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Hong Kong to launch new commodities exchange
25 Jun 2008
Kodak in $1-billion buyback; shares soar
25 Jun 2008
128-year old photography pioneer Eastman Kodak has announced $1-billion share buyback, driving its share price up the maximum in the last two decades.
RBI allows domestic oil refiners to hedge risk; invest more in the offshore subsidiaries and JVs
04 Jun 2008
ArcelorMittal gets shareholders' nod for $15-billion share issue
15 May 2008
Steel giant ArcelorMittal's shareholders have approved raising fresh capital by $14.3 billion to finance future acquisitions
Kerkorian raise Ford stake again
09 May 2008
World equity markets bounce back in April: S&P
09 May 2008
Citigroup stake sale fetches $4.5 billion; exceeds target by 50 per cent
01 May 2008
Citigroup raises $4.5 billion by selling stock, 50 per cent more than planned; may increase offer to $4.95 billion
General Electric shock and after
19 Apr 2008
Are the weak quarterly results and current year forecasts by General Electric indicative of a wider decline in global economic growth? By Vivek Sharma
GE downed by credit woes in Q1 2008; reports first decline in profits since 2003
11 Apr 2008
The world's third-largest company by market value, GE, makes its first quarterly loss since 2003, while its stocks fell by 12 per cent, the highest since the October stock market crash of 1987.
World equity markets rebound in February
14 Mar 2008
Value of global financial assets outpaces GDP growth: McKinsey report
28 Jan 2008
The total value of the world's financial assets grew faster in 2006 at 17 per cent to reach $167 trillion from $142 trillion in 2005, says a McKinsey report titled, Mapping Global Capital Markets, Fourth Annual Report
Wall Street off to worst New Year start in 25 years
03 Jan 2008
After data from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) showed that the US factory sector contracted unexpectedly in December, the increased possibility of recession plunged US stocks to unprecedented lows on the first day of trading in 2008
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