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US stocks advance as S&P 500 rises to record levels

US stocks gained, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a fresh record, as investors focus on whether Fed would cut its monetary support amid budget negotiations in Washington. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2% to 1,808.37 at 4 p.m. in New York, surpassing its previous record of 1,807.23 set on November 27. The Dow […] Read more

The vote on Vodafone Wireless deal scheduled for next year by Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. is an integrated telecommunications company, which is famous for providing wire line voice and data services, as well as wireless services, Internet services, and published directory information. The Federal government, including its business phone lines, data services, telecommunications equipment and payphones is also provided by the network services of the company. The […] Read more

Adobe records volatile profit on the cloud market

August 2011 was critical to Adobe Systems Inc., because this was the time when the top executives of the company discussed the “emerging threat” – the cloud. More and more customers were interested in an upstart competitors software, which was easily accessible on the Internet and which, on the other hand, had quite a negative […] Read more

The QBE share price goes down as they expect profits in 2014

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. is currently the largest insurer in Australia, unfortunately announced that it would record a loss this year after dropping by more than one-fifth of its shares value. The losses of the company are due to its problematic business in the U.S., as well as to higher provisions and writedowns. Some of […] Read more

Google starts price war by squeezing the Moto G’s margins

A new recent analysis has shown that Motorola, which is owned by Google Inc., is currently selling its new Moto G smartphone at a lower profit margins than its competitors ones. Most market specialists believe this will put a pressure on both Apple Inc. and Samsung Electonics Co., which are considered the leaders on the […] Read more

Europeans stocks add another week of declines amid positive US data

European stocks wrapped up a week of deepest drop since June as better-than-estimated U.S. economic reports caused speculation that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting stimulus measures sooner than forecast. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 2.7% to 316.5 last week. The regional benchmark index has still surged 13% in 2013 as central banks pledged […] Read more

Nike and Adidas head to head in World Cup brand rally

The two giants in sport equipment, Nike and Adidas, are preparing themselves for an advertising war for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil next year. Nike currently owns 14.6% of the global sporting goods market to Adidas 11.4%, and is aiming at the German brands No. 1 position in Europe. Adidas held 13.2% of the […] Read more

US stocks snap recent declines amid non-farm payrolls, confidence data

U.S. stocks surged, snapping a five-day slide for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors acknowledged better-than-forecast jobs growth to asses the strength of the economy and timing of Federal Reserve stimulus cuts. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% to 1,805.09 at 4 p.m. in New York. The advance almost fully compensated the index’s drop […] Read more

Shell drops plans for a GTL plant in the U.S.

Royal Dutch Shell has been planning to make a multibillion-dollar investment by building a flagship plant in the U.S. The initial idea of the company was to use the plant to convert natural gas into diesel and jet fuel. However, Shell was obviously concerned about the costs of the project and has recently dropped the […] Read more

General Motors’ Chevrolet being withdrawn from the European market

General Motors Co. is the worlds second-largest automobile company, which develops, manufactures and markets cars, trucks and parts. The company announced that it will withdraw its Chevrolet brand from the car market in Europe. This is the outcome of a 10-year-long brand strategy, which proved itself unsuccessful to make a commitment with the customers of […] Read more