Stock markets - world
MSCI holds off including China stocks in index
15 Jun 2016
Zuckerberg could lose control of Facebook if he quits
03 Jun 2016
The rules, which were first proposed as part of a reclassification of Facebook’s shares to help meet Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy plans, will be voted on by shareholders at an annual meeting on 20 June
Philips lighting to launch IPO
17 May 2016
Warren Buffett reveals more than $1 bn stake in Apple
17 May 2016
Apple’s stock, which has lost about a third of its value over the past year, rose by 4 per cent yesterday after Berkshire Hathaway revealed the stake
AstraZeneca, Reckitt Benckiser face investor ire over fat executive pay
02 May 2016
Reckitt Benckiser was fined the equivalent of £885,000 in Australia for misleading consumers after a court ruled that pills that claimed to target ailments such as migraine or back pain were identical
Apple's little wonder iPhone fails to enthuse customers
27 Apr 2016
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended 26 March 2016, reporting its first-ever decline in iPhone sales and its first revenue drop in 13 years
Phillips prepares IPO for lighting division
25 Apr 2016
Google's parent Alphabet’s Q1 profit fails to impress at $4.21 billion
23 Apr 2016
Google's holding company Alphabet said the costs of traffic acquisition, or what it pays to other web sites for ad space totaled $3.8 billion and accounted for 21 per cent of advertising revenues during the quarter
GE suffers net loss of $98 mn in 1Q
23 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals hires investment banks to review strategic options
15 Apr 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, one of the most aggressive acquirers in the global pharmaceuticals industry, is considering selling "non-core assets" to help trim its $30-billion debt pile