Elena
25 Jan, 2007
New York City
The huge quarterly loss was contributed to weaker sales and high restructuring costs, pushing the automaker''s annual deficit to $12.7 billion, the biggest in its 103-year history. Excluding special items, the automaker would have lost $2.1 billion, or $1.10 a share, slightly better than the average analyst estimates of a loss standing at $1.01 a share and sales of $34.67 billion. Ford''s shares fell 1.2% in pre-market trading.
Ivaylo
25 Jan, 2007
New York City
Asian markets closed mostly lower after the benchmark index in Japan declined from an intraday record on Thursday following the yen advance against the dollar. In Tokyo, shares of exporters lost on the strength of the yen. China Mobile dipped on profit-taking, leading HK market lower. Insurers and refineries brought China lower. Singapore also retreated, the market in Australia gained though, bucking the downward trend.
Ivaylo
25 Jan, 2001
New York City
Strong results from Nokia, Pernod Ricard, Siemens and H&M, as well as robust performance from US markets overnight supported European markets Thursday. Industrial shares led after Siemens posted better-than expected results. Chemical stocks dipped, with shares in Air Liquide leadingthe decliners U.K airline British Airways was also in the red. By mid morning, the FTSE 100 in London climbed 0.2%, Frankfurt Xetra Dax added 0.2%, and the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.1%.
Ivaylo
25 Jan, 2007
New York City
A rebound in late trading in crude oil made it possible for gold futures to end Wednesday with a gain. Gold has been attracting solid physical demand in Asia and Europe, especially India. Crude oil futures advanced to a two-week high Wednesday, reversing losses. Silver also advanced, while platinum and palladium bucked the trend and declined. Arabica coffee futures closed higher but raw sugar slipped.
123jump.com Staff
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
EBay reported fourth quarter earnings rise of 25% on revenue growth of 29%. The global market to trade goods and services attracted 81 million people who exchanged $14 billion of products. The company raised the first quarter 2007 earnings guidance between 28 cents and 30 cents. EBay stock jumps 8% in the after market trading.
123jump.com Staff
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
Market averages regained its climb as S&P 500 and other averages inched closer to a six-year high. A batch of positive earnings from several companies lifted the mood on the Wall Street. Oil rose on weekly inventory report however, natural gas fell. European markets gained on rising commodities prices and fall in tech stocks. Latin American stocks rose on higher earnings expectations.
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
European stocks closed in the positive, as strength in the oil and metals sectors offset declines from technology companies SAP and STMicroelectronics. Energy and resource stocks rallied on Wednesday, helped by gains from oil giant BP, up 1.4%, and miner Vedanta Resources, up 4.7%. Computer-software maker SAP weighed on the tech sector with a decline of 4.4% in Frankfurt. The oil-heavy U.K. FTSE 100 rose 1.3%. The German DAX 30 rose 0.9% and the French CAC-40 rose 1.1%.
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.S. stocks continued to move higher. The Nasdaq rose more than 1%, as Yahoo said it would launch a new Web advertising system and Sun Microsystems struck a deal for future financing. The energy and health sectors were little moved by President Bush''s State of the Union address, with Exxon Mobil down 0.7% and Pfizer rising 1.1%. Shares in McDonald''s fell 1.6% after the restaurant chain posted doubled profit in Q4 which met average estimates.
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
The market ended in positive territory Wednesday in a highly volatile session. In morning trading, cement stocks rebounded, but in the afternoon the focus shifted to metals, banks and energy stocks. Tata Steel led the advancers, together with Hindalco and L&T. Telecom regulator TRAI on Wednesday reduced mobile roaming tariffs up to 56%.
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday after better-than-expected earnings reports from several major tech companies boosted investor confidence in the technology sector. Sun Microsystems rose 8.8% after the company reported its first quarterly profit in years as revenue rose. Yahoo jumped 6.6% after the Internet-search company''s Q4 profit topped analyst estimates, despite the 61% decline.
Ivaylo
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
The UK market surged by mid-day on Wednesday, as hopes of near-term interest rate hikes abated. The market sentiment improved markedly after news that the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England voted in favour of surprise rate hike in January by a slim margin, raising expectations that the end of its rate tightening cycle is near. Banks, miners, metal stocks were boosted by the news. The FTSE 100 was 0.8% higher at 6,275.6, an increase of 48 points.
123jump.com Staff
04 Jan, 2008
New York City
UK stocks declined sharply after retailers issued same store sales warning. FTSE 100 index fell 2.02% or 130.90 to 6,348.50. The accounting firm Grant Thornton reported that 22% of retailers listed in London gave negative sentiments in the fourth quarter of 2007 up from 7% from the third quarter. Kingfisher declined 7% and Next dropped 5.7%. New issues droppe by 35% in 2007 on the AIM market but the secondary issues volume rose by 50%. In 200 AIM listed compaies
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat market opening, with tech stocks ready for a better performance Wednesday, led by Yahoo Inc. and Sun Microsystems. Yahoo rose 5.6% in pre-open trading, despite the 61% profit drop reported by the Internet search group. In addition, Goldman Sachs downgraded its shares, citing valuation. Sun Microsystems rallied 8.8% in the pre-open, due to a better-than-forecast profit on 7% revenue group.
Elena
24 Jan, 2007
New York City
Yahoo reported net income drop of $269 million, or 19 cents a share, down from $683 million, or 46 cents a year earlier, when it had a $340 million gain from the sale of investments. Fourth-quarter profit was higher than the expected earnings of 13 cents a share. The company said sales rose 13% to $1.7 billion on stronger demand for the company''s display ads.
Ivaylo
24 Jan, 2001
New York City
Stocks in Asia advanced sharply on Wednesday, with the benchmark index in Japan closing in on a six-year high on hopes for strong earnings reports lifting Toyota, Canon and other large-caps. The advance in Tokyo was focused on domestic stocks, with financial shares, steelmakers and trading companies gaining. Natural-resource companies gained after crude-oil prices bounced back above $55 per-barrel. Markets in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia set intraday records.
