Stock markets - world

Microsoft’s quarterly profit rises 17% to $5.2 bn

25 Oct 2013

Microsoft is now seeking to catch up in mobile computing as it searches for a new CEO to replace Ballmer

Twitter, yet to show profits, seeks to garner $1.4 bn in IPO

25 Oct 2013

Twitter plans to sell 70 million shares at $17 to $20 each, value the company around $10.9 billion

Boeing shares surge 5 % after earnings reports

24 Oct 2013

Twitter extended $1 billion credit line ahead of IPO

23 Oct 2013

The banks underwriting Twitter Inc’s upcoming initial public offering have officially agreed to lend it around $1 billion over the next five years

Google stock drives past $1,000-mark as revenue zooms

21 Oct 2013

Google shares jumped past the $1,000-mark on Friday, boosting its market value by about $40 billion

SAP posts second consecutive quarter decline in license sales

21 Oct 2013

SAC Capital, US prosecutors nearing record deal to settle insider trading case: Reports

19 Oct 2013

Google beats Wall Street expectations

18 Oct 2013

Google continues to expand its mobile advertising business, despite investor fears that its paid search would be hit by mobile advertising

Carrefour domestic sales up first time in over two years

18 Oct 2013

Twitter opts for IPO on NYSE

16 Oct 2013

Twitter's post-IPO valuation projected at over $20 bn

07 Oct 2013

Despite Twitter’s user growth slowing, and no signs of a profit, its valuation is expected at over 28 times its revenue of $448 million

Union pushes for IPO at Chrysler, forces filing

24 Sep 2013

Twitter files for IPO

14 Sep 2013

Twitter said in a tweet on Thursday night that it had submitted a confidential document to the SEC with plans for an initial public offering

Hilton files for IPO after six years of PE ownership

14 Sep 2013

UK government to privatise Royal Mail

12 Sep 2013

LyondellBasell to pay interim dividend of $0.50 per share

11 Sep 2013

Apollo Management selling 16 mn shares of LyondellBasell

05 Sep 2013

Indian, Asian stock indices inch up; rupee firmer

05 Sep 2013

Nasdaq blames software bug for outage

30 Aug 2013

Asian stocks dip on worries of US tapering QE3

21 Aug 2013

Dell Q2 profit slides down 72%

16 Aug 2013

Australian gold producer Newcrest posts record full-year loss of $5.78 bn

12 Aug 2013

Blackstone plans $13 bn debt refinancing for Hilton Worldwide ahead of IPO

08 Aug 2013

US regulator seeks $29-mn fine on BP for manipulating natural gas market

06 Aug 2013

LyondellBasell says Apollo selling 25 million of its shares

02 Aug 2013