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Weak U.S. Jobs, Egypt and Euro Worries Hobble World Markets

Bikram Pandey
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

U.S. stocks struggled after the jobs report showed weaker than expected increase in private sector and earnings rose at select companies. Middle East tensions also weighed on commodities. Markets in Japan and Australia rebounded and in Europe lost early momentum.

UK Home Prices Up 0.8%; Rolls Royce, Supergroup, easyJet Rise

Nigel Thomas
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

UK stocks closed higher and two separate reports indicated diverging views on the real estate market. Halifax survey indicated prices rose 0.8% in January and Knight Frank estimated decline in residential land prices in the year. Supergroup, Rolls Royce, French Connection and easyJet closed higher.

U.S. Movers: Aetna, Las Vegas, Dolby Labs, JDS Uniphase

Mukesh Buch
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

Aetna fourth quarter revenue fell 2% to $8.54 billion. Aon fourth quarter revenue surged 40% to $2.91 billion. Las Vegas Sands fourth quarter net revenue increased 56.9% to $2.02 billion. Merck & Co. fourth quarter net revenue increased 20% to $12.09 billion.

Merkel, Sarkozy Call European Summit; LVMH, Volvo Net Rise

Marcus Jacob
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

European indexes opened higher but struggled near close. German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy proposed a meeting of 17 European nations to harmonize tax structure and delink wages from inflation and rationalize bank lending rules. LVMH and AB Volvo net surge.

U.S. Indexes Struggle, Jobless Rate Falls to 9%

Bikram Pandey
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

U.S. stocks traded sideways after unemployment rate declined to 9% in January from 9.4% in December. The increase was smaller than expected. Long term unemployment was 13.9 million and revised 909,000 jobs were created in 2010. Las Vegas swings to quarterly net profit.

Nikkei Surges 1.1% on Steel Merger; Mitsubishi Estate Up

Nigel Thomas
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

Stocks in Japan surged on the merger announcement between Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals Industries. Mitsubishi Estate Co said nine month net increased on sales rise of 0.8%. Nikkei index rose 1.1% today and gained 1.8% in the week.

Sensex In India Plunges 2.4%; Telecom Spectrum Investigation Fallout

Devan Biswas
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

Stocks in Mumbai dropped sharply and Prime Minister Singh noted inflation may derail India

India Movers: ACC, Cummins, EIL, Graphite India, Spicejet

Mukesh Buch
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

ACC fell after net profit tumbled 31%. Andhra Bank raises prime lending rate by 50 basis points. Cummins India tumbled after net profit declined 6%. Engineers India reported third quarter net profit rose 10%. Spicejet fell 12%.

Australian Stocks at 10-month and Dollar at 1-month Peaks

Marcus Jacob
04 Feb, 2011
New York City

Australian indexes closed at a 10-month high and the dollar advanced to a month peak on the rising commodities prices and the central bank estimate that the economy will recover from flood damages by the second half. QBE Insurance gained after it agreed to acquire Balboa Insurance for A$700 million.

U.S. Indexes Swings Higher; Gold Surges 1.7%

Bikram Pandey
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

World markets are increasingly worried that rising tensions in the Middle East may spread to oil producing nations. U.S. retailers same store sales rise 4.2%. Two largest steel companies in Japan agree to create second largest steelmaker in the world. Earnings bolstered trading setiment in U.S.

UK Services Expand to 8-month Peak, GlaxoSmithKline Up

Nigel Thomas
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

UK stocks edged lower and service industry expanded in January at a faster pace. Royal Dutch Shell fourth quarter earnings were lower than expected and Vodafone Group Plc guided higher operating earnings. GlaxoSmithKline rose after the drugmaker increased dividend payout and announced share buyback.

U.S. Movers: Cardinal Health, Kellogg, Moody

Mukesh Buch
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

Cardinal Health second quarter revenue gained 2%. CVS Caremark fourth quarter net revenue decreased 4.1% to $24.8 billion. MasterCard fourth quarter net revenues increased 10.7% to $1.4 billion. Viacom first quarter revenue decreased 5% to $3.8 billion. YUM Brands fourth quarter revenue surged 6%.

European Markets Slide; Shell Misses Earnings, Benz Auto Sales Up 23%

Nigel Thomas
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

European markets edged lower as crude oil prices rose to a 2-year high. Copper and zinc and aluminum traded higher. Royal Dutch Shell earnings miss dragged markets in Holland and in UK. Mercedes-Benz vehicles in January rose 23% to 82,700.

Lackluster New York Trading; Crude Oil 2-year High, Visa, MasterCard Net Up

Bikram Pandey
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

U.S. stocks traded sideways as crude oil climbs to a 2-year high and copper and cotton surge. Commodities markets turn jittery for the third day as popular unrest in the Middle East spread to Yemen. Visa, News Corp, Royal Dutch Shell and Hermes earnings rise. MasterCard quarterly net soared 41%.

Sensex in India Surges 1.9%; Food Inflation Worries

Devan Biswas
03 Feb, 2011
New York City

Stocks in Mumbai surged tracking gains in international markets but elevated inflation tempered the surge. Food prices rose 17.05% and fuel prices increased 11% as demand run ahead of supplies. Ashok Leyland unit sales declined 2% in January.

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