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Europe Earnings: Barclays, Lufthansa, Hennes & Mauritz, Vedanta

Nigel Thomas
16 Sep, 2013
New York City

Barclays said adjusted income fell by

U.S. Movers: Packaging Corp, Sears Holdings, Sohu.com

Mukesh Buch
16 Sep, 2013
New York City

Packaging Corp agreed to acquire Boise for $1.27 billion. Sears intends to obtain $1 billion loan. Sohu, Sogou and Tencent form a strategic partnership and Tencent invested $448 million in cash in Sogou.

Australian Markets at a New 5-Year High, Westfield in $1.6 Billion Deal

Marcus Jacob
16 Sep, 2013
New York City

Australian stocks advanced and the gains in resource and financial stocks lifted the benchmark index to a new five-year high. Australian dollar edged to a 2-month high and gold and iron ore prices in international markets gained on a rally in Asian markets.

U.S. Movers: Analogic, Brady, Kroger, Ulta Salon, United Natural Foods

Mukesh Buch
13 Sep, 2013
New York City

Analogic net climbed 28% and Brady net swung to loss but sales climbed 22%. Kroger sales soared 14% after sales jumped 5% and Ulta Salon sales and profit surged. United Natural Foods net jumped 28%.

Europe Earnings: Fresenius, Gerry Weber, J D Wetherspoon, TDC, Morrison

Nigel Thomas
13 Sep, 2013
New York City

Fresenius agreed to acquire 43 hospitals from Rhoen-Klinikum valued

U.S. Movers: Coldwater Creek, Linn Energy, Synnex, Verizon, Xoom

Mukesh Buch
11 Sep, 2013
New York City

Coldwater Creek plunged after same store sales declined 7.3% and loss narrowed. Restoration Hardware net swung to a loss. Synnex to buy IBM''s worldwide customer care unit valued $505 million. Verizon launched $49 billion bond. Xoom priced public offering at $30.50 per share.

Dell Wins $25 Billion LBO Deal Approval, Hilton Files IPO

Nichole Harper
12 Sep, 2013
New York City

Stocks on Wall Street edged lower and dollar was in focus and crude oil and gold trended lower after Syria tensions eased. Dell Inc shareholders approved company plan to go private in $25 billion deal. Hilton Worldwide files to raise as much as $1.25 billion. FaceBook Inc trades at a new high.

Japanese Machinery Orders Flat, Mitsubishi Motors to Raise $2 Billion

Hiruki Nakamura
12 Sep, 2013
New York City

Stocks in Tokyo fell for the second day in a row and the yen hovered near a 6-week low. Core machinery orders were unchanged in July. Mitsubishi Motors plans to raise as much as $2 billion to repurchase preferred shares held by affiliates. Sharp is expected to raise $1.5 billion.

Australian Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.8%, Participation Falls to 65%

Marcus Jacob
12 Sep, 2013
New York City

Australian look ahead to interest rate decision at the next meeting of policy makers after employment in August month declined 10,800. The broad weakness across many industries lifted hopes of another rate cut and labor participation rate declined to 65%.

U.S. Stocks Rebound After Morning Doldrums, Verizon Launches $49 B Offering

Nichole Harper
11 Sep, 2013
New York City

U.S. market indexes traded sideways and rebounded in the early afternoon. Weakness in Apple dragged S&P 500 index lower. Verizon launched $49 bond offering to pay for the remaining stake in its wireless unit. Xoom Corp trades higher after it completed its secondary offering.

Flat Nikkei at Close Scales Back from 7-Week Intra-Day High

Hiruki Nakamura
11 Sep, 2013
New York City

Market indexes in Tokyo closed nearly flat and the yen weakened. NTT DoCoMo announced its plan to offer popular iPhone gadgets from Sept 20 to halt market share slide. Retail investors stay focused on real estate companies.

Europe Earnings: Barratt, Kingfisher, Sports Direct, Tesco, Thorntons

Nigel Thomas
11 Sep, 2013
New York City

Home builder Barratt said profit jumped 11% on rising housing demand. Ithaca Energy surged on positive oil field test results. Kingfisher profit soared 70% and Sports Direct profit climbed 23%. Tesco agreed to sell its U.S. based 150 Fresh & Easy stores for up to

Australian Market Indexes at 5-Year High

Marcus Jacob
11 Sep, 2013
New York City

Australian market indexes closed at a 5-year after a batch of positive economic data from China and consumer confidence index gained locally. The Australian dollar firmed. Charter Hall agreed to buy Perth based shopping center from Westfield for $225 million.

U.S., World Markets Advance on Chinese Data and Easing Syria Worries

Nichole Harper
10 Sep, 2013
New York City

Stocks on Wall Street gained and S&P 500 index advanced for the sixth day in a row after concerns about military strike against Syria eased and China reported another batch of positive economic data. Market indexes in Europe and Asia soared and crude oil eased more than $2 a barrel.

U.S. Movers: Crocs, Five Below, HD Supply, PVH, Neurocrine, Twitter

Mukesh Buch
10 Sep, 2013
New York City

Crocs lowered its third quarter revenue outlook. Five Below surged after net swung to profit as sales soared 35%. HD Supply plunged after quarterly net loss widened. PVH net swung to a loss of $16 million but revenue climbed 47%. Twitter buys MoPub for $300 million.

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