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Halliburton Terminates Baker Merger Plan, Loews Net Falls

Mukesh Buch
02 May, 2016
New York City

Halliburton terminated $28 billion merger agreement with Baker Hughes. Alexander''s net soared 24%. Enbridge Energy and Helmerich & Payne revenues and profit tumbled. Loews net fell 6%. Mercury General net declined 11%. SYSCO net surged 23%. White Mountains net plummeted.

Fiat Chrysler, Ford April Sales Jump; GM Sales Fall

Mukesh Buch
03 May, 2016
New York City

Fiat Chrysler and Ford April sales jumped but GM sales fell. Cummins net and revenues tumbled. CVS Health net declined but sales jumped 19%. Duke Energy net plunged 20%. Ecolab net slid. Oracle agreed to acquire Opower Inc for $532 million. Pfizer sales and profit surged.

Chevron, Exxon, Phillips 66 Net Plunge; Amazon.com Net Swings to Profit

Mukesh Buch
29 Apr, 2016
New York City

American Tower net soared 35% on 19% jump in revenues. AstraZeneca net soared 13%. Amazon.com lifted revenues forecast after net swung to profit. Amgen net surged 17%. Chevron, Exxon, Phillips 66 revenues and profit declined. LinkedIn net loss narrowed.

European Markets Drop 1%, Airbus and Spanish Banks in Focus

Lucy Stoeva
28 Apr, 2016
New York City

European markets closed down after a broad selloff after the Bank of Japan decided not to increase its stimulus program and left interest rates unchanged. CaixaBank and BBVA posted double-digit declines in first-quarter net profit. Airbus earnings dropped on production delays and weaker demand.

Facebook Net Soars; Aetna, Dow, MasterCard Net Fall

Mukesh Buch
28 Apr, 2016
New York City

Bristol-Myers net edged up. Colgate net fell. ConocoPhillips net swung to a loss. Dow Chemical profit and sales tumbled. Ford net and revenues surged. MasterCard profit slumped 6%. Facebook advertising revenues soared 57%. Sony net loss narrowed. Time Warner net jumped.

Positive Earnings Lift European Indexes, Adidas Guides Higher

Lucy Stoeva
27 Apr, 2016
New York City

European shares traded higher on Wednesday amid positive corporate earnings and higher oil prices. Adidas raised its guidance for 2016 and posted an increase of 35% in operating profit. Antofagasta said copper output rose in the quarter and confirmed its full-year output guidance.

Apple Misses Sales Outlook, Twitter Loss Narrows

Mukesh Buch
27 Apr, 2016
New York City

Apple said quarterly sales of iPhone declined for the first time in 13 years. Boeing profit declined 11%. Baker Hughes net loss widened after revenues plummeted 42%. Comcast net and revenues jumped. Glaxo lifted earnings forecast. Hess net loss widened. Twitter net loss narrowed.

European Matkets Lose Steam, BP and Orange in Focus

Lucy Stoeva
26 Apr, 2016
New York City

After a strong start, most European markets changed direction and closed slightly lower. Pulp & paper producer UPM said quarterly profit jumped 35% and announced the sale of its Schwedt mill site. BP reported a pre-tax loss of $865 million. Orange said revenues rose 3.5%.

P&G Sales Fell 7%, BP Revenues Plunged 30%

Mukesh Buch
26 Apr, 2016
New York City

3M net jumped but revenues fell. BP net swung to a loss and revenues plunged 30%. Du Pont profit soared 19% while sales dropped 6%. Eli Lilly net plummeted 17% but sales rose 5%. Lockheed Martin net slumped 10% but revenues surged 16%. P&G sales fell 7%.

European Markets Fall on Weak Commodities, Philips to Spinoff Lightning Unit

Lucy Stoeva
25 Apr, 2016
New York City

Stocks in Europe fell for the second day in a row on the weakness in commodity stocks and a slight fall in business confidence in Germany. Philips plans to spin off its lighting unit. Deutsche Bank

Gannett to Acquire Tribune Publishing, Lab Corp Net Soars 25%

Mukesh Buch
25 Apr, 2016
New York City

Gannett offered to acquire Tribune Publishing for $815 million. First Data net loss narrowed. KKR net swung to a loss. Lab Corp. of America profit and revenues surged. Philips net tumbled 63%. Roper Technologies net fell but revenues rose. Xerox profit plummeted 85%.

Auto Makers Drag European Markets Down, Daimler and Kering Disappoint

Lucy Stoeva
22 Apr, 2016
New York City

European stock markets trimmed weekly gains dragged down by auto makers on the widening international investigation in the emission-tests scandal beyond Volkswagen. Zodiac Aerospace soared 10.5% on rumors that Safran may bid for the aerospace supplier.

Alphabet Net Soars 20%, Microsoft Net Falls 25%

Mukesh Buch
22 Apr, 2016
New York City

Alphabet, the parent of Google said net surged 19% on 17% rise in revenues. Caterpillar lowered revenue forecast. GE net loss narrowed. Honeywell net jumped. Kimberly Clark net surged 17% but sales fell. McDonald''s net jumped. Microsoft net plunged 25%. Visa net soared 10%.

Biogen, GM, Qualcomm, Verizon Profit Rise; BNY Mellon Net Drops

Mukesh Buch
21 Apr, 2016
New York City

American Express net declined 6%. BNY Mellon profit and revenues fell. Biogen net surged 18% on 7% jump in revenues. GM profit soared 122%. Qualcomm net jumped 11% but revenues plunged 19%. Verizon net rose 2%. Yum! Brands net jumped 8%.

Rates on Hold in Europe, Ericsson and Pernod Ricard Fall on Weak Results

Lucy Stoeva
21 Apr, 2016
New York City

Stocks in Europe retreated after the ECB kept rates unchanged, several major companies posted disappointing earnings, and oil continued to decline. Ericsson

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