Stock markets - world

NYT's paid digital subscriptions exceed 1 mn for the first time

07 Aug 2015

US print services giant RR Donnelley to split into three

US print services giant RR Donnelley to split into three

05 Aug 2015

The three companies will focus on financial communications and data services, publishing and retail print services and multichannel communications management

London banker Tom Hayes sentenced to prison over Libor fixing

04 Aug 2015

Uber Technologies valued at nearly $51 bn after new funding

01 Aug 2015

China stocks could hit biggest monthly loss in six years

31 Jul 2015

Airbus net profit rises 34% in H1 to €1.5 bn

31 Jul 2015

Royal Dutch Shell profits down sharply in second quarter

30 Jul 2015

Amazon reports Q2 profit at $92 mn

24 Jul 2015

Boeing reports $1.11-bn profit for April-June as aircraft sales boom

22 Jul 2015

Microsoft bets on booming cloud revenues despite $3.2-bn Q4 loss

Microsoft bets on booming cloud revenues despite $3.2-bn Q4 loss

22 Jul 2015

The software major reported an 88-per cent growth in commercial cloud revenue to $832 million (up 96 per cent in constant currency) driven by Office 365, Azure and Dynamics CRM Online

IBM’s Q2 net down 16.6% at $3.45 bn as sales slump extends to 13th quarter

21 Jul 2015

Boeing to revise full-year profit forecast over $536-mn after-tax charge

18 Jul 2015

Google shares zoom 16.3%, add $65 bn market value in a day

Google shares zoom 16.3%, add $65 bn market value in a day

18 Jul 2015

The surge came after it posted better-than-expected profit for the first time in six quarters, taking the Nasdaq composite index to a record intra-day high

Intel quarterly results better than expected

16 Jul 2015

Twitter shares rise sharply over fake acquisition report

Twitter shares rise sharply over fake acquisition report

15 Jul 2015

Twitter stock shot up nearly 8 per cent after report on a fake Bloomberg site the micro-blogging network was working with banks after receiving a $31-billion takeover bid

Alibaba-linked firm Hundsun under Chinese regulatory lens

14 Jul 2015

Chinese stocks recover for third day as regulators crack down on margin lending

Chinese stocks recover for third day as regulators crack down on margin lending

13 Jul 2015

The recovery that began at the end of last week, ended a run of almost a month of heavy losses that saw Shanghai sink about 30 per cent, wiping trillions off valuations

China stocks bounce back, but investors still jittery

China stocks bounce back, but investors still jittery

09 Jul 2015

Valuations of many Chinese companies remain too high, and the government support may not bid up share prices of overvalued small companies, say analysts

China’s stock markets crash after $3.5-bn loss

China’s stock markets crash after $3.5-bn loss

08 Jul 2015

Chinese stocks were hammered by foreign investors offloading shares worth a net $5.4 billion on the Shanghai market through Hong Kong’s exchange link in the past three days

China stock market in turmoil as indices plunge

08 Jul 2015

Futures pits slide into the past in Chicago, New York

08 Jul 2015

Samsung issues weaker 2Q profit guidance

07 Jul 2015

China steps up efforts to tackle stock market crash

China steps up efforts to tackle stock market crash

06 Jul 2015

The stock market rout in the world’s second-largest economy has raised serious concerns for global investors who fear derailment of the country’s growth prospects, which are already on a slide

Traders' hormones 'may destabilise financial markets'

Traders' hormones 'may destabilise financial markets'

02 Jul 2015

The hormones testosterone and cortisol may destabilise financial markets by making traders take more risks, according to a study

Caixin takes over sponsorship of Markit’s China PMI from HSBC

01 Jul 2015