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Amazon reports Q2 profit at $92 mn
24 Jul 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
Samsung issues weaker 2Q profit guidance
07 Jul 2015
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'
02 Jul 2015
The hormones testosterone and cortisol may destabilise financial markets by making traders take more risks, according to a study
Nikkei to sponsor Markit Asia PMI series
29 Jun 2015
EBay-PayPal to break up in July
27 Jun 2015
US online giant EBay's board has approved the planned spinoff of its PayPal payments unit, which would trade as an independent company from 20 July
Tesco shows recovery ahead of AGM today
26 Jun 2015
Fitbit stock soars 48% on market debut
19 Jun 2015
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