Stock markets - world
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
Fiat Chrysler to debut on NYSE today
13 Oct 2014
The world’s seventh-largest auto group is seeking a US listing as it looks to establish itself as a leading global player through access to the world's biggest equity market
Fiat Chrysler to debut on NYSE today
13 Oct 2014
The world’s seventh-largest auto group is seeking a US listing as it looks to establish itself as a leading global player through access to the world's biggest equity market
Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone sinks London Mining's share value
08 Oct 2014
London Mining today warned that its share value would fall to nearly nil as a result of a halt in operations in Sierra Leone due to the Ebola outbreak
Yahoo likely to reap $11 bn in potential break-up
30 Sep 2014
Activist investor Starboard had proposed that Yahoo sell its stakes in Alibaba Group Holding and Yahoo Japan and merge with advertising rival AOL Inc to reward investors who had been losing confidence in CEO Marissa Mayer's ability to create value with her acquisitions
Alibaba zooms on trading debut
20 Sep 2014
Alibaba raised a staggering $21.8 billion, achieving a market cap of $231.4 billion that catapulted it to the ranks of the 20 biggest companies in the US
Alibaba zooms on trading debut
20 Sep 2014
Alibaba raised a staggering $21.8 billion, achieving a market cap of $231.4 billion that catapulted it to the ranks of the 20 biggest companies in the US
ABB announces $4-bn share buyback
09 Sep 2014
ABB Ltd chief executive Ulrich Spiesshofer said the buyback programme would be funded through cash from recent divestments
Alibaba to raise over $21 bn in largest technology debut
06 Sep 2014
Analysts expect many investors to look for a stake in the Chinese company that handles more e-commerce than Amazon.com Inc and eBay combined