Nike fourth quarter results beat expectations
Nike fourth quarter results beat expectations thanks to impressive sales in Western Europe and North America. In after-hours trading, shares in the Oregon-based footwear...
LSE Russell Investments 2.7 billion dollar takeover deal
The London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE) has agreed an acquisition deal with Russell Investments, the company that owns the Russell 2000 stock market...
Standard Chartered profit warning
A Standard Chartered profit warning sent shares of the British bank down by 4.5% in the London Stock Exchange on Thursday. Standard Chartered PLC...
Barclays dark pool fraud accusation, New York
The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit alleging dark pool fraud lawsuit against Barclays. The complaint claims that investors were not told...
Banco Santander buying GE Nordic Units
Why is Banco Santander buying GE Nordic Units? The Eurozone’s largest bank by market value says it has expanded in Europe and Latin America...
Debenhams Sports Direct trial announced
After reporting a 1% fall in underlying sales in the 15 weeks to June 15th, a Debenhams Sports Direct trial was announced, initially at...
TSB shares oversubscribed
With TSB shares oversubscribed tenfold during its debut on Friday, Lloyds Banking Group increased the number of shares on sale for the stock market...
Kroger sales increased 4.6 percent in Q1 2014
Kroger sales increased 4.6 percent in the first quarter of 2014, pushing shares up by 5.1% to $49.66 in early trading today. America’s biggest...
NatWest Bank cutting hundreds of branch manager positions
NatWest Bank says it plans to reduce the number of branch managers by 361 in its quest to reduce costs. Forty-five of them will...
FedEx fourth quarter profit increased
With online shopping raising ground-shipping business, FedEx fourth quarter profit increased. The company reported earnings of $2.46 per diluted share compared to last year’s...