Stock markets - world
Sony posts $5.6 billion annual loss
11 May 2012
Facebook IPO road show today but Buffett is not buying
07 May 2012
Facebook kicks off its highly anticipated IPO road show today, but two men who wont be buying into the social network are Warren Buffett and his 88-year old Berkshire Hathway vice chairman Charlie Munger
Facebook prices shares in $28-$35 band
05 May 2012
China sales, Singulair drive Merck’s Q1-2012 net to $3 bn
28 Apr 2012
Merck's worldwide sales for the first quarter of 2012 rose just one per cent to $11.7 billion due to the unfavorable impact from the arbitration settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson
AstraZeneca Q1 profit slumps; CEO quits
27 Apr 2012
Apple Q2 net up 94 pc on iPhones, iPads
26 Apr 2012
Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones and 11.8 million iPads during the quarter, representing a jump of 88 per cent and 151 per cent, respectively, over the year-ago quarter
Coca-Cola to go for stock split after 16 years
26 Apr 2012
The world's biggest beverage maker said yesterday that the 2-for-1 split was as per its plans to double revenue over this decade
McDonald’s reports quarterly profit of $1.27 bn
21 Apr 2012
The shares of McDonald's closed at $95.94 on news of first-quarter profit rising to $1.27 billion, or $1.23 per share, on revenues of $6.55 billion
Carlyle seeks up to $8 billion valuation in IPO: report
11 Apr 2012
Carlyle Group LP, the second-biggest private-equity firm in the US, is seeking a market valuation of $7.5 billion to $8 billion in an initial public offer
Sony annual net loss to double at $6.4 bn
10 Apr 2012
Sony Corp is looking at a $6.4 billion annual net loss, which is double its earlier forecast and marks the fourth straight year in the red
Facebook opts for Nasdaq over the NYSE: report
07 Apr 2012
Spain unveils most stringent budget cuts
31 Mar 2012
BRICS to boost intra-group co-operation
28 Mar 2012
The five BRICS nations plan to cross-list their stock exchanges to facilitate stock buying in local currencies and set up a joint development bank on the lines of the World Bank
Apple stock touches $600, adds $253 bn market value after Steve Jobs
16 Mar 2012
With a market capitalisation of $347 billion, Apple is worth more than all the 32 Eurozone banks, which were last month collectively valued at $340 billion