Stock markets - world

GlaxoSmithKline keeps jobs as 2009 profit jump 12 per cent to £8.73 billion

05 Feb 2010

Sony's Q3 profit surges over 7-fold to $871 million

04 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

Google founders to sell 10 million shares worth $5.5 billion

23 Jan 2010

Markets give thumbs down to Obama’s banking sector proposals

22 Jan 2010

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.

Bank of America posts Q4-2009 net loss of $194 million

20 Jan 2010

IBM Q4 net income rises 9 per cent to $4.81 billion

20 Jan 2010

Taiwan opens stock market to Chinese investors from today

18 Jan 2010

Chase reports $11.7 billion profit in 2009

16 Jan 2010

Monsanto reports 1 per cent net loss in November quarter; confirms 2010 earnings guidance

06 Jan 2010

Rusal to raise up to $2.6 billion in IPO

31 Dec 2009

Rusal, which holds an 11 per cent global market share in aluminium and a massive debt of $14.9 billion, plans to pay part of the debt from the IPO proceeds.

Buffet trims stake in Moody’s

23 Dec 2009

Dubai Financial Markets to buy rival Nasdaq Dubai for $121 million

22 Dec 2009

DFM will pay $102 million in cash and 40 million shares to Borse Dubai and Nasdaq OMX Group, the joint owners of Nasdaq Dubai.

London Stock Exchange to acquire rival Turquoise: report

21 Dec 2009

Oracle recovers from slump, profit spurts by 12.5 per cent

18 Dec 2009

Citi reaches deal on $20 billion of TARP repayment

14 Dec 2009

China Pacific Insurance to raise up to $3.6 billion in IPO: report

07 Dec 2009

De Beers shareholders agree $1 billion rights offer to cut debt

01 Dec 2009

National Express shareholders approve £360 million rights issue

28 Nov 2009

ING sets terms for its $11.2 billion 6 for 7 rights issue

27 Nov 2009

India gains $800mn on IMF gold deal

27 Nov 2009

The RBI may have benefited by as much as $800 million on its investment of over $6.7 billion for the purchase of about 200 tons of gold from the IMF, thanks to record prices.