123jump.com Staff
11 Feb, 2009
New York City
The latest read on consumer confidence index in Australia showed a decline in February. Weak job market and falling home values contributed to the consumer anxieties. In trading, stocks edged lower with weakness in financials and miners.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
U.S. stocks dropped after Treasury Secretary disappointed investors with sketchy plan for bank bailout. He also proposed to release $2 trillion to banks under tighter conditions but did not say how he will fund the plan. Financials dropped sharply.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
European Stocks decline for the second day on the worries that the U.S. economic stimulus may not be enough and bank bailout efforts may fall short of expectations. UBS posts record 13 billion euro loss and cuts additional staff. After the close, U.S. indexes dropped more than 4%.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
Brooks Automation plunges on first quarter loss. Expeditors International, IntercontinentalExchange and Molson Coors Brewing Company surge. General Motors Corporation cuts 10,000 salaried jobs.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
The budget deficit in India forecasted to widen 6% in fiscal 2009 according to investment banker Kotak Mahindra Bank. India Tea Production Rises 4% to 981 million kilos in 2008. DLF jumped 8.4% to 151.60 rupees on news the company has secured long-term loans of about 2,000 crore rupees.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
Australian market averages fell after a report from National Australia Bank showed business confidence declined to a record in January. Investor sentiment was further weakened after AWB cautioned its first half profit may drop 55% in the first half.
Darlington Musarurwa
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
Stocks in Tokyo edged lower after consumer confidence dropped the most in 26 years and bad loans in the six months to September rose sharply. The loan quality at nine largest banks deteriorated as exports slow and manufacturing and construction struggles.
123jump.com Staff
10 Feb, 2009
New York City
Consumer price index in China eased 1% in January from the same period a year ago and increased 0.9% from December. China Southern Airlines fell 1.5% to HK$1.36 after saying it plans to issue Rmb2.3 billion worth of A shares at Rmb3.16 per share and $148 million worth of H shares at Rmb1 per share.
123jump.com Staff
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
Lockheed Martin Q4 Earnings Call Transcript
The military contractor net sales rose 3% to $11.1 billion. Quarterly net earnings increased 3% to $823 million. Earnings per share rose to $2.05 from $1.89 last year. The company generated a record $4.4 billion in cash from operations in fiscal 2008.
Mayank Mehta
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
Whirlpool Corporation plunges on fourth quarter earnings. Administaff, British bank Barclays and China based travel agency Ctrip.com Surge. CNA Financial Corporation plunged on fourth quarter loss.
123jump.com Staff
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
In New York trading stocks edged lower as U.S. lawmakers debate and traders and economists look for the stimulus package details. NYSE Euronext dropped after it reported quarterly losses of $1.34 billion after it booked $1.60 billion of write down related to France based Euronext acquisition.
123jump.com Staff
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
European market indexes edged lower despite a rise in banks in Frankfurt and auto stocks in Paris. France is expected to unveil a second bailout package for the auto inustry and is likely to commit as much as 6 billion euros. Banks rose after Barclays in UK reported better than expected earnings.
123jump.com Staff
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
The benchmark stock index in U.K. rose marginally led by Barclays after the lender reported a strong second half performance leveraged by the acquisition of Lehman Brothers North American business. Of the FTSE 100 index stocks, 65 rose, 36 declined, and one was unchanged.
123jump.com Staff
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
BG Group launches a rival bid for Pure Energy. The all cash bid offered for the company A$796 million and the bid may be revised if Arrow Energy raises its offer of cash and stock. Job placement ads in January across the nation declined 6.3% and fell nearly 40% from a year ago.
Darlington Musarurwa
09 Feb, 2009
New York City
The ministry of finance in Japan reported that the current account surplus declined 34.3% to 16.28 trillion yen in 2008, falling the most in three years. Corporate bankruptcies in Japan climbed 15.8% to 1,360 cases in January, increasing the most since 2003.
