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P&G shares rise as profit beats estimates
August 1st, 2014
Procter & Gamble reported Friday a $11.6 billion profit for the fiscal year ended June 30 – up 3 percent from the same time last year. Sales rose 1 percent to $83.1 billion. Earnings beat analyst expectations, but sales ...
LinkedIn shares advance 10%
August 1st, 2014
Shares in LinkedIn LNKD rallied 10% in late trading Thursday after the professional networking service reported adjusted profit and sales that blew past estimates, fueled by growth in its recruiting and premium subscriptions business. LinkedIn swung to a $934,000, ...
European Shares Swing Amid Earnings as Euro, Oil Retreat
July 31st, 2014
Europe’s benchmark equity index fluctuated amid mixed earnings, while the euro traded near a nine month low versus the dollar. Banco Espirito Santo SA shares were suspended after it said it will need to raise funds while emerging-market stocks ...
Euro touches eight-month low, European shares fall
July 30th, 2014
The euro hit an eight-month trough against the dollar on Wednesday and German bond yields were at record lows ahead of inflation data expected to boost the case for further European Central Bank policy easing. Investors were also awaiting ...
Bank of Cyprus collects €1bn through shares selling
July 29th, 2014
A 1 billion euro ($1.34 billion) capital increase was held by Bank of Cyprus by selling shares, including investors such as the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and US investor Wilbur Ross, the bank cited on Monday. ...
Shares, dollar steady ahead of key U.S. data, Fed meeting
July 29th, 2014
World stock markets remained almost unchanged on Monday while the U.S. dollar traded mostly flat against a basket of major currencies ahead of key U.S. economic reports and events this week. Wall Street ended flat as the latest deal ...
Herbalife cuts sales outlook, shares drop to 10.5 percent
July 29th, 2014
Herbalife Ltd, a maker of weight-loss and nutritional products, cut its sales outlook for this year after raising it three months earlier, causing its shares to drop to 10.5 percent in extended trading. The company, which has been labeled ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
U.S. Stocks Rise as Apple Rallies With Health-Care Shares
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. stocks roes, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at an all-time high, as Apple Inc. results boosted technology companies and health-care shares rallied amid earnings. Apple surged to the highest since 2012 after signaling the long wait ...
Microsoft sees end to Nokia losses, shares rise after hours
July 23rd, 2014
Microsoft Corp said it aims to get its loss-making Nokia phone unit to break even within two years, helping its stock rise in after-hours trade. The world’s largest software company reported a 7 percent dip in quarterly profit on ...
