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LinkedIn shares drop on languid revenue forecast
October 31st, 2014
LinkedIn shares drop on languid revenue forecast LinkedIn saw its shares get hit, then rebound, Thursday after the professional networking site continued a trend of strong results and a disappointing forecast. The network’s third-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations ...
Visa shares jump as earnings beat estimates
October 30th, 2014
Revenue and profit, excluding one-time litigation charges, came in better than expected. Visa’s (V) profit fell about 10% in its fiscal fourth quarter, weighed down by one-time litigation expenses. But the latest results beat Wall Street expectations, and shares ...
Asian shares gain on earnings optimism, dovish Fed
October 29th, 2014
Asian shares climbed to one-month highs on Wednesday, steered by a robust Wall Street on optimism over corporate earnings and prospects the U.S. Federal Reserve will reaffirm its willingness to wait for an extended period before raising interest rates. ...
Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect delay hits bourse shares
October 27th, 2014
Shares of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing have tumbled by as much as 5% to a six-month low after a landmark scheme to connect it with Shanghai’s stock market was delayed indefinitely. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index also ...
Amazon posts big loss for Q3, shares tumble
October 24th, 2014
As quarterly losses mount, uneasy investors are selling shares. Amazon stock is down 23% this year. Amazon had warned that it would lose bundles of cash in the third quarter, and it didn’t disappoint. The Seattle-based online retailer (TICKER: ...
Asian shares bask in glow of U.S. tech earnings
October 22nd, 2014
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank offset concerns about the outlook for the global economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Polish company first in the world to sell shares for Bitcoins
October 21st, 2014
A Polish company, InPay S.A., is the first in the world whose shares are available for purchase in public offering using the digital currency Bitcoin. The sale has just launched on the equity crowdfunding site Beesfund.com. Equity crowdfunding is ...
Chiquita shares fall ahead of key investor vote
October 21st, 2014
Chiquita shares fell after a top shareholder rejected the firm’s plan to buy an Irish rival. Shares of Chiquita Brands International (CQB) closed down sharply Monday after a major institutional investor in the banana market giant said it would ...
Intel shares jump as earnings overcome estimates
October 15th, 2014
Intel beats estimates, cites stable PC chip demand Chip-maker Intel delivered upbeat third-quarter earnings and sent a signal that the personal computer market might be improving. The company’s net income of $3.32 billion rose 12%, compared with $2.95 billion ...
Asian shares, oil prices tumble on growth worries
October 10th, 2014
Asian shares shuddered and Brent crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest since 2010 on Friday after weak German export data raised fears that Europe’s economic woes could drag down the global economy. “European markets face the prospect of ...
