BP seeks a compensation return
BP seeks a compensation return from a “vast number” of firms that inflated the losses in their claims. The British oil and gas giant...
BNP Paribas settlement agreed
Has a BNP Paribas settlement been agreed? According to US and European media on Sunday, BNP has agreed to pay $8.9 billion and will...
DuPont lowers profit outlook
DuPont lowers profit outlook for Q2 and the full year 2014, adding that sales in its agriculture business have been disappointing, and to a...
Slim acquires AT&T’s America Movil stake
Carlos Slim acquires AT&T’s America Movil stake as the US telecom giant moves to avoid a conflict of interest after buying DIRECTV, an America...
ABB sells Meyer Steel Structures to Trinity Industries
ABB sells Meyer Steel Structures to Dallas-based Trinity Industries for $600 million in an all-cash transaction, as part of the Swiss robotics, power and...
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...
German government drops Verizon
Two weeks after announcing an investigation into eavesdropping allegations made by Edward Snowden regarding the US National Security Agency (NSA), the German government drops...
Alibaba NYSE IPO announced
Alibaba has announced that it will list its shares in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest Chinese firm to be listed in...
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...