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BHP spin-off South32 makes modest debut in ASX
19 May 2015
Buffett increases stake in IBM
18 May 2015

Sharp to axe 6,000 jobs on mounting losses: report
14 May 2015
Sharp plans a drastic capital reduction from ¥120 billion to ¥100 million or less to change itself into the tax category of small to medium-sized companies to ease its tax burden
Ad growth drives AOL Q1 sales beating forecast
09 May 2015
BT posts strong rise in profits
07 May 2015

Tesla beats expectations with Q1 revenue of $1 bn
07 May 2015
Once expected to flop, independant electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors has pulled off surprising first quarter results

Sony sees $2.70-bn operating profit this fiscal after $1.06-bn FY15 net loss
30 Apr 2015
After six years of net losses, Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp said it expected operating profit to more than quadruple this fiscal year

Google Q1 net up 3.88% at $3.59 bn; revenue rises 12% to $17.26 bn
25 Apr 2015
Google said its consolidated revenue rose 12 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2015 to $17.258 billion, compared with $15.420 in the January-March 2014 quarter
GM posts lower first quarter revenues
24 Apr 2015
Tesco expected to announce record annual loss
20 Apr 2015

Apple expected to hit $1-trillion market cap in a year
20 Apr 2015
Apple will emerge the world's most valuable company with a market cap of $1 trillion in a year, says a US investment bank

A spilt can of Coke causes computer blackout across global markets
18 Apr 2015
Following the computer glitch just at the start of trading, more than 300,000 screens suddenly went offline for several hours, leaving brokers stuck with the terminals
Intel's Q1 earnings rise despite slow PC market
16 Apr 2015
Alcoa reports profit in first quarter
10 Apr 2015

US regulator charges Kraft, Mondelez with rigging wheat prices
04 Apr 2015
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's complaint comes less than a week after Kraft agreed to be acquired by H J Heinz in a multi-billion dollar deal
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