Stock markets - world
US stocks fall as Chinese markets crash
25 Aug 2015
Barrick Gold doubles spending cuts to $2 bn as gold prices slump
08 Aug 2015
According to some industry experts, gold prices could drop further if the US Federal Reserve takes a positive stance on interest rate hike later this year
US print services giant RR Donnelley to split into three
05 Aug 2015
The three companies will focus on financial communications and data services, publishing and retail print services and multichannel communications management
Airbus net profit rises 34% in H1 to €1.5 bn
31 Jul 2015
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