better-than-expected quarterly revenue
16 Apr 2014
Coca-Cola Co posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue as it increased spending on marketing and advertising, driving up sales in emerging markets
Intel's PC chips rise after record slump
16 Apr 2014
Intel Corp’s main personal-computer processor business is slowly picking up after a record industry slump, though the company’s push to get into faster-growing mobile-phone chips has hit hurdles
IT firm iGate posts 9% net profit decline
12 Apr 2014
Asian shares higher despite weak China data
10 Apr 2014
SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation