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FSA arrests six in London over insider trading
24 Mar 2010
CIT reports $1 million pre-tax loss in Q4-'09
18 Mar 2010
Essar Group plans LSE listing to raise $3 billion
08 Mar 2010
Diversified business conglomerate, Essar Group, is treported to be considering raising up to $3 billion (Rs13,827 crore) by listing its oil and power assets on the London Stock Exchange
Toyota shares move up on Toyoda apology
10 Feb 2010
Windows 7 boosts Microsoft's 2Q profit by 60 per cent to $6.66 billion
30 Jan 2010
Microsoft registered 60 per cent jump in profit in the second-quarter ended December, thanks to deferred revenue tied to the latest version of its flagship product, the Windows 7 operating system
AstraZeneca reports profit, cuts 8,000 jobs to cut costs
29 Jan 2010
Despite a $10.8 billion pre-tax profit, the Anglo-Swedish pharma major is cutting 8,000 more jobs over the next four years to cope with revenue decline due to post-patent expiry competition from generic producers
Ford reports $2.7 billion profit for 2009
28 Jan 2010
The Ford Motor Company has not only announced its first full year profits since 2005, but has also increased home market share for the first time since 1995.
Russia’s Rusal raises $2.24 billion in Hong Kong IPO
25 Jan 2010
In the first ever share offering by a Russian company in Asia, the world’s largest producer of aluminium and alumina, Rusal has raised $2.24 billion through an initial public offering in Hong Kong
Goldman Sachs's Q4 net up record $4.95 billion
22 Jan 2010
For the full year, the bank had net profits of $13.39 billion, up from $2.32 billion in the previous year.
Chase reports $11.7 billion profit in 2009
16 Jan 2010
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