Stock markets - world

AMD reports $1.2 mn Q3 loss; revenue falls 23% to $958 mn

20 Jan 2016

Saudi Arabia may sell stake in oil monopoly Aramco

08 Jan 2016

A potential initial public offering is under review for Saudi Arabian Oil Co, also known as Aramco, whose investment decisions can move crude prices and affect economies around the world

China stock markets recover, end on positive note

08 Jan 2016

Both the CSI300 and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 2 per cent after China’s security regulator suspended the circuit breaker mechanism, saying it had not worked as anticipated

China’s stock markets close in less than 30 minutes

07 Jan 2016

As China’s central bank devalued the yuan yet again to its lowest since August, shares in the troubled stock markets tumbled more than 7 per cent, triggering the circuit breaker

China struggles to shore up stocks, stabilise yuan

05 Jan 2016

China’s central bank pumped nearly $20 billion into currency markets, while the stock market regulator announced it was planning to further restrict share sales after Monday’s meltdown

Dell subsidiary SecureWorks files to go public

18 Dec 2015

GE sees profit surge as Immelt bets big on new 'Industrial Revolution'

17 Dec 2015

World’s biggest pension fund loses $64 bn on stock rout

01 Dec 2015

The fund’s decision last year to invest about 50 per cent in equities, as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic reforms, to generate higher returns for the country’s rapidly growing pension bill, recoiled on it

Fund-starved infrastructure firms look at masala bond option to raise funds overseas

23 Nov 2015

Sprint to raise about $1.1 bn in cash through sale and lease-back deal

21 Nov 2015

Volkswagen to cut 2016 capex by $1.1 bn to fix emission flaws

21 Nov 2015

Volkswagen, which braces for a multi-billion-euro hit from its emissions cheating scandal, is set to provide detailed plans to fix vehicles that do not comply with US emissions standards

Rolls-Royce sees ‘very tough’ 2016, profits expected at lower end of expectations

14 Nov 2015

Manipulator uses Twitter to pull off $1.6-mn stock scam: US jury

06 Nov 2015

Hyatt in talks to buy larger peer Starwood Hotels

06 Nov 2015

Singapore Airlines to buy remaining of Tiger Airways

06 Nov 2015

BASF puts $540 mn steel coatings business for sale

06 Nov 2015

The German chemical company has hired HSBC in helping with the sale process and has opened its steel coatings business books to five industrial players who have shown interest

Toyota half-year profit rises nearly 12%

06 Nov 2015

Despite a decline in global vehicle sales, Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp reported encouraging results for the first half-year ended September, posting a 11.6-per cent jump in net income and 8.9-per cent in revenue compared to the same period last fiscal year

Toshiba bracing for huge first half operating loss

05 Nov 2015

Facebook notches another quarter of record revenues

05 Nov 2015

Stepping up its mobile-adevertising efforts has paid off for Facebook, though most of its revenue continues to come from the US and Canada rather than Asia-Pacific