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Samsung posts record $15 bn Q2 profit as chip sales zoom
27 Apr 2018
In the mid to long term, Samsung plans to strengthen its business capabilities by delivering differentiated technologies in the component business and solidifying its lead in technologies such as AI and 5G
Bosch profit up 17% at € 5.3 bn as revenue hits record €78.1 bn
25 Apr 2018
With all business sectors contributing to the positive results, Bosh said earnings before interest and tax from operations rose 17 per cent over 2016
Alphabet’s Q1 net zooms 73% to $9.4 bn; revenues up 26% at $31.15 bn
24 Apr 2018
While Alphabet’s worldwide ad sales increased to $31.1 billion, advertisers are likely to limit ad-buying this year as they start complying with the new European policy, known as General Data Protection Regulation, say analysts
Walmart sued by ‘whistleblower’ over issuing misleading online sales data
17 Mar 2018
Walmart has vigorously denied allegations by sacked executive Tri Huynh that the retailer boosted results through unethical means to show ‘meteoric results’ in its war with Amazon for market share
Icahn’s dumping of steel stock just before Trump tariffs raises eyebrows
05 Mar 2018
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, till recently an advisor to President Donald Trump, sold nearly 1 million shares in a company tied to the steel industry just ahead of Trump's decision to impose costly tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
Dyson revenue surges on demand in Asia
01 Mar 2018
Spotify Technology to list shares on NYSE
01 Mar 2018
Germany sits up as Li Shifu’s Geely becomes Daimler’s biggest shareholder
27 Feb 2018
Germany says it will remain "watchful" of Chinese carmaker Li Shifu-founded Geely after it became the biggest investor in Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler with a $9-bn stake. Geely Holding Group already owns Volvo Cars AB and last year it took an almost $4-billion stake in truckmaker Volvo AB. It also owns London Taxi and controls British sports-car maker Lotus Cars
Bangladesh bourse rejects NSE-led bid, opts for Chinese partners
21 Feb 2018
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has decided to sell a 25-per cent stake to a Chinese consortium, rejecting a rival bid by India’s NSE and Nasdaq of the US – though reports say the deal in not final and India still harbours hopes
Subscription model pays as New York Times reports strong quarter and year
10 Feb 2018
Shares of the owner of what President Donald Trump continues to call a "failing" newspaper have climbed about 20 per cent this year as online subscriptions grew even as advertising fell
Investor Jim Rogers sees mother of all downturns looming
09 Feb 2018
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, 75, says the next bear market in stocks will be more catastrophic than any other market downturn that he’s lived through – mainly because more debt has accumulated in the global economy since the global financial crisis of 2008
Cryptocurrency a bubble, values could fall to zero: Goldman Sachs
08 Feb 2018
Comparing cryptocurrencies to the internet bubble of the late 1990s, one of Goldman Sachs’ most senior researchers warns that they don't have "intrinsic value" and none of today's digital currencies are likely to survive
Indian bourses continue free fall on Wall St cues, LTCG fears
06 Feb 2018
The Sensex and Nifty felt the ripples of a global rout after Wall Street suffered its biggest decline since 2011 on Monday, adding to the losses triggered by the announcement of the Long Term Capital Gains Tax
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