markets 16/03/2017 European shares jump on Dutch election result and dovish Fed European shares hit their best level in 15 months on Thursday helped by the Dutch election and the laid back approach by the Federal Reserve.
corporate 16/03/2017 Lufthansa profit forecast boosts shares Lufthansa says it expects profits to fall only slightly in 2017 despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill. Analysts were predicting a sharp decline.
economy 08/03/2017 Statue of girl facing down Wall Street bull highlights inequality International Women's Day marked on Wall Street with a stature of a girl placed in front of the bronze charging bull near the New York Stock Exchange.
corporate 20/02/2017 Unilever shares drop on Kraft withdrawal Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever fell after US rival Kraft Heinz Co abruptly abandoned its surprise takeover proposal.
corporate 24/01/2017 BT shares plummet on deepening Italian accounting scandal UK telecoms firm BT has cut its revenue, earnings and cash flow forecasts due to a worse than thought accounting scandal at its Italian business.
markets 07/12/2016 Softbank shares soar on US $50-bn investment pledge Shares have soared in Softbank, one of Asia’s biggest technology firms, after it pledged to invest $50 billion (€46bn) into the United States.
markets 10/11/2016 Dow Jones surges to record high The leading US index rallies instead of the expected Trump post-election meltdown. Shares in banks, construction and defence rise, tech shares fall.
corporate 14/10/2016 Samsung gives latest cost estimates for Note 7 disaster Samsung says will take a hit to its operating profit of about 2.7 billion euros in the next two quarters from scrapping the Note 7 smartphone.
corporate 11/10/2016 Samsung abandons production of Note 7 In a statement, the company says it has made a "final decision" to stop making its star product. It comes in the wake of reports of devices spontaneously catching fire.
South Korea 10/10/2016 Samsung announces total halt in production of Galaxy Note 7 Samsung halts production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and urges users to turn off the device amid renewed reports of fires.
markets 10/10/2016 No DoJ deal for Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank has failed to secure a speedy deal with the US Department of Justice over the misselling of mortgage-backed securities.
markets 30/09/2016 Deutsche Bank boss offers reassurance after shares slump Deutsche Bank shares continued their gyrations - down nearly nine percent at one stage on Friday on fears about its stability.
markets 26/09/2016 Monday blues as Deutsche Bank and energy sector pull down European stocks European stock markets are suffering a nervous Monday as investors sold off energy company and bank shares - with Deutsche Bank the biggest loser.
markets 04/08/2016 Shares rise, pound drops on UK stimulus measures UK finance minister Philip Hammond has welcomed the stimulus measures announced by the Bank of England; in reaction London's FTSE 100 share index rose and the pound fell in value.
corporate 03/08/2016 Monte dei Paschi bank 'about to fall out of top share listing' Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena is reportedly about to be removed from the STOXX Europe 600 index - a listing of the region's top shares.
corporate 03/08/2016 HSBC to buy back shares amid profit slump HSBC.,Europe's biggest bank, just reported a 29 percent drop in pretax profits for the first half of 2016 and will buy back $2.5 billion worth of shares.
corporate 01/08/2016 Qatar Airways becomes biggest shareholder in B.A. and Iberia holding company IAG Qatar Airways has lifted its stake in IAG to 20 percent, following its recent investments in LATAM and Italy's Meridiana.
corporate 28/07/2016 Facebook's revenue soars, monthly users total hits 1.7 billion Facebook's shares have hit a new all time high after it announced a 59.2 percent jump in quarterly revenue.
corporate 27/07/2016 No Pokemon profit boost for Nintendo - yet Despite the popularity of Pokemon GO Nintendo has announced an operating loss for the period from April to June.
corporate 20/07/2016 Pokemon GO Japan launch delay angers gamers, hits Nintendo share price Confusion over the launch of Pokemon GO in Japan has gamers angry and investors selling the shares of Nintendo.
