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Australian Stocks Ease, Oil Refineries Face Global Competition

Marcus Jacob
07 Jan, 2014
New York City

Australian trade deficit in November narrowed on rising exports. Aussie dollar declined and stock trading was the weakest in the year so far. Sundance Energy plans to purchase additional land in Oklahoma. Nucoal Resources nearly doubled on no news.

Europe Earnings: Air Liquide, BASF, Dunelm, easyJet, Maersk, Vestas

Nigel Thomas
07 Jan, 2014
New York City

Dunelm total sales jumped 5%. easyJet said passenger count increased 3.5% in December. Maersk agreed to sell major stakes in two retail chains for

India Movers: Claris, IL&FS, L&T, MCX, Valecha Engineering

Mukesh Buch
07 Jan, 2014
New York City

Claris Lifesciences board approved share buy-back for Rs.231 crore. IL&FS and Ramky received a provisional completion certificate for a road in Andhra Pradesh. L&T secured a construction order from Saudi Aramco. Blackstone bought 2.8% stake of MCX.

U.S. Movers: Ford, General Motors, FireEye, Lindsay, Landec

Mukesh Buch
03 Jan, 2014
New York City

Chrysler December sales jumped 6%, Ford sales rose 2% and GM sales declined 6%. FireEye agreed to acquire Mandiant Corp for about $1 billion. Lindsay net dropped 31%. Landec net tumbled 61%.

Europe Earnings: Marks and Spencer, Next, National Express

Nigel Thomas
03 Jan, 2014
New York City

Marks and Spencer climbed after the retailer forecasted third-quarter sales to jump 2.6%. Next lifted its profit outlook on holiday sales were ahead of its estimate. National Express estimated annual sales to increase 10%.

U.S. Movers: DryShips, Landec, Sprint, Urban Outfitters

Mukesh Buch
02 Jan, 2014
New York City

DryShips dropped 8% after the ocean freight shipping company plans to raise $200 million in a stock offering. Landec lowered its second-quarter earnings guidance. Sprint fall and Urban Outfitters rise on analysts

Europe Earnings: EXOR, Fiat, IMI, Ophir Energy, RWE, Shell

Nigel Thomas
02 Jan, 2014
New York City

Fiat agreed to acquire remaining 41.5% stake in Chrysler for $4.35 billion. IMI sold its beverage dispense and merchandising divisions for $1.1 billion. RWE sought permission from shareholders to raise capital.

India Movers: Adani, Atul Auto, Ashoka Buildcon, Coal India, Maruti Suzuki

Mukesh Buch
01 Jan, 2014
New York City

Atul Auto said December auto sales surged 23% Maruti December sales dropped 4%. M&M tractor sales climbed 15%. Ashoka Buildcon received letters of acceptance for projects worth Rs 596 crore. Morgan Stanley purchased Coal India shares worth Rs 485 crore.

U.S. Movers: Apple, Hertz, Marvell, Nasdaq, Phillips 66, Revlon

Mukesh Buch
31 Dec, 2013
New York City

Apple asked shareholders to reject proposed repurchase plan of Carl Icahn in February. Hertz Global adopted shareholder rights plan. Marvell said KKR & Co acquired 6.8% stake. Berkshire Hathaway to buy Phillips 66 unit for $1.4 billion. Revlon exit its China operations.

Europe Earnings: Debenhams, Informa, Tesco, Vodafone, Vedanta

Nigel Thomas
31 Dec, 2013
New York City

Debenhams lowered profit-before-tax estimate on weak holiday season sales. Tesco received Indian regulatory approval for its

U.S. Movers: Crocs, Cooper Tire, Cal-Maine, Mondelez, Vanguard

Mukesh Buch
30 Dec, 2013
New York City

Crocs said Blackstone plans to invest $200 million. Cooper Tire dropped merger plans with Apollo Tyres. Cal-Maine net surged 83% as sales jumped 8%. Mondelez sold a majority stake in its cookie and cracker business. Vanguard agreed to buy oil and gas assets for $581 million.

Europe Earnings: Monte Paschi, EADS, Outotec, Sanofi, Vedanta

Nigel Thomas
30 Dec, 2013
New York City

Monte Paschi investors postponed the rights offer to raise

U.S. Movers: DeMet's Candy, GM, Molycorp, SunGame, Textron, W.P. Carey

Mukesh Buch
27 Dec, 2013
New York City

DeMet''s Candy agreed for acquired by Yildiz Holdings for $221 million. GM

Europe Earnings: Electrawinds, Evraz, International Personal Finance, Vestas

Nigel Thomas
27 Dec, 2013
New York City

Electrawinds won a court approval to negotiate with creditors for its subsidiary. Evraz sold its iron ore assets in Russia. International Personal Finance fined by Polish Office of Consumer Protection. Vestas Wind won fourth contract in a week.

U.S. Movers: eBay, Scientific Protein, T-Mobile, UPS

Mukesh Buch
26 Dec, 2013
New York City

eBay sales climbed 10% from Thanksgiving through December 22. Scientific Protein Laboratories agreed to acquire by China-based Shenzhen Hepalink for $337.5 million in cash. Softbank looks to raise financing to acquire T-Mobile. UPS and FedEx struggle to deliver packages.

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