ticker

Berkshire Buys Duracell from P&G, Wal-Mart Net Slips

Mukesh Buch
13 Nov, 2014
New York City

Berkshire Hathaway agreed to acquire the Duracell battery business from Procter & Gamble. Hasbro is in talk with DreamWorks Animation. Kohl''s net plunged 20%. SeaWorld Entertainment net tumbled 27.7% on 8% decrease in revenues. Viacom net declined 9%. Wal-Mart net slid 0.4%.

Ahold, SAB Millier, Symrise Net Soar; RWE Net Loss Narrows

Nigel Thomas
13 Nov, 2014
New York City

Ahold net climbed 8% to

Australian Indexes Struggle, Graincorp Net Falls 8%

Marcus Jacob
13 Nov, 2014
New York City

Australian dollar was in focus after market indexes trimmed losses in the day and price of oil, iron ore and gold trended lower. Graincorp said annual revenues declined 8%. Ramsay Health Care Ltd reaffirmed its 2015 outlook.

ONGC Net Rises 10%, BPCL Net Plunges 50%

Mukesh Buch
13 Nov, 2014
New York City

BPCL quarterly net profit tumbled 50%. Hindalco net plunged 78%. Max India and MRPL net swung to loss. Nalco net surged 91% on 16% increase in revenues. ONGC profit and revenue climbed. Sun Pharma net rose 15%.

Six Banks Settle U.S. and Europe Currency Probe with $4.25 B

Nichole Harper
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

U.S. market indexes traded higher and extended gains in the year as commodities continued to slide. U.S., UK and Swiss regulators together fined $4.25 billion to six banks and settled charges related to currency market rigging practice.

Stocks in Japan Extend Multi-year Highs Higher Sales Tax Delay

Hiruki Nakamura
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

Stocks in Tokyo advanced and investors prepared for a possible snap elections in Japan and wait for the implementation of higher sales tax. Current account surplus increase for the third month in a row in September. Dentsu Inc, the largest ad agency reported 5% sales increase in first-half.

ADT, Fossil, Macy's, Pinnacle Foods Jump; Smucker Drops

Mukesh Buch
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

ADT net tumbled 15%. Energizer net plunged 19% but revenues soared 7%. Fossil net declined 16%. Smucker forecasted second-quarter sales to drop 5%. Macy''s net soared 23%. Pinnacle Foods profit surged more than two-fold. Rockwell Automation net climbed 15%.

Australian Indexes Drop 0.9%, Myer Holdings Struggles

Marcus Jacob
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

Australian market indexes traded lower on the weakness in iron ore miners and the latest private measure of confidence showed smaller than expected increase. Myer Holdings, the department store operator reported weaker than expected sales and comparable sales.

Burberry Net Declines 7%; Sainsbury Net Swings to Loss

Nigel Thomas
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

Burberry profit dropped 7% to

Abbott, Power Grid, Tata Steel Net Climb; Oil India Net Falls

Mukesh Buch
12 Nov, 2014
New York City

Abbott quarterly net surged 41% and Adani net swung to profit. Aditya Birla profit soared 55%. Bajaj Hindusthan and HMT losses narrowed. Oil India net and revenue declined. Power Grid net rose 3%. Tata Steel net profit jumped 37%. Uflex net surged 42% on 9% increase in revenues.

Indexes Set Records on Wall Street

Nichole Harper
11 Nov, 2014
New York City

Market indexes on Wall Street struggled to advance after a weak start. Bond market and the federal government were closed on Veterans Day today. European markets traded sideways. The Nikkei and Topix indexes in Japan closed at multi-year highs.

Horton, Rackspace Advance; Woodward Declines

Mukesh Buch
11 Nov, 2014
New York City

Atwood Oceanics net and revenue soared 10%. CST Brands surged 50% but revenue fell 3%. D.R. Horton profit climbed 19% on 38% increase in revenue. MTS Systems net tumbled 49%. Rackspace Hosting net soared 15%. Woodward net fell 1%.

Japan Indexes Surge to Six-year Highs

Hiruki Nakamura
11 Nov, 2014
New York City

Topix Index, the broader Japanese equity market index closed at a six-year high and the yen deepened losses in the year. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average soared 2.1%, the highest close since 2007. Chiyoda Corp reported quarterly net dropped 20%.

Maersk, Hochtief, UniCredit Net Surge; Henkel, Vodafone Profit Fall

Nigel Thomas
11 Nov, 2014
New York City

Maersk net surged 25% $1.50 billion. BMW October sales soared 11%. Henkel fell 4% to

Auto Parts Makers in India Show Strong Quarterly Results

Mukesh Buch
11 Nov, 2014
New York City

Amara Raja quarterly net rose 6%. Apollo Tyres net jumped 18%. Bosch net and revenues surged. Eveready net profit soared more than four-fold on 11% increase in revenues. Godrej and IFCI revenues climbed. Jain Irrigation quarterly loss narrowed. Kalpataru Power net climbed 38%.

Market Update