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Godrej Properties, GAIL, Power Grid, Tech Mahindra Net Jump; DLF Net Falls

Sarla Buch
04 Nov, 2015
New York City

Nestle India readies the return of Maggi by the end of November. GAIL India quarterly profit rises 20%. DLF net tumbled 66%. Godrej Properties net and revenues surged. Power Grid profit soared 21% on 17% increases in revenues. Tech Mahindra profit jumped 16%.

4% Surge in Crude Oil Fuels Wall Street Rally

Nichole Harper
03 Nov, 2015
New York City

Market indexes on Wall Street advanced on the back of a nearly 4% rally in crude oil prices. A five-day rally in energy prices lifts the sector to a high not seen in three weeks. AIG struggled after missing earnings but Visa surged after it agreed to buy Visa Europe.

Activision to Buy King Digital for $5.9 B, October U.S. Auto Sales Jump

Mukesh Buch
03 Nov, 2015
New York City

Activision Blizzard agreed to acquire King Digital for $5.9 billion and net swung to profit. Archer Daniels net tumbled 66%. Chrysler October sales soared 15%. Ford sales Jumped 13% while GM sales surged 16%. HCP net plunged 54%. Kellogg profit dropped. McGraw Hill Financial net surged 33%.

Australian Index Jumps 1% With Rates on Hold and Future Easing Bias

Marcus Jacob
03 Nov, 2015
New York City

Reserve Bank of Australia left its reference rate on hold and held out for more easing steps on benign inflation outlook. GrainCorp issued a profit warning. Banks led the gainers in Sydney trading.

BMW, UBS Net Surge; Standard Chartered Plans

Nigel Thomas
03 Nov, 2015
New York City

Associated British Foods net tumbled 33% and net debt was cut by more than half. BMW profit soared 21% on 14% increase in revenues. Hugo Boss net plunged 9%. Standard Chartered swung to a loss and plans to raise

Infrastructure and Vehicle Makers Show Rising Quarterly Sales in India

Sarla Buch
03 Nov, 2015
New York City

Scooter and motorcycle sales in October surged in India. Adani Power said loss narrowed but RPower said quarterly profit rose. ABB India net soared 31%. Berger Paints net soared 33%. Power Finance profit jumped 20% on 13% increases in revenues.

S&P 500 Extends Gains, ConAgra to Sell Private-label Unit to TreeHouse Foods

Nichole Harper
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

Market indexes on Wall Street extended gains and construction spending increased rose in September. ConAgra Foods signed a tentative deal to sell majority of its struggling private-label business to TreeHouse Foods for $2.7 billion. U.S. expands Volkswagen emissions investigation to luxury cars.

Sixth Day of Sell-off in Australia, Westpac Annual Net Rises 3%

Marcus Jacob
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

ASX 200 index in Australia closed down for the sixth day in a row in thin trading ahead of the rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia tomorrow. REA Group agreed to acquire iProperty in all cash offer for $4 a share. Westpac Banking Corp said annual net increased 3% to $7.8 billion.

Nikkei Plunges 2.1% on Weak Manufacturing Growth Trends in China

Hiruki Nakamura
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

Nikkei average in Tokyo dropped 2.1% and iron and steel sector led the decliners after two manufacturing surveys in China showed the sector remains in the contraction phase. Nissan Motor said first-half sales increased 15% and net soared 37%. LIXIL estimated annual net sales to increased 11%.

Visa Agrees to Acquire Visa Europe, GE Completes Alstom Units Purchase

Mukesh Buch
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

Visa profit soared and agreed to acquire Visa Europe for $23.4 billion. GE completed acquisition of two units from Alstom for $10.6 billion. Cardinal Health net and revenues soared. Clorox net surged. Estee Lauder jumped on positive outlook. Ecolab net tumbled. Sysco net plunged.

GE Completes Alstom Unit Deal; HSBC Net Surges, Commerzbank Net Drops

Nigel Thomas
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

GE completed acquisition of power and grid businesses from Alstom for

Auto Sales in India Jump in October, Rcom to Buy Sistema in $686 M

Sarla Buch
02 Nov, 2015
New York City

Maruti Suzuki, the largest auto maker in India said auto sales in October soared 29% and M&M total sales jumped 20%. Tata Motors passenger and commercial vehicles sales rose 1%. RCom agreed to acquire Sistema''''s Indian mobile phone unit of about $686 million.

October 8% Surge Leads S&P 500 Index to 1% Rise in 2015

Nichole Harper
30 Oct, 2015
New York City

Market indexes on Wall Street closed down after consumer spending in September registered its smallest increase in eight months. Crude oil in New York and in London gained 2%. S&P 500 index soared 8% and erased all of the summer month decline taking the benchmark to 1% increase in the year so far.

Nikkei Jumps 9% in October, Daiichi and Takeda Revised Annual Sales Outlook

Hiruki Nakamura
30 Oct, 2015
New York City

Nikkei average extended weekly gain on Friday to 1.4% and jumped nearly 9% in the month. Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda Pharmaceutical estimated higher annual sales but quarterly earnings quality were lower-than-expected. NTT DoCoMo first-half sales rose only 1.9%.

Australian Indexes Extend Weekly Losses, Macquarie Net Soars 58%

Marcus Jacob
30 Oct, 2015
New York City

Australian market indexes declined and extended weekly losses after wholesale index increase accelerated in the third-quarter. Aussie dollar weakened. Macquarie Group reported net income in the first-half increased 58%.

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