Stock markets - world

Vodafone plunges to $6.7-bn annual loss, hurt by India operations

16 May 2017

NHAI to raise Rs 3,000-cr from Masala bond issue on LSE

13 May 2017

Apple tops $800-bn market cap, looks set to cross $1-trillion mark

10 May 2017

Apple accounts for about 4 per cent of the $21.7 trillion market cap of the entire S&P 500 index and if the company continues on its growth path, it would top the $1 trillion market cap later this year

Pentair to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies

10 May 2017

Tesla’s first quarter revenue doubles

04 May 2017

BP back in the black with $1.4 bn Q1 profit

03 May 2017

Argos acquisition boosts Sainsbury’s group sales

03 May 2017

US electronic trading and market-making firm Virtu to buy KCG Holdings for $1.4 bn

21 Apr 2017

Philip Hammond admits RBS stake may be sold at a loss

20 Apr 2017

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway withdraws application to raise stake in Wells Fargo

13 Apr 2017

US SEC announces crackdown on alleged stock promotion schemes

11 Apr 2017

Advisory firm recommends Wells Fargo investors vote out bank's board

08 Apr 2017

Samsung sees 48% rise in Q1-17 earnings at $8.8 bn

07 Apr 2017

The $8.8bn profit forecast does not include the expected gains from its new phone, the new and improved Galaxy 8, which hits the shelves later this month

Tesla overtakes Ford Motor in market value for first time

04 Apr 2017

Tesla shot past Ford Motor Co in market value for the first time and moved close to General Motors,  winning grater investor support than Detroit carmakers

EC blocks LSE's £21-bn merger with Deutsche Borse

29 Mar 2017

The European Commission has blocked the merger between LSE and Deutsche Boerse after the London exchange rejected the commission's condition for it to offload its 60-per cent stake in the Italian trading platform MTS

MAS Financial Services plans Rs550 crore IPO, files papers with Sebi

27 Mar 2017

Toshiba to file for bankruptcy as Westinghouse losses mount to $9 bn

27 Mar 2017

Toshiba will seek shareholders’ approval for the sale of the chip unit on Thursday, while Chapter 11 filing for Westinghouse would be done by the US unit's board

Oracle earnings beat expectations with growth in cloud

16 Mar 2017

Chinese gold holdings top 19,500 metric tons, say analysts

16 Mar 2017

eMarketer cuts Snapchat’s ad revenue by $30 mn

15 Mar 2017

Saudi Aramco's $100-bn IPO to be world's biggest ever

04 Mar 2017

Saudi Arabia is aiming to sell 5 per cent of state-run oil firm Saudi Aramco, valuing the company at $2 trillion and making it far bigger than the biggest listed companies such as Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, or Facebook

Bitcoin tops price of ounce of gold

03 Mar 2017

Snap shares set to debut after $3.4 billion IPO

02 Mar 2017

LSE “highly unlikely” to meet EC conditions for Deutsche Börse

27 Feb 2017

HCBC’s profits, headcount drop globally, rise in India

27 Feb 2017

UK-based banking major HSBC saw its India headcount rise by 4,000 people to reach 37,000 last year even as its worldwide workforce got trimmed by nearly 23,000 persons