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U.S. Movers: AES Corp, Rockwell, Ralph Lauren, Qualcomm, Whole Foods

Mukesh Buch
07 Nov, 2013
New York City

AES Corp net swung to profit but revenue slid 8%. Calpine net plunged 30%. Rockwell net climbed 10%. Ralph Lauren net dropped 4%. Qualcomm net surged 31% after revenue soared 35%. Whole Foods Market net increased 7% as comparable store sales jumped 6%.

Nikkei Slips; Weak Yen Lifts Earnings at Casio and Toray

Hiruki Nakamura
07 Nov, 2013
New York City

Nikkei in Tokyo edged lower and the yen hovered near its recent lows as more than 300 companies are scheduled to release earnings before the end of the week. Casio Computer Co and Toray Industries Inc were among the few to report higher earnings on weaker yen.

Europe Earnings: Credit Agricole, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens, Swiss Re

Nigel Thomas
07 Nov, 2013
New York City

Credit Agricole group net swung to profit

Australian Unemployment Held at 5.7%, Construction Activities Expand

Marcus Jacob
07 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian indexes closed lower in heavy trading and the dollar declined as banks closed higher. Unemployment rate in October held at 5.7% as mining and resource sector avoid adding more staff. Grain Corp Limited defended the latest takeover from the U.S. based Archer Daniels Midland.

India Movers: Bajaj Electricals, Info Edge, L&T, Sobha, Thermax

Mukesh Buch
07 Nov, 2013
New York City

Bajaj Electricals won contract worth Rs 757 crore. L&T secured new orders worth Rs 2,309 crore. Parsvnath Developers net declined 28% but Sobha Developers net jumped 13%. Thermax net plunged 67%. Triveni Turbine net declined 46%.

U.S. Stocks Drift Lower After Advance, Rate Decision in Europe in Focus

Nichole Harper
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

Stocks on Wall Street traded lower and investors focused on earnings in the U.S. and Europe. European Central Bank is expected to leave its reference rate unchanged and announce details for the bank stress test.

Toyota Net Soars 70% Lifts Annual Income Estimate

Hiruki Nakamura
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

Stocks in Japan closed higher and the yen remained weak. Toyota reported a surge in profit on weaker yen and lifted its North American unit sales outlook but held its global sales estimate. Quarterly net earnings jumped 70% to 438.4 billion yen or $4.4 billion.

U.S. Movers: Chesapeake, Duke Energy, DIRECTV, Humana, Time Warner

Mukesh Buch
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

Chesapeake Energy net swung to profit as revenue soared 64%. Duke Energy net surged 69%. DIRECTV net climbed 24% after sales jumped 6%. Humana net dropped 14%. Time Warner profit surged 44% and Tesla Motors net loss narrowed.

Third Monthly Decline in Australian Deficit, Commonwealth Bank Net Soars

Marcus Jacob
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian trade deficit declined for the third month in a row and iron ore and other resources sector recorded a steady rise in price and volume. Exports to China barely increased but iron ore exports to fast growing nation advanced more than expected. Commonwealth Bank net soared.

Europe Earnings: Alstom, Experian, ING, Persimmon, Vestas

Nigel Thomas
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

Alstom profit dropped 3%. Experian suspends $500 million share buy-back program and agreed to acquire the U.S. healthcare data firm for $850 million. Moneysupermarket.com revenue surged 25%. ING net tumbled 85% to

India Movers: ABB, Bajaj Auto, BHEL, Clariant, Glaxo, Goodyear

Mukesh Buch
06 Nov, 2013
New York City

ABB India net surged 78%. Bajaj Auto October declined 6% and profit jumped 13%. BHEL net plunged 64% and revenues dropped 11%. Clariant Chemicals net surged as sales soared 30%.Glaxo jumped 14% and Goodyear net soared 33%. SBT net plunged 59%.

Euro Zone Outlook Lowered, U.S. Investors Worry Stretched Valuations

Nichole Harper
05 Nov, 2013
New York City

U.S. indexes struggled as investors questioned stretched valuations and digested latest string of earnings. U.S. government is set to release economic growth estimate on Thursday. U.S. dollar advanced in six of the last seven sessions after euro zone growth outlook was lowered.

Nissan Plunges 10% on Lowered Annual Outlook, Nikkei Advances

Hiruki Nakamura
05 Nov, 2013
New York City

Investors in Tokyo shifted focus to domestic earnings and economic issues and the yen gained a fraction. Nikkei advanced but the focus remained on the yen trading. Nissan plunged 10% after it lowered annual earnings outlook. Toyota is set to release its half-year results tomorrow.

Australian Rates on Hold, Telstra to List Autohome in New York

Marcus Jacob
05 Nov, 2013
New York City

Australian market indexes retained early advance in the day after Reserve Bank left its reference rate on hold at 2.5%. The dollar slid after RBA Governor Stevens comments the dollar was uncomfortably high.

U.S. Movers: Becton Dickinson, Cognizant, Hertz, J&J, Rock-Tenn, Tidewater

Mukesh Buch
05 Nov, 2013
New York City

Becton, Dickinson net plummeted 69%. Cognizant net climbed 15% and revenues rose 7%. Hertz Global net jumped 12%. J&J agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle drug marketing violations. Rock-Tenn profit soared more than double. Tidewater net surged 31%.

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