Stock markets - world
Starbucks reports first UK profits
05 Feb 2015
Starbucks' strong performance came from better engagement with employees, giving customers more and rebalancing its stores portfolio
CME Group to close most of its futures pits in Chicago and New York
05 Feb 2015
The move, would end nearly 150 years of barking and jostling over the price of grain, oil and interest-rate contracts
New York Times' profits beat forecasts
04 Feb 2015
Asian shares retreat on downbeat China data
02 Feb 2015
Shell announces $15-bn spending cuts as low oil prices bite
30 Jan 2015
The company said that it would defer spending in many areas, exit selective growth positions, and drive costs down in the supply chain
Boeing reports Q4 net profit of $1.47 billion
29 Jan 2015
Samsung sales, profits plummet; may lose smart phone lead
29 Jan 2015
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smart phone maker, looked closer to losing its crown as global smart phone leader after a plunge in its quarterly and annual profits
Apple's sales in China jump 70% on changed strategy
28 Jan 2015
Its success in China helped Apple emerge at the top in the first quarter, increasing overall profit to $18 billion on revenues of $74.6 billion
Microsoft second-quarter sales beat analysts’ forecast
27 Jan 2015
Growth in cloud services and improved Xbox Onesales helped microsoft beat analysts' forecasts
American Express to cut 4,000 jobs this year
22 Jan 2015
AT&T to take $10-bn hit in Q4
19 Jan 2015
US telecommunications giant AT&T Inc says it expects to record a pre-tax loss of $10 billion, though the loss will not affect the company’s operating results
Goldman commodities gambit pays off
17 Jan 2015
World Bank lowers global forecast; US and UK to lead growth
14 Jan 2015
Despite the lowest oil prices in decades, the global economy has been more sluggish than expected since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis
Increasing demand revives Alcoa's fortunes
13 Jan 2015
Banco Santander to raise €7.5 bn to boost capital
09 Jan 2015
Madrid-based Banco Santander, the euro zone’s biggest bank with a market capitalisation close to $95 billion, is set to raise nearly 10 per cent of its current market value through a share issue