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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 2 years ago
Thursday, as overnight gains on Wall Street and in Asia were offset by European sovereign-debt worries, after Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigned late Wednesday. Frankfurt's DAX index was down 0.1% at 6794 and the CAC-40 index in Paris...
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Japan Today
| 2 years ago
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors tried to grasp the extent of the economic impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami while keeping an eye on developments at a quake-hit nuclear power plant. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 2 years ago
U.S. stock futures fell as oil prices moved above $105 a barrel and Bank of America said the Federal Reserve had objected to a planned dividend increase...About 90 minutes before the opening bell, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average had given...
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The Age
| 2 years ago
About four stocks declined for each three that climbed on the index. The gauge last week recorded its biggest weekly drop since the height of the European debt crisis in May, as Japan fought to prevent a nuclear disaster after the earthquake, and as...
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International Business Times
| 2 years ago
Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most relevant news, data and anlaysis . Sample European markets European stocks fell Tuesday, ending a three-day winning streak, as cautious investors sold shares in engineering companies, car makers...
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Japan Today
| 2 years ago
The number of condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in February jumped 24.9% from a year earlier to 3,468 units, a private research agency said Tuesday. The percentage of units that found buyers jumped 14.1 points to...
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The Globe & Mail
| 2 years ago
U.S. stocks were poised to open little changed as investors weighed news from Libya and Japan and its possible impact on economic growth...Air Force F-15E fighter jet crashed overnight in Libya and that smoke and steam were still rising from two...
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AP Online
| 2 years ago
Hopes that Japan's nuclear crisis may be coming under control supported stock markets Tuesday, despite signs of discord over the military strikes in Libya and mounting expectations that interest rates in Europe will rise soon.
Japan's...
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Star Tribune
| 2 years ago
Hopes that Japan's nuclear crisis may be coming under control supported stock markets Tuesday, despite signs of discord over the military strikes in Libya and mounting expectations that interest rates in Europe will rise soon. Japan's Nikkei posted...
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Independent
| 2 years ago
Dublin-focused traders joined the Europe -wide rally on the back of an apparent easing of the nuclear crisis in Japan. Overall Index had risen by 1.32pc, or 36.86 points, to 2,823.94. It was only the second day of gains since the earthquake and...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 2 years ago
Tokyo stocks closed 4.36 per cent higher on Tuesday, helped by signs of progress in containing Japan's post-quake nuclear crisis, dealers said...The Topix index gained 37.74 points, or 4.54 per cent, to 868.13. Also on Monday, the Bank of Japan...
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The Economic Times
| 2 years ago
Indian markets were catching up with Asian peers after a sluggish session. Buying activity was seen across the board with realty, auto and oil&gas space leading the upmove. Meanwhile, there are reports that situation in Japan's Fukushima nuclear...
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Japan Today
| 2 years ago
Tokyo stocks jumped Tuesday on easing market worries about Japan's nuclear crisis at a quake-stricken power plant as emergency teams managed to make some progress in containing it over the three-day weekend. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 years ago
Story continues below The feared nuclear meltdown in Japan hasn't happened and looks less and less like it will, said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy in Sydney at AMP Capital Investors. Investors are feeling less negative and so shares are...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 years ago
The broader Topix index was up 3.84 per cent, or 31.85 points, at 862.24. Sentiment was boosted after the central bank injected another Y2 trillion ($24.53 billion) into the money market as it continued its emergency fund provision following a...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 2 years ago
Japanese stocks jumped nearly 4 percent on Tuesday amid reports of progress in containing radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant, and the yen was broadly softer on the possibility of further intervention by major central banks. Shares...
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7days
| 2 years ago
In Japan, the effects of the earthquake, tsunami and possibility of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant led to the largest falls in stocks since 1987. The Nikkei 225, Japan's main stock index, fell by six per cent on the first day of trading...
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International Business Times
| 2 years ago
Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most relevant news, data and anlaysis ...Sterling hit a 24-hour high of 1.6327 after a report revealed UK house prices squeezed marginally higher in March. Whilst the Bank of England may be forced to...
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Fox
| 2 years ago
The Power to Prosper Multiple notable acquisitions, including AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile, fueled broad gains for Wall Street . Today's Markets The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 178 points, or 1.5%, to 12037, the S&P 500 climbed 19.
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 years ago
Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 156.44 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 12,014.96 points, while the broader S&P 500 was up 17.95 points, or 1.4 per cent, at 1,297.15 points. The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite was up 48.43 points, or 1.83 per cent, to 2,...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 years ago
Story continues below Deutsche Telekom was one of the big gainers, up 11.26 per cent on the day after investors gave the thumbs up to AT&T's purchase of the German telecom giant's T-Mobile USA Monday, sending shares in both firms soaring. The deal...
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Wellington Dominion
| 2 years ago
US stocks rose on Monday after AT&T said it would buy wireless rival T-Mobile, sparking expectations of more deal activity, even as Japan's outlook was expected to keep market uncertainty high for weeks. The US$39 billion AT&T deal would create the...
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International Business Times
| 2 years ago
The S&P 500 Index is up 17.66 points, or 1.38 percent, to trade at 1,296.86 at 1:29 p.m...The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 174.56 points, or 1.47 percent, to trade at 12,033.08...Subscribe to the intelligent investor Subscribe to The Economic...
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The Economic Times
| 2 years ago
European stocks hit a one-week high on Monday, led by telecoms after Deutsche Telekom sold its T-Mobile USA unit for $39 bn, with analysts expecting the pick-up in mergers and acquisitions activity to gather pace...Deutsche Telekom surged to a two-...
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AP Online
| 2 years ago
Stocks are jumping in midday trading on corporate dealmaking and easing worries about Japan's nuclear crisis.
AT&T Inc. said it would buy rival T-Mobile USA for $39 billion and Charles Schwab Corp. said it would buy online brokerage...
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CNN
| 2 years ago
Treasury prices eased Monday as stocks rallied, fear of a Japanese nuclear disaster dissipated and AT&T made a $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA. "We seem to have skirted a nuclear meltdown and that is really what the bond market was looking at...
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AP Online
| 2 years ago
Stocks jumped in early trading Monday on corporate dealmaking and easing worries about Japan's nuclear crisis.
AT&T Inc. said it would buy rival T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, creating the largest U.S. cellphone company, and Charles...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 2 years ago
Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed back above 12000, buoyed by AT&T 's plan to acquire T-Mobile USA and encouraging comments on Asia from Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett . The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 159 points, or 1.3%, to...
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CNN
| 2 years ago
U.S. stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow surging more than 200 points in a broad-based rally. Investors were encouraged by progress in Japan's nuclear crisis and AT&T's $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile USA...The Dow was led higher in early...
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Chicago Tribune
| 2 years ago
Wall Street stock indexes were poised to rise more than 1 percent at the open on Monday as investors welcomed AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom. Glimmers of hope about Japan's nuclear crisis and investor Warren Buffett's comments...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 2 years ago
Telekom AG's shares soared Monday after it said it will sell its T-Mobile USA unit to AT&T Inc...Analysts welcomed the sale of the U.S. unit, once Deutsche Telekom's cash cow but had struggled in recent years to attract and keep high-value contract...
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The Globe & Mail
| 2 years ago
Stock futures indicated a jump of more than 100 points for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as equities around the world rallied on Monday. Futures for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all rose more than 1 per cent in premarket trading, as fears over a...
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AP Online
| 2 years ago
Hopes that Japan is making progress in its battle to control radiation leaks at a nuclear plant boosted stocks on Monday, despite renewed oil price rises following the start of military action against the regime of longtime Libyan leader Moammar...
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The Age
| 2 years ago
34 am, Deutsche Telekom stock was trading at 10.78 euros, up 12.4 percent, outperforming the benchmark DAX 30 which stood at 6,815.35 points, up 2.27 percent. The deal announced late Sunday, if approved by regulators, would give Telekom $25 billion...
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The Herald
| 2 years ago
Reactor locations will change Energy Secretary Steven Chu says Japan's nuclear crisis will influence the locations of new U.S. nuclear reactors. He's suggesting that population might be a greater factor than it has been in deciding where to build a...
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Xtra News
| 2 years ago
AT&T Inc plans to pay $39 billion for Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA to create a new U.S. mobile market leader, but the pricey purchase is likely to attract intense antitrust scrutiny over potentially higher customer bills...US mobile service...
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Fox
| 2 years ago
AT&T Inc said on Sunday it would buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA, in a $39 billion cash-and-stock transaction that would create a new industry behemoth by combining two of the four largest U.S. wireless carriers. The purchase price includes a...
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International Business Times
| 2 years ago
Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most relevant news, data and anlaysis . Sample European markets European stocks ended with modest gains Friday, but fell nearly 3% for the week, as investors digested conflicting reports about the...
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The Australian
| 2 years ago
AT&T will buy rival T-Mobile for $US39 billion in a deal that will make it the largest mobile phone company in the U.S. The purchase of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom AG will take the form of a cash-and-stock deal. The deal would reduce the number of...
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Xtra News
| 2 years ago
AT&T said Sunday it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Germany's Deutsche Telekom in a $39-billion blockbuster deal enabling it to overtake Verizon as the biggest US wireless provider. The cash-and-stock deal, which needs regulatory approval, will...
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AP Online
| 2 years ago
AT&T Inc., the country's second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, on Sunday said it will buy T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest, from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion.
AT&T will pay about $25...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 years ago
This story is sourced direct from an overseas news agency as an additional service to readers. Spelling follows North American usage, along with foreign currency and measurement units.
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The New York Times
| 2 years ago
Links AT&T announced on Sunday that it has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in cash and stock, in one of the biggest mergers since the onset of the financial crisis. The deal will dramatically bolster AT&T's footprint...
