Market Update

Europe Movers: Burberry, Carrefour, Glencore, ING, RBS, S

Arthi Gupta
11 Oct, 2012
New York City

ING agreed to sell its insurance operations in Malaysia to AIA for

Wall Street in 4-Day Decline; Cummings, HR Block, Chevron Fall

Bikram Pandey
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

Stocks on Wall Street were on the defensive for the fourth day in a row as world economic outlook weakened and the euro zone struggles with the rising debt tensions and the U.S. drifts towards a fiscal cliff. Alcoa, Chevron and Cummings were in focus.

UK GDP Expands 0.8%; Danaher, Cooper to Sell Apex Tool

Arthi Gupta
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

The UK indexes traded lower but gross domestic product grew 0.8% in the three months to September. Danaher and Cooper agreed to sell Apex Tool to Bain Capital for $1.6 billion.

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise, Alcoa Earnings Disappoint

Maureen Salinas
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

U.S. indexes fell and wholesale inventories rose in August. Toshiba agreed to acquire Shaw Group''''s stake in Westinghouse for $1.60 billion and Cytec agreed to divest its coating resins business to Advent. Bain Capital agreed to buy Apex Tool for $1.6 billion.

IMF Estimated Larger Bank Asset Sales, BAE, EADS Terminate Merger Talks

Arthi Gupta
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

The European indexes edged lower on the escalating fiscal worries in the region. Italy raised

Europe Movers: Lufthansa, Peugeot, Fiat, BAE Systems

Arthi Gupta
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

BAE Systems and EADS decided to terminate their merger discussions on political obstacles and the prospect of losing defense business in the U.S. Lufthansa passenger traffic rose in September.

German Wholesale Inflation Soars 4.2%, Italian Production Falls 5.2%

Arthi Gupta
10 Oct, 2012
New York City

German wholesale price inflation soared in September. French output rose, Italian production declined but production in Greece rebounded in August.

World Markets Slide after IMF Sounds Global Recession Risk Alarm

Barry Randall
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

Financial markets across the Atlantic turned cautious after the IMF lowered its global outlook and raised the prospect of a global recession. South African Rand drops to a 3-year low and Iran struggles to stabilize its devastated currency.

UK Output Declines, Deficit Widens

Arthi Gupta
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

The UK indexes fell after manufacturing output declined and trade deficit widened in August. SSE completed the acquisition of Endesa Ireland for

IMF Lowers Global Growth Outlook, Indexes Decline

Arthi Gupta
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

U.S. indexes declined after the IMF lowered global growth outlook. Principal Financial agreed to acquire Chile-based pension company Cuprum for $1.5 billion. Spectrum Brands agreed to acquire Stanley Black & Decker unit for $1.4 billion.

European Indexes Sideways, ESM Launched

Arthi Gupta
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

The European indexes traded sideways and the IMF raised the prospect of recession in the euro zone to 80%. German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces widespread protests in Athens. The ECB President Draghi estimated weak economic activity in the euro zone.

Europe Movers: Givaudan, Julius Baer, Rio Tinto, Barclays

Arthi Gupta
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

Givaudan third quarter sales climbed 14.4% to Sfr1.1 billion. Julius Baer plans to slash additional 1,000 jobs as it merges international arm of wealth management of Merrill Lynch. Rio Tinto turned cautious on the outlook over the next few quarters.

German Manufacturing Flat, French Deficit Widens

Arthi Gupta
09 Oct, 2012
New York City

German manufacturing turnover remained unchanged and French deficit widened in August. Greek inflation eased in September.

World Markets Shift Attention to Spain, 5-Year Anniversary in Index Records

Barry Randall
08 Oct, 2012
New York City

Financial markets in New York closed flat with a negative bias as the attention shifted to Spain and the euro zone. World Bank lowered growth estimates for developing nations in Asia. Stock market marked the five-year anniversary for the record highs in the Dow and the S&P 500.

BP Sells Texas City Refinery for $2.5 B, Stocks in London Fall

Arthi Gupta
08 Oct, 2012
New York City

BP Plc agreed to sell its Texas City refinery to Marathon Petroleum for $2.5 billion. Home builder Persimmon agreed to acquire Hillreed Homes for