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Overnight Market News – March 18, 2010

18-Mar-10

Google Inc Teams Up with Intel Corp, Sony Corp to Develop Web-Based TV Platform Called “Google TV” Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Nears Deal to Acquire Ratiopharm GmbH for EUR 3.5B (USD 4.78B), Beating Out Rival Bids China Mobile Ltd Says Full-Year Profit Increased 2.3% to CNY 115.2B (USD 16.9mm), But Warns Competition is Intensifying Nomura [...]

Overnight Market News – January 13, 2010

13-Jan-10

Google Inc May End its Operations in China, the Largest Internet Market Following a “Sophisticated and Targeted” Cyber Attack Which Originated in the Country German Economy Posts Biggest Post-War Contraction Last Year, Falling 5% from 2008 as the Country’s Key Export Sectors Were Hurt by the Global Downturn Ex-Chief Executive of Kyocera Corp Kazuo Inamori [...]

Overnight Market News – November 13, 2009

13-Nov-09

Eurozone Economy Exits Recession in Third Quarter, Grows 0.4% Compared with Previous Quarter British Airways PLC, Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA Agree to USD 7B Merger Citigroup Inc Near Finalizing the JPY 100B (USD 1.1B) Sale of Japan’s Biggest Telemarketer, Bellsystem24, to Private-Equity Firm Bain Capital Inc The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) Profits [...]

Overnight Market News – November 10, 2009

10-Nov-09

Barclays PLC Third Quarter Net Income Declines 54% to GBP 1.08B (USD 1.8B) on Impairment Charges European Commission Objects to Oracle Corp’s Proposed USD 7.4B Acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc on Concerns Over the Merger’s Potential Impact on Competition in the Database Market Cell Phone Service Provider, Vodafone PLC Says First Half Operating Profit Rises [...]

Google Reports Largest Ever Quarterly Profit

17-Oct-09

Google Inc surprised analysts on Thursday (October 15), after reporting its largest ever quarterly profit in the company’s 11 year history – as demand for its online ads and e-commerce soared. Google saw its third quarter earnings jump 27% to US$1.64B or US$5.13 per share, up from US$1.29B or US$4.06 per share a year earlier. [...]

Overnight Market News – October 16, 2009

16-Oct-09

General Electric Co Beats Estimates Posting Earnings per Share of USD 0.22 for its Third Quarter (Q03 2009) Versus Analysts’ Estimates of USD 0.20 per Share Bank of America Corp Posts Q03 2009 Net Loss of USD 1B or USD 0.26 per Share Compared to Profit of USD 1.18B or USD 0.15 per Share a [...]

Value Of Most Valuable Brands Declines But A Few Shining Stars Prevail

19-Sep-09

After a tumultuous year, consumers lost faith in many of the brands they had come to love. For the first time since Interbrand began compiling its list of the world’s most valuable brands ten years ago, the overall value declined – by 4.6%. However, a few are breaking the odds. Coca Cola and IBM retained [...]

Overnight Market News – July 13, 2009

13-Jul-09

UBS AG, US Gov’t Delay Tax Trial Seeking Names of 52k American Account Holders Suspected of Tax Evasion Lender, CIT Group Inc Warns its Demise Could Hurt Small Businesses, Manufacturers Needing Credit to Fuel Growth Four EU Countries, Turkey Finalize Deal to Build Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Japanese Brewing, Food Groups Kirin Holdings Co and [...]

Google To Launch Operating System

09-Jul-09

Google, the world’s most popular search engine, is developing an operating system (OS) for personal computers that will rival Microsoft’s immensely popular Windows operating system. The Google OS, based on Google’s own Chrome Web browser, will be made available initially on low-priced net books. Google is currently holding discussions with partners on the project, and [...]

Overnight Market News – July 8, 2009

08-Jul-09

World Leaders Convene at G8 Summit to Discuss Economic Recovery, Exit Strategies Google Inc Plans Launch of Computer Operating System by Mid-2010 to Rival Microsoft Corp’s Windows UK House Prices Unexpectedly Fall 0.5% in June After Revised 2.6% Rise in May Japan’s Core Private-Sector Machine Orders Decline 3% in May Over April to USD 7.05B, [...]