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Facebook to sell shares, but Zuckerberg stay in control As Facebook’s boss Mark Zuckerberg unveiled plans for the biggest ever initial public offering of shares by an internet company he also made it clear he will… 02/02/2012
Facebook files for market flotation Facebook, the world’s largest internet social networking site has taken its first formal steps towards being launched on the stock market. The brainchild of… 02/02/2012
Four admit plans to strike terror at the heart of London A plan to strike high profile targets in London in 2010 with improvised explosive devices and nail bombs has been admitted in court by four men. The London… 01/02/2012
Tobin tax on financial transactions – optimists vs others Not all save the world acts are created equal; take the Robin Hood Tax campaign: it has staggering credentials and people supporting it – including well-known… 26/01/2012
Is investor confidence coming back? It was a week full of interesting insights. After the downgrade of several EU countries by rating agency Standard & Poor’s, all eyes were on the capital… 20/01/2012
Euro slides despite solid French bond demand The euro slid over one percent on Thursday due to persistent worries about the European debt crisis; that also pulled down share prices around the region… 05/01/2012
China’s trade surplus narrows China’s trade surplus shrank slightly last year to the equivalent of 125 billion euros. Export growth fell, hit by weaker demand from key export markets —… 05/01/2012
The euro crisis: What’s in store for 2012? The euro debt crisis in all its facets kept the financial community extremely busy during 2011 making it a dramatic year. The markets experienced one of… 31/12/2011
US backs markets merger The US government has backed the multi billion euro merger between Deutsche Boerse and the New York Stock Exchange parent NYSE Euronext. It will create the… 23/12/2011
Air Berlin gets help from Etihad Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to spend 73 million euros to increase its stake in Air Berlin to almost 30 percent and loan it nearly 200 million… 19/12/2011
EU pessimism hits euro’s value Worries about a lack of a solution to the eurozone sovereign debt crisis caused the euro to take a pounding on the foreign exchanges on Wednesday. It… 14/12/2011
Olympus reveals massive balance sheet hitThe true cost of Olympus’ 13-year long fraud has been revealed. The disgraced Japanese camera and medical equipment maker has met a deadline for filing… 14/12/2011
EU summit hopes fade fast in the markets The boost to the financial market from the measures outlined at last week’s EU summit to strengthen the region’s budget discipline did not last long. With… 12/12/2011
Summit outcome sparks rally After a bit of uncertainty earlier in Friday’s session, the financial markets decided they did like the fact that a majority of European leaders have agreed… 09/12/2011
Facebook seeking billions by going public Facebook is reportedly gearing up to go public with its stock. A source close to the world’s largest internet social network said it could make a public stock… 29/11/2011
France says “no change” to Dexia rescue plan Doubts over the Dexia rescue plan in Belgium have stretched falls in Belgian and French government bonds into a third straight day. The run was fuelled by a… 23/11/2011
Spanish borrowing costs hit new high Spain may have a new government pledged to restoring the country’s finances to health, but the Treasury on Tuesday faced a jump in yields to their highest… 22/11/2011
Japan exits recession Japan’s economy has rebounded. It expanding by 1.5 percent in the third quarter and six percent year on year. It is recovering from a recession triggered… 14/11/2011
Portugal slips deeper into recession In the three months to September Portugal’s economy shrank by 0.4 percent compared with the previous quarter. Portugal’s National Statistics Institute… 14/11/2011
Italy in the danger zone Italy’s borrowing costs have hit catastrophic levels as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s promise to quit failed to convince financial markets the country’s… 09/11/2011
Scandal hit Olympus’ shares plunge further Shares of Japanese camera maker Olympus continue to plunge as more details emerge of a financial scandal dating back 20 years. The stock fell by nearly half… 09/11/2011
Markets dive on Greek referendum shock Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s decision to let his people vote on the country’s bailout package caused the world’s financial markets to go into… 01/11/2011
Tokyo’s yen move hits markets The Japanese government’s decision to sell the yen to bring it down from the latest record high against the dollar had a negative effect on share prices… 31/10/2011
Alleged UBS rogue trader in court UBS trader Kweku Adoboli, who is accused of unauthorised trading which the Swiss bank says cost it 1.7 billion euros has appeared in court again. The… 20/10/2011
Moody’s downgrades Spain’s regions Moody’s credit agency appears to have Spain in its sights. Only one day after delivering a sovereign downgrade to the country it has now cut the debt ratings… 20/10/2011
Carrefour warns on profit – again Carrefour has issued its fourth profit warning in as many months as cash-strapped shoppers spend less. Europe’s biggest retailer said it expects operating… 13/10/2011
Tackling speculators on food prices Klaus Töpfer had already found his calling before he saw people in Kenya trying to make food grow in poor, dry earth. His field is the environment, energy… 11/10/2011
China buys top bank shares China is moving to support its stock market by buying shares of the country’s four biggest banks. The domestic arm of China’s sovereign wealth fund bought… 11/10/2011
George Soros backs anti-Wall Street protests Billionaire financier George Soros says he understands anti-bank protests that started in New York and have spread across the United States. The… 04/10/2011
USA, EU play debt blame game The rebound of the world’s markets as this week began is far from reassuring, experts warn. Across the Atlantic, the US and EU each say the other should hurry… 27/09/2011
Gold prices continue to tumble The precious metal suffered its biggest three-day loss in nearly three decades on Monday. In the last three trading sessions alone, gold has fallen by… 26/09/2011
Europe shares rally after torrid week It was another extremely choppy Friday for Europe’s financial markets capping a torrid week’s trading. Share indexes finished the day up having swooped in… 23/09/2011
World stocks tumble on recession fears Mounting fears that the global economy is slipping back into recession washed through financial markets world-wide on Thursday. Shares in Europe finished… 22/09/2011
Shares slump on US, Chinese, German weakness A grim outlook for the US economy from the Federal Reserve and signs of slowing in China and Germany drove world financial markets deep into the red on… 22/09/2011
UBS boss wants investment bank overhaul In the aftermath of a rogue trader allegedly losing UBS 1.7 billion euros, the Swiss bank’s Chief Executive, Oswald Gruebel, will ask its board to back plans… 20/09/2011
Europe’s woes drag down markets again Europe’s financial markets finished sharply lower on Friday on rising fears over the euro zone’s festering debt problems and on concerns US President Barack… 09/09/2011
German ruling sparks market rebound Hopes that the European debt crisis may ease after Germany’s top court smoothed the way for Berlin to participate in bailout packages lifted Europe’s… 07/09/2011
Wall Street and European shares bounce back The world’s financial markets bounced back on Wednesday after three days of declines on hopes the European debt crisis might ease. That came after Germany’s… 07/09/2011
European shares volatile again The rollercoaster ride continued on the financial markets on Tuesday. Trading was very choppy after Monday’s sharp losses; at times share values did pick… 06/09/2011
Zero job growth in US for August More bad economic news for President Obama as US employment growth ground to a halt in August. Sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish… 02/09/2011
Man City and PSG top of spending league As the summer transfer market came to a frantic close late Wednesday, Sergio Agüero’s move to Manchester City for 43 million Euros officially became the… 01/09/2011
Gold surge boosts bullion business Around the world the hunt is on for forgotten bullion. The recent surge in the price of gold – up nearly a third this year – together with the slide back… 31/08/2011
Standard & Poor’s says don’t blame us The top official behind Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States triple A credit rating says his agency is not to blame for August’s stock market… 26/08/2011
Investors undaunted by Jobs’ Apple departure Since Steve Jobs first fell ill, Apple’s fortunes have been tied to his health with many investors seeing his vision as essential to the company’s continued… 25/08/2011
Gold loses its lustre Investors are bailing out of gold and on Thursday it was down around $200 from Tuesday’s record high. They are cashing in their gains and waiting to see… 25/08/2011
French banks slide on exposure worries In a perfect example of how quickly confidence can evaporate, France’s banks have been under pressure from growing concerns about how much money they have… 11/08/2011
Shares plunge on Wall Street and around Europe The turmoil continues on the world’s financial markets. Wall Street plunged in early trading; at one stage in the first hour the Dow Jones Industrial… 10/08/2011
US shares rebound on hope for Fed help After Monday’s massive nosedive in share prices they started buying again on Wall Street on Tuesday as the exchanges opened, but then the indexes were up and… 09/08/2011
Gold rush and oil slick as shares tumble As investors dumped shares worldwide they have been using the money raised to buy gold the price of which is hitting fresh record levels. In the last three… 09/08/2011
Fear infects financial marketsSparking memories of the 2008 crisis, Friday was another very turbulent day on the world’s financial markets starting with a massive sell off of shares around… 05/08/2011
Fear drives world’s financial markets Friday has been another very turbulent day on the world’s financial markets, starting with a massive sell off of shares around Europe and then a rollercoaster… 05/08/2011
Creditors react to Washington’s debt deal Relief in the financial markets over an end to the financial gridlock in the US economy has been tinged with concern about the long-term risk that the deal… 02/08/2011
HSBC cuts 30,000 jobs HSBC is to cut 30,000 workers as it pulls out of countries where it is struggling to compete. Five thousand jobs are already going following restructuring… 01/08/2011
Soros to invest just for himself One of the world’s best known investors, billionaire George Soros, is getting out of the hedge fund business after 40 years, saying it is now too heavily… 26/07/2011
Gloomy forecast from Electrolux Electrolux is the latest consumer company to warn that weak demand in Europe and the US will hurt second-half earnings. It also blamed rising raw materials… 19/07/2011
Philips loss on weak consumer demand Philips has surprise investors by revealing a 1.3 billion euro quarterly net loss. At the same time the Dutch group said it would cut 500 million euros of… 18/07/2011
Debt woe pull down crude oil prices Oil prices took a hammering on Monday from growing fears of a sovereign debt default in either the US or one of the euro zone countries. Traders were also… 18/07/2011
Gold prices at fresh record highs In places like India and China they’re buying gold to wear as jewellery, but mostly demand for the precious metal is being driven by fear over the euro zone… 18/07/2011
Euro zone trade in balance in May Euro zone export growth in May reached its best level in four months while imports slowed sharply. The latest figures from the European Union statistical… 15/07/2011
Gold hits record on US and euro zone debt fears Gold prices hit new record highs on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted at further policy easing – that is printing more dollars. Investors also… 14/07/2011
Cambodia opens stock market but no trading in sight The long-time communist bastion of Cambodia has officially launched its long-delayed stock exchange. However there are no companies being traded and… 11/07/2011
NYSE Deutsche Börse merger moves closer The New York Stock Exchange has moved a big step closer to being taken over by Germany’s Deutsche Börse. Almost two thirds of NYSE Euronext shareholders… 07/07/2011
Innate inks cancer drug tie-up with BMS Shares in the small French biotech firm Innate shot up 70 percent on Thursday after it reached a deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb over a new anti-cancer… 07/07/2011
Quick-fix share sale hits ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp’s shares fell on Thursday after it said it will raise as much as 1.7 billion euros by selling shares. The move is seen as a quick fix to cut… 07/07/2011
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Russia’s two main exchanges to merge Russia’s two main stock exchanges, MISEX, the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and RTS, the Russian Trading System, have moved forward with their long… 29/06/2011
Ferragamo shares step out in style Shares of Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo rose in their first day of trading in Milan, defying expectations for a muted debut. The… 29/06/2011
Soaring food prices – who’s to blame? At the recent G20 Agriculture summit in Paris, protesters outside the venue chanted “Markets – leave our food alone” as high prices put millions at risk of… 27/06/2011
Modest HK debut for Prada’s shares Italy’s Prada posted slim gains as it shares started trading in Hong Kong. They were snapped up by investors who could not buy into the company’s initial… 24/06/2011
Higher costs squeeze HM profits Sweden’s Hennes and Mauritz has posted a slightly bigger than expected fall in quarterly pretax profit amid what it calls challenging market conditions. The… 22/06/2011
Foster’s rejects SABMiller offer Foster’s has rejected a takeover bid from global giant SABMiller complaining the seven billion euros cash offer is too low. However investors say… 21/06/2011
Spain successfully auctions T-bills As the market awaits clarity over a second Greek bailout, another troubled euro zone country, Spain has successfully sold 2.99 billion euros worth of… 21/06/2011
Prada raises 1.5 billion euros in Hong Kong share sale Faced with volatile global markets and caution from Chinese investors, Prada has cut the price of the shares it is selling in an initial public offering on… 17/06/2011
IEA raises five-year oil demand forecast Increased demand in China is one of the major reasons the International Energy Agency has boosted its oil demand forecast. The IEA, which is the West’s… 16/06/2011
Disappointing debut on HKSE for Samsonite Luggage-maker Samsonite has had a poor performance on its first day on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its share price fell by more than 10 percent, though it… 16/06/2011
Maple boosts hostile bid for TMX Maple Group has boosted its hostile takeover bid for the Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX Group. The all-Canadian consortium – which has just been… 13/06/2011
UK ratings scare hits pound and gilts Ratings agency Moody’s has confirmed that Britain’s triple-A credit rating remains stable but that could change if its economic growth slips. The pound and… 08/06/2011
Is Prada’s HK IPO too pricy? Italy’s Prada has set the indicative price for its initial public offering of shares in Hong Kong. They are to sell for a price that could raise as much as… 06/06/2011
TEPCO stock dives on restructuring talk Shares of Tokyo Electric Power fell to their lowest ever after the head of the Tokyo stock exchange said the operator of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant… 06/06/2011
Probe into Chinese statistics leaks China’s statistics office has said it is investigating one official in a probe into the leaking of economic information. Media reports say other officials… 03/06/2011
E. coli wreaks economic havoc Whatever the source of the Europe’s deadly E. coli outbreak, the region’s vegetable growers are facing major economic losses. With Spain initially accused… 02/06/2011
LSE dismisses Maple’s hostile TMX bid The London Stock Exchange has dismissed the threat of a higher hostile counter offer to its bid for Canada’s TMX stock market. A Canadian consortium of… 27/05/2011
Russia’s Yandex a hit as it starts trading Shares of Russian internet search engine Yandex shot up on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The company’s initial public offering – which was the… 24/05/2011
Frankfurt goes electronic The end of an era at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. There will be no more traditional floor trading, from now on all transactions are being conducted… 23/05/2011
LinkedIn: shares soar but are they bubblicious? Shares of LinkedIn shot up in value as they went on sale in New York on Thursday. The social networking website for business professionals and job hunters… 19/05/2011
Gold investors favour bars and coins The World Gold Council has said there was an increase in the purchase of gold bars and coins in the first three months of this year helping lift overall… 19/05/2011
Deutsche Boerse has clear run for NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext has moved a step closer to merging with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse. A rival bid – worth 7.7 billion euros – from Nasdaq and… 16/05/2011
IMF chief’s arrest unnerves investors Europe’s financial markets dived as soon as they opened on Monday with analysts citing the IMF chief’s arrest at the weekend as a factor, but the main focus… 16/05/2011
Commodity markets fall as volatility takes hold Commodity prices continue to fall with crude oil shedding as much as 5 dollars a barrel as markets fear a slow down in global growth. Brent crude also fell… 06/05/2011
Former Parmalat boss behind bars Former Parmalat chief Calisto Tanzi has been jailed after he lost a final appeal against a prison sentence over a huge fraud scandal. Tanzi had his jail… 06/05/2011
ECB keeps euro zone interest rates on hold for now The European Central Bank, as expected, has kept euro zone interest rates on hold with markets now waiting for a indication that they will face a hike in June… 05/05/2011
European markets at close: 03.05.2011 04/05/2011
European markets at close: 04.05.2011 04/05/2011
Glencore IPO draws big investors Top commodity trader Glencore is looking to a strong debut for this month’s initial public offering of shares planning to raise $11 billion (7.4 billion… 04/05/2011
Greece rejects debt restructuring One year after being bailed out with 110 billion euros in EU and International Monetary Fund loans, Greece is insisting that any restructuring of its debts… 03/05/2011
Metro’s sales flat but losses lower Metro, the world’s fourth largest retailer, has reported flat first-quarter sales but it did post a smaller loss than had been expected at three million… 03/05/2011
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Nestle upbeat despite commodity price hikes Nestle, the world’s biggest food group, has posted better than expected first-quarter results despite a sharp rise in commodity prices. The Swiss-based… 15/04/2011
