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Phillips prepares IPO for lighting division
25 Apr 2016
Google's parent Alphabet’s Q1 profit fails to impress at $4.21 billion
23 Apr 2016
Google's holding company Alphabet said the costs of traffic acquisition, or what it pays to other web sites for ad space totaled $3.8 billion and accounted for 21 per cent of advertising revenues during the quarter
GE suffers net loss of $98 mn in 1Q
23 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals hires investment banks to review strategic options
15 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, one of the most aggressive acquirers in the global pharmaceuticals industry, is considering selling "non-core assets" to help trim its $30-billion debt pile
BlackBerry 4Q revenue down more than expected
02 Apr 2016
Nasdaq to buy International Securities Exchange from Deutsche Boerse for $1.1 bn
10 Mar 2016
Nasdaq Inc yesterday struck a deal to buy US options exchange operator International Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Boerse AG for $1.1 billion
Wall Street bonuses down as profits slide
08 Mar 2016
Global economic shifts shake down HSBC's net
22 Feb 2016
HSBC’s financial results for 2105 come after a turbulent year which saw a market rout in China and commodity prices plunge as well as tightening credit due to a US rates hike
Chinese stocks down as markets reopen
15 Feb 2016
Nasdaq to acquire Marketwired
13 Feb 2016
Rolls-Royce cuts dividend for the first time since 1992
12 Feb 2016
Following five consecutive profit warnings in two years, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc on Friday cut its 2015 dividend — for the first time in 24-years
Chinese investor group to buy Chicago Stock Exchange
06 Feb 2016
The oldest stock exchange in the US is being acquired by an investor group led by China's Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group, a privately-held holding company
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