Elena
18 Jan, 2007
New York City
Apple reported a profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 a share, up from $565 million, or 65 cents a year ago. Revenue increased 24.5% to $7.1 billion from $5.75 billion. The results beat the estimates of analysts, who expected Apple to earn 78 cents a share on revenue of $6.42 billion. The soaring quarterly profit was contributed to strong demand for the company
Ivaylo
18 Jan, 2007
New York City
Most Asian indexes advanced on Thursday as Japanese exporters benefited from the decision of Bank of Japan to keep interest rates on hold, while China Mobile helped lead Hong Kong higher despite losses in Chinese banks and real-estate developers. Japanese media had reported Wednesday the central bank was likely to postpone any changes to interest rates until its February meeting. South Korea, Australia and Taiwan gained, while bucking the trend, the Shanghai Composite Index lost.
Ivaylo
18 Jan, 2001
New York City
European equities moved higher by mid-morning on Thursday, helped by strength in the oil, financials, travel and media sectors, on a busy day for corporate earnings releases. Commodity companies such as Total rose on strength in oil prices and well-received earnings from Merck KGaA. By mid-morning, the U.K. FTSE 100 index rose 37 points, or 0.5%, while the German Xetra Dax added 28 points, or 0.4%, and the French CAC 40 gained 34.8 points or 0.6%.
Ivaylo
18 Jan, 2007
New York City
Gold futures settled higher Wednesday, hitting a two-week high as crude oil contracts rallied off their lows and the dollar declined. Natural gas dropped 6 percent after a forecast of warm weather. March silver futures climbed with gold, together with platinum and palladium, while copper futures were on the defensive for most of the session and declined at settlement. Arabica coffee futures ended slightly lower and raw sugar also fell. Corn and soybeans closed higher.
123jump.com Staff
17 Jan, 2001
New York City
Faster than anticipated 0.9% rise in December Producer Price Index and steady regional economic growth indicated in the Fed suvey did not support rise in market averages. Tech stocks declined ahead of earnings season. After the close Apple reported 78% rise in earnins on 24% rise in revenue. The company sold 21 million iPod during the holiday season. JP Mrogan reported 48% rise in earnings.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
European stocks closed in the red on Wednesday, as concerns over U.S. inflation and commodity prices outweighed some positive sentiment generated by SABMiller and ASML Holding. Shares of chip-equipment maker ASML Holding rallied 8.4% on higher-than-expected net income jump, while brewing company SABMiller gained 4.7% on improved quarterly sales. The French CAC 40 slipped 0.5%, followed by the German DAX 30 and London FTSE 100, each falling 0.2%.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock market averages traded lower, pressured by stronger-than-expected wholesale inflation and disappointing Intel results which outweighed strong industrial production report. Shares of Intel were the heaviest drag on the market sentiment, falling 5% on 40% profit drop in Q4. The chip maker also said that gross margins would not improve in 2007. Lennar swung to a Q4 loss from a profit last year. The homebuilder rose 3.9% after its CEO said the company would perform better in 2007.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
The Indian benchmark witnessed a session in which banks and capital goods shone, while large-cap technology stocks, like Infosys, Tata Consultancy lost. Despite reporting very strong Q3 results, Wipro also declined. Second-tier IT stocks soared. Power and select auto stocks surged. ICICI Bank led the gainers, together with Reliance Communications and L&T. HDFC Bank and ONGC led the decliners. The government will give more rights to Forward Market Commission in the futures trading.
Ivaylo
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.K. stocks declined, led by DSG International Plc after the electronics retailer said profit margins declined. SABMiller Plc limited benchmarks'' losses. The brewer said it sold 10 percent more beer in its third quarter after expanding in emerging markets. While DSG came under pressure, Home Retail Group gained as it said stronger margins had offset weaker sales. The benchmark FTSE 100 Index fell 0.1% to 6210.00, by mid-day in London.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
Wall Street opened below the flat line Wednesday, as a higher-than-expected PPI sparked interest rate worries in the market. The Labor Department said that wholesale prices rose by 0.9% in December, raising concerns that the Fed Reserve might raise interest rates to curb inflation. Homebuilder Lennar said that the company swung to a Q4 loss from a profit last year, missing estimates. Lennar posted a quarterly loss of $1.24 a share, compared with profit of $3.54 a share a year earlier.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat market opening on Wednesday, with investors
123jump.com Staff
03 Jan, 2008
New York City
U.S. stocks traded sideways for the most of the session. Investors worried that rising commodities prices will fuel inflation. Weekly crude oil inventories declined again at the end of the last week. Jobless claims fell lower than estimated at the end of last week. Gold and oil traded near the record level. Monsanto reported sharply higher earnings. State Street surged after it replaced its chief of fixed income investments and booked $618 million reserves.
Elena
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
Despite the lower quarterly profit reported by the chipmaker, the earnings per shares topped analyst estimates. Intel said it earned 26 cents a share, slightly above forecasts of 25 cents. Fourth-quarter sales, boosted by 40 new products, easily beat forecasts. Sales fell 5% to $9.7 billion vs. views of $9.4 billion. Shares of the company dropped 3.9% in pre-market trading.
Ivaylo
17 Jan, 2001
New York City
Asian shares closed mixed Wednesday as real-estate developers posted strong gains Hong Kong, but plummeted in China, weighing on the overall market. Oil companies lost ground region-wide on falling oil prices. Stocks in Japan rose on steelmakers, real-estate developers and construction companies, while banks declined. In South Korea, technology stocks lost ground on the poor performance of qurterly results of Intel. Resource stocks and banks weighed on Australia.
Ivaylo
17 Jan, 2007
New York City
European shares edged higher on Wednesday morning as investors welcomed updates from brewer SABMiller, chip equipment maker ASML Holding and mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson. Rio Tinto Group led a slide by commodity producers after the mining company said iron ore production fell from a record. The U.K. FTSE 100 index rose 0.1%, the German DAX Xetra 30 index increased 0.2% and the French CAC-40 index advanced 0.1%.
