Steel Stocks Lead Asian Markets Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG AND LESLIE SHAFFER in Singapore and V. PHANI KUMAR in Hong Kong | Most Asian markets finished higher Wednesday as steel stocks rallied on news China is aiming to consolidate the local industry while Japanese shares were hurt on fears that the strong yen would hurt profits. More | MarketB...
Asian stocks surge to continue weekly gain Gulf News | Tokyo: Asian stocks advanced, driving the regional benchmark index to its sixth-consecutive weekly gain, as earnings reports from Toshiba Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co lifted confidence the global recession is easing. | Toshiba, Japan's largest semiconductor maker, jumped 4.4 per cent afte...
LG Electronics' 2Q net profit falls 33 percent Herald Tribune | SEOUL, South Korea - LG Electronics, a top global manufacturer of flat screen televisions and mobile handsets, said second-quarter net profit fell by a third amid a decline in sales and weaker profitability for phones. | LG Electronics, the world's...
Asia stocks rise after Europe 'stress tests' The Himalayan | HONG KONG: Asian stocks pushed higher on Monday, shrugging off worries about Europe's banking stress tests and buoyed by Wall Street, with most markets displaying cautious optimism. | Tokyo ended up 0.77 percent, with exporters helped by a weaker y...
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Star Tribune | A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: | ___ | BERLIN — Things are looking up for Europe's economy — relatively speaking, at least. | Less than three months ago, fears were rife th...
GCC Focus: Crude oil and Saudi stock market Khaleej Times Investing in the Saudi stock market necessitates a benign, if not outright bullish view on crude oil prices. | The kingdom, after all, is the world's largest, lowest cost oil exporter, the central bank of oil. Oil prices have dropped $10 as US privat...
World stocks rise as Apple result aids tech sector Philadelphia Daily News | KELLY OLSEN | The Associated Press | SEOUL, South Korea - World stock markets mostly posted mild gains Wednesday after better-than-expected earnings from Apple boosted technology stocks. | Oil prices, meanwhile, traded below $78 a barrel after a re...
Asia stocks rise as Apple result lifts tech sector The Wichita Eagle SEOUL, South Korea - Asian stock markets mostly posted mild gains Wednesday after better-than-expected earnings from technology bellwether Apple and a rise on Wall Street. | Oil prices, meanwhile, traded below $78 a barrel after a report showed U.S. ...
Asia stocks rise as Apple result lifts tech sector Kansas City Star Craig Ruttle In this photo made July 16, 2010, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks are set to bounce back modestly Monday, July 19, after a brutal close to the previous week. More News | Asian stock markets m...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: 2nd Quarter and Half Year 2010 Unaudited Results redOrbit - Royal Dutch Shell's second quarter 2010 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were $4.5 billion compared to $2.3 billion a year ago. Basic CCS earnings per share increased by 95% versus the same quarter a year ago. - Second quarter 2010 CCS earnings, excluding identified items (see Key Features of Second Quarter 2010), were $4.2 bi...
Lufthansa reports Q2 profit of $252 million Wtop By JUERGEN BAETZ | Associated Press Writer | BERLIN (AP) - Airline group Deutsche Lufthansa AG more than doubled its net earnings to euro194 million ($252 million) in the second quarter as ticket sales and its cargo business recovered, the company said Thursday. | Earnings in the April-June period compared with last year's equivalent of euro89 mill...
