Stock markets - world

NSE sues Singapore bourse over futures listing row

22 May 2018

Worldline to buy payments unit of Swiss exchange operator SIX for $2.75 bn

16 May 2018

Warren Buffet dumps IBM, buys 75 mn more Apple shares

05 May 2018

Legendary investor Warren Buffet, whose Berkshire Hathway has sold its entire stake in IBM, used the funds from the sale to buy more Apple shares

Alibaba’s Jan-March revenue vaults 61% to $9.9 bn

05 May 2018

Alibaba set a record of $768 billion in gross merchandise value, a measure of sales, in its financial year ended in March

Intel reports first-quarter 2018 earnings of $6.3 billion

27 Apr 2018

Samsung posts record $15 bn Q2 profit as chip sales zoom

27 Apr 2018

In the mid to long term, Samsung plans to strengthen its business capabilities by delivering differentiated technologies in the component business and solidifying its lead in technologies such as AI and 5G

Bosch profit up 17% at € 5.3 bn as revenue hits record €78.1 bn

25 Apr 2018

With all business sectors contributing to the positive results, Bosh said earnings before interest and tax from operations rose 17 per cent over 2016

Alphabet’s Q1 net zooms 73% to $9.4 bn; revenues up 26% at $31.15 bn

24 Apr 2018

While Alphabet’s worldwide ad sales increased to $31.1 billion, advertisers are likely to limit ad-buying this year as they start complying with the new European policy, known as General Data Protection Regulation, say analysts

On cryptocurrency exchanges, it's better to be a miner than a speculator, study finds

27 Mar 2018

Walmart sued by ‘whistleblower’ over issuing misleading online sales data

17 Mar 2018

Walmart has vigorously denied allegations by sacked executive Tri Huynh that the retailer boosted results through unethical means to show ‘meteoric results’ in its war with Amazon for market share

US SEC wants cryptocurrency exchanges to register

08 Mar 2018

Icahn’s dumping of steel stock just before Trump tariffs raises eyebrows

05 Mar 2018

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, till recently an advisor to President Donald Trump, sold nearly 1 million shares in a company tied to the steel industry just ahead of Trump's decision to impose costly tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

World’s richest lose billions in week of market mayhem

03 Mar 2018

Dyson revenue surges on demand in Asia

01 Mar 2018

Spotify Technology to list shares on NYSE

01 Mar 2018

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces $5-bn swindling accusation

27 Feb 2018

Germany sits up as Li Shifu’s Geely becomes Daimler’s biggest shareholder

27 Feb 2018

Germany says it will remain "watchful" of Chinese carmaker Li Shifu-founded Geely after it became the biggest investor in Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler with a $9-bn stake. Geely Holding Group already owns Volvo Cars AB and last year it took an almost $4-billion stake in truckmaker Volvo AB. It also owns London Taxi and controls British sports-car maker Lotus Cars

Iran considering development of own cryptocurrency

23 Feb 2018

Glitch on Japanese crytocurrency drops Bitcoin price to zero

22 Feb 2018

Bangladesh bourse rejects NSE-led bid, opts for Chinese partners

21 Feb 2018

The Dhaka Stock Exchange has decided to sell a 25-per cent stake to a Chinese consortium, rejecting a rival bid by India’s NSE and Nasdaq of the US – though reports say the deal in not final and India still harbours hopes

Researchers have found a link between earthquakes and currency jumps

17 Feb 2018

US regulators nix China-led bid for Chicago Stock Exchange

16 Feb 2018

Iceland may consider Bitcoin mining tax due to energy consumption

12 Feb 2018

Subscription model pays as New York Times reports strong quarter and year

10 Feb 2018

Shares of the owner of what President Donald Trump continues to call a "failing" newspaper have climbed about 20 per cent this year as online subscriptions grew even as advertising fell