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Oil, stocks on the boil again on Iran and Greece
20 Feb 2012
Brent prices hit a 7-mth high above $121 a barrel after Iran cut oil supplies to France and Britain, while China eased domestic liquidity curbs, boosting demand hopes
Oil, stocks on the boil again on Iran and Greece
20 Feb 2012
Brent prices hit a 7-mth high above $121 a barrel after Iran cut oil supplies to France and Britain, while China eased domestic liquidity curbs, boosting demand hopes
Apple stock breaks $500 a share barrier
15 Feb 2012
Given its ability to dominate any market it enters, Apple provides investors all they need to spurn conventional wisdom
SingTel posts 9.6 per cent fall in 3Q earnings
14 Feb 2012
Apple's value beats sum of Google + Microsoft, overtakes ExxonMobil
13 Feb 2012
Apple Inc last week became the world’s most valuable company, toppling oil giant Exxon Mobil, and a higher market cap than rivals Google and Microsoft combined
Coca-Cola posts $1.65 billion net income for Q4
08 Feb 2012
Panasonic warns of net loss at $10 billion
04 Feb 2012
Facebook readies $10-bn IPO, valuation at $100 bn
28 Jan 2012
The IPO, which would be one of the largest offerings ever, and the largest by any technology or internet company, would place Facebook’s market capitalisation ahead of Boeing’s $56 billion and on par with McDonald's of $101 billion
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