Stock markets - world

Citigroup stake sale fetches $4.5 billion; exceeds target by 50 per cent

01 May 2008

Citigroup raises $4.5 billion by selling stock, 50 per cent more than planned; may increase offer to $4.95 billion

General Electric shock and after

19 Apr 2008

Are the weak quarterly results and current year forecasts by General Electric indicative of a wider decline in global economic growth? By Vivek Sharma

GE downed by credit woes in Q1 2008; reports first decline in profits since 2003

11 Apr 2008

The world's third-largest company by market value, GE, makes its first quarterly loss since 2003, while its stocks fell by 12 per cent, the highest since the October stock market crash of 1987.

World equity markets rebound in February

14 Mar 2008

HSBC profits up 10 per cent despite $17 billion subprime loss

04 Mar 2008

Sprint reports $29.5 billion loss after Nextel writedowns

29 Feb 2008

London Metal Exchange launches futures in steel billets

21 Feb 2008

Global equity markets lost $5.2 trillion in January: S&P

11 Feb 2008

Value of global financial assets outpaces GDP growth: McKinsey report

28 Jan 2008

The total value of the world's financial assets grew faster in 2006 at 17 per cent to reach $167 trillion from $142 trillion in 2005, says a McKinsey report titled, Mapping Global Capital Markets, Fourth Annual Report

London Stock Exchange to open marketing office in Beijing

17 Jan 2008

Wall Street off to worst New Year start in 25 years

03 Jan 2008

After data from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) showed that the US factory sector contracted unexpectedly in December, the increased possibility of recession plunged US stocks to unprecedented lows on the first day of trading in 2008

Benazir Bhutto's assassination unsettles stock markets

28 Dec 2007

Goldman Sachs beats expectations on Q4 earnings

19 Dec 2007

CME Group interested in Indian market, says group CEO

13 Dec 2007

Comcast lowers its Cable TV revenue growth forecast for 2007

By Our Corporate Bureau | 05 Dec 2007

Nasdaq goes to Beijing to list Chinese companies

03 Dec 2007

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc of the US has opened a Beijing representative office which will permit it to 'openly' pursue Chinese listing.

Nasdaq goes to Beijing to list Chinese companies

03 Dec 2007

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc of the US has opened a Beijing representative office which will permit it to 'openly' pursue Chinese listing.

US Securities and Exchange Commission restricts shareholder proxy access

30 Nov 2007

Fed still divided on cutting interest rates, despite vice chairman Kohn's positive signals

By Ashwin Tombat | 29 Nov 2007

Regional Fed heads strike a radically different note even as Wall Street gives a 300-point rising ovation to Fed vice chairman Kohn's rate-cutting hints.