Stock markets - world
Saudi Arabia set to open stock market to foreigners in April
29 Dec 2014
The Saudi stock exchange, with a market capitalisation of around $509 billion, is the biggest bourse in the Middle East
German utility giant E.ON to split into two in major restructuring
01 Dec 2014
In response to rapid changes in the global energy markets, Germany’s largest utility E.ON SE plans to split its $122-billion business into two, with one focusing on renewable energy and the other on conventional energy
Apple’s market cap briefly surpasses $700 bn
26 Nov 2014
Microsoft pips Exxon to become world's second-most valuable company
15 Nov 2014
Helped by a bull run in Microsoft's stock in the past year, Microsoft Corp has emerged the second-most valuable company in the world after Apple, pushing energy giant Exxon Mobil to the third spot
Virgin Money stock climbs 1.2 % on listing
13 Nov 2014
Hiring business boosts LinkedIn revenue
31 Oct 2014
Facebook revenue up 59%, to hike expenses 55 to 75% next year
29 Oct 2014
Facebook cautioned of a dramatic increase in spending in 2015 and projected a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter
T-Mobile reports 3Q loss of 12 cents a share
29 Oct 2014
Procter & Gamble to spin off 50-year-old Duracell battery brand
25 Oct 2014
Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) yesterday said that it would exit its 50-year-old battery brand, Duracell, and create a stand-alone company for it
GM reports third quarter net income of $1.4 bn
24 Oct 2014
Amazon's huge loss lives up to guidance
24 Oct 2014
Microsoft quarterly revenue rises over 25% to $23.2 bn
24 Oct 2014
Microsoft said third quarter revenue from commercial cloud services grew 128 per cent, but did not give actual figures
McDonalds to revamp menus as profits slide
22 Oct 2014
IBM's earnings-forecast sinks Berkshire’s investment by $1 bn
21 Oct 2014
IBM has struggled to transform its business fast enough as more customers sought to store data and software on cloud-computing networks, rather than on site, which hit the demand for itss mainframes and servers