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Nikkei boosted by business spending plans
FT.com - Japanese stocks rose on Monday morning, spurred by upbeat projections for capital spending contained in the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey of business confidence.
Tokyo shares rebound from Monday losses
FT.com - Japanese stocks moved higher on Tuesday morning, making up for Monday's losses. The Nikkei 225 edged up 0.79 per cent to 17,162.62, in line with the broader Topix index which finished the session at 1,696.03.
European equities near 6-year highs
FT.com - European equity markets crept towards their highest levels since the spell of market turbulence that began on February 27 when Chinese stocks plunged 8 per cent overnight.
Tokyo stocks slip on profit-taking
FT.com - Japanese stocks fell mildly on Thursday, succumbing to profit-taking after strong rises in the previous session.
Tokyo stocks hit by earnings fears
FT.com - Japan's stock market edged down on Friday morning amid thin trading, hit by profit fears.
Wall Street up 2% on week
FT.com - Wall Street spent another week repairing the damage inflicted by the late February sell-off. Investors are looking ahead to next week's start of the first quarter earnings season.
US employment figures help boost Japanese stocks
FT.com - Japanese stocks rose strongly on Monday morning, boosted by Friday's strong US jobs numbers.
Yen talks weigh on Tokyo stocks
FT.com - Japanese stocks drifted lower in Tuesday morning trading, eroding some of the gains made on Monday.
Report: Nasdaq may buy Philly exchange
AP - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. is in talks to acquire the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, according to a published report.
Japanese stocks decline 0.73 percent
AP - Japanese stocks fell Thursday, led by technology, auto and banking shares, following Wall Street's overnight decline.
European stocks push higher
FT.com - European equities were firmer on Friday as energy stocks led the way after a spike in oil prices, while merger activity continued to provide much of the focus.
Stocks climb on higher profit forecasts
Reuters - Stocks advanced on Friday, boosted by
stronger profit outlooks from drug maker Merck & Co.
and fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's Corp. .
Dubai's Emaar Q1 profit hit by U.S. housing slowdown
Reuters - Dubai-based Emaar Properties ,
the largest Arab real-estate developer by market value,
reported its slowest rate of profit-growth in the first quarter
in at least two years as the U.S. housing market cooled.
China Construction Bank '06 profit down
AP - China Construction Bank, the country's biggest property lender, reported a 2 percent decline in net profit last year following the loss of a tax concession related to its restructuring the year before.
European stock markets slip; FTSE eases from six-year high
AFP - European stock markets slid in opening deals on Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.11 percent at 6,509.20 points after striking a six-year peak the previous day.
Seagate's 3rd-quarter profit decline
AP - Shares of Seagate Technology LLC fell more than 5 percent after the hard drive maker pared back its earnings and sales targets for the fiscal year amid concerns of continued price wars and potentially choppy demand.
LG Electronics swings to loss in 1Q
AP - SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it swung into the red in the first quarter on losses in its joint venture liquid crystal display business.
Google Delivers Solid Earnings On Ad Sales
TechWeb - Revenue from AdSense continues Google's momentum as the company looks forward to acquiring DoubleClick.
Nippon Steel, JFE set for record profits: paper
Reuters - Japan's top two steel makers, Nippon
Steel Corp. (5401.T) and JFE Holdings Inc. (5411.T), are
expected to report record group profits for the business year
ending in March 2008, the Nikkei daily said on Saturday.
Yen rally wipes out Nikkei's early gains
FT.com - Japanese stocks ended flat on Monday, with strong early gains in the morning session petering out ahead of forthcoming full-year earnings results.
Tokyo stocks slip ahead of earnings
FT.com - Japanese shares were slightly lower in a light session of morning trade on Tuesday, as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of a slew of annual earnings reports to be released after the market close.
Concerns over US slowdown weigh on Nikkei
FT.com - Negative sentiment took hold in Tokyo this morning, as concerns rose about the impact of a US slowdown on foreign investment in Japanese stocks.
Investors hope for continued rise on Dow
AP - With the Dow Jones industrial average moving past the 13,000 mark for the first time, investors will likely be searching for a catalyst to send the markets higher.
FTSE lower but M&S makes fresh gains
FT.com - London equities eased in opening trade on Friday as Royal Bank of Scotland's confirmed it would make a counterbid for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
India's ICICI bank earnings hit by higher funds cost
AFP - India's largest private-sector lender ICICI Bank Saturday posted lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on the higher cost of funds.
Deferred Revenue From Vista Upgrades Boosts Microsoft's Earnings
TechWeb - Concerns continue to be raised about application compatibility and hardware requirements
Humana quarterly earnings fall 14.9 pct
Reuters - Health insurer Humana Inc.
said on Monday its first-quarter profit fell 14.9 percent, as
earnings in the year-ago period were boosted by a gain from the
sale of a venture capital investment.
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