Stock markets - world
Alibaba Group's valuation at $168-bn on record Q4 earnings
17 Apr 2014
Yahoo Inc, which holds a 24-per cent stake in Alibaba, saw its stock rising by as much as 9 per cent in trading yesterday after Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group’s Q4 results
Coca-Cola posts better-than-expected quarterly revenue
16 Apr 2014
Coca-Cola Co posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue as it increased spending on marketing and advertising, driving up sales in emerging markets
Intel's PC chips rise after record slump
16 Apr 2014
Intel Corp’s main personal-computer processor business is slowly picking up after a record industry slump, though the company’s push to get into faster-growing mobile-phone chips has hit hurdles
IT firm iGate posts 9% net profit decline
12 Apr 2014
Asian shares higher despite weak China data
10 Apr 2014
SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation
HP revenues beat forecasts
21 Feb 2014
Google briefly overtakes ExxonMobil as world's 2nd most valuable company
08 Feb 2014
Internet giant Google yesterday briefly overtook energy giant ExxonMobil to become the world’s second most valuable company after iPhone maker Apple.
Google briefly overtakes ExxonMobil as world's 2nd most valuable company
08 Feb 2014
Internet giant Google yesterday briefly overtook energy giant ExxonMobil to become the world’s second most valuable company after iPhone maker Apple.
Apple buys back $14 bn stock in two weeks after weak results
07 Feb 2014
Including the latest share buyback, Apple had bought back share worth more than $40 billion over the past 12 months, which was a record for any company over a similar time period
Twitter value down $8 bn on slowing growth
07 Feb 2014
Twitter, which went public last November, disappointed investors with its first set of results that revealed a dramatic slowdown in growth