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Ford profits dented by loss in Europe
May 23, 2013 at 10:12 | Source: BBC
US car giant Ford has reported results that underlined the contrasting fortunes of its North American and European businesses. The carmaker made a pre-tax profit of $2.1bn (£1.4bn) for the first three months of the year, but it came entirely from No...
H-P, Target, Saks are Wednesday’s stocks to watch
May 22, 2013 at 18:12 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Dow component Hewlett-Packard Co. and Target Corp. are among the high-profile companies reporting quarterly results on Wednesday. But the scene stealer may be Saks Inc,. which reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to shop the lux...
Best Buy, Home Depot are Tuesday’s stocks to watch
May 21, 2013 at 17:12 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tuesday is shaping up to be a big day for retail earnings, with Best Buy Co., Home Depot Inc. and Saks Inc. scheduled to release quarterly results. Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 2...
Tesla to Raise More Than $1B to Repay US Loan
May 17, 2013 at 18:00 | Source: Bloomberg
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg. Tesla's funding plan comes after the company last week reported its first quarterly profit. Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), the electric-car maker run by Elon Musk, will use proceeds from a sale of shares and debt to re...
China shares have best day in weeks, Hong Kong tepid ahead of holiday
May 17, 2013 at 05:45 | Source: FirstPost
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China shares posted their best daily gain in weeks on Thursday, limiting losses in the Hong Kong market, as investors chased a rebound in the property and financial sectors and extended a rally in technology-related counters.Ear...
Wednesday’s movers: BlackBerry
May 15, 2013 at 18:02 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of The Mosaic Co. and China Housing & Land Development rose in premarket trading on Wednesday while Deere & Co and Tenet Healthcare shares fell. BlackBerry continued to draw investor attention from its annual confer...
Tuesday movers: Apple dips as it targets Galaxy S4
May 14, 2013 at 21:27 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple Inc. traded lower on Tuesday in the wake of reports that it will add Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest smartphone Galaxy S4 to its next round of patent fights with the Korean conglomerate. Top Tickers Trending ...
Tuesday’s movers: Tesla, WPX Energy
May 14, 2013 at 18:12 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of Tesla Motors and WPX Energy rose in premarket trade Tuesday and technology companies Yahoo, BlackBerry and Sony grabbed investor attention. Top Tickers Trending $BBRY BlackBerry’s three-day annual conference ...
Foxconn's Apple pie under threat from Pegatron
May 13, 2013 at 04:36 | Source: Economic Times
TAIPEI: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, faces growing competition from cross-town rival Pegatron Corp, a company that is just a quarter of its size by revenue. Hon Hai, better known by its tr...
Stocks to watch: Tesla to remain in focus Monday
May 12, 2013 at 18:41 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tesla Motors Inc. is likely to remain in focus on Monday after surging 41% this week, its best weekly performance since it went public in 2010. The electric-car maker reported its first quarterly profit ever on Wednes...
U.S. stocks rise for third week; records set
May 11, 2013 at 10:47 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks rose Friday as Wall Street racked up a third week of record-setting gains while considering global monetary easing and as finance ministers started a two-day meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI:DJIA)...
U.S. stocks flat, poised for third week of gains
May 11, 2013 at 00:10 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks were little changed Friday, with Wall Street readying for a third week of gains, as Wall Street considered monetary easing and finance ministers started a two-day meeting. A steep decline in commodity prices sl...
U.S. stocks flat; Bernanke details risk efforts
May 10, 2013 at 22:47 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks were little changed Friday as Wall Street readied for a third week of gains and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke detailed efforts to regulate risk in the financial markets. Speaking at the Chicago Fe...
Thursday’s movers: Chanos is Seagate’s albatross
May 10, 2013 at 02:27 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Seagate Technology Inc. fell after being singled out as a potential short by hedge-fund manager Jim Chanos, while Tesla Motors Inc. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. extended gains on Thursday. Top Tickers Trend...
Thursday’s movers: Seagate down on Chanos comments
May 09, 2013 at 21:42 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Seagate Technology Inc. was paying a stiff price after being singled out as a potential short by hedge fund manger Jim Chanos, while Tesla Motors Inc. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. continued their winning wa...
U.S. stock futures drop after record run
May 09, 2013 at 19:02 | Source: Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures on Thursday tallied slight losses after five sessions of record highs for the S&P 500 index, as data showed a decline in U.S. jobless claims and a rise in Chinese inflation. The Labor Department reported...
London finance jobs rise on firm bank results - research
May 08, 2013 at 03:30 | Source: FirstPost
LONDON (Reuters) - Jobs available in London's financial district jumped by almost one fifth in April as employers took heart from strong results at banks and some confidence returned after the Cypriot banking crisis, research showed on Tuesday.More t...
HSBC profits almost double to $8.43 billion
May 07, 2013 at 23:52 | Source: DomainB
Europe's largest bank HSBC Holdings Plc, said its first-quarter profit almost doubled, beating estimates of analysts, as bad debts declined, and it cut costs. Pretax profit was up at $8.43 billion against $4.32 billion in the year-earlier period, ac...
HSBC says Q1 profits jump to $8.4 billion as bad debts drop
May 07, 2013 at 15:40 | Source: Economic Times
LONDON: HSBC said its first quarter profits almost doubled from a year ago to more than $8 billion as bad debts and costs fell, with Europe's biggest bank showing the benefit of a 3-year restructuring plan. HSBC reported a pretax profit of $8.4 bill...
Monday’s movers: Apple closes above $460
May 07, 2013 at 06:17 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple Inc. rallied on Monday to close above $460 for the first time since March 26 after a Barclays analyst raised his price target to $525 amid signs that the company’s “narrative” is about to shift. Top Ticker...
From DJ EU Officials Spain Aid Cap Of 100 Bn Euros 'should Be Enough'
