Market News
Sensex falls for a second day on weak Asian markets
livemint.com - 28 Apr 2014 06:34
Shares of Gail India and Coal India lead the declines
Worsening Drought Hits Wheat Price
Wall Street Journal - 28 Apr 2014 04:32
The southern Plains is entering its fourth year of drought, reducing harvests in the biggest wheat-growing region of the U.S.
Dividends Are No Antidote To Overvaluation In Utilities
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 23:39
As momentum stocks have turned over in 2014, investors have fled to high dividend utilities. This rotation has driven the Utilities SPDR (XLU) up 14% so far this year. The false equivalency that dividends equal safety ha...
Janus Overseas Fund sells 1.23 million Strides Arcolab shares
livemint.com - 28 Apr 2014 20:33
The shares were offloaded at an average price of `546 apiece, valuing the transactions at `67.2 crore
Week Ahead Market Report: April 28, 2014
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 20:11
The US markets are lower this afternoon, with the Dow down 0.20%, the S&P losing 0.55% and the Nasdaq down 1.23% so far today. Some stocks showing significant losses today include Bank of America (BAC) down 6.71%, Facebo...
Daily Dividend Report: HON, DAL, PH, HOG, GPC
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 20:01
Honeywell (HON) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on June 10, 2014 to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 22...
State Street Reports Lukewarm Q1 Results On Higher Employee-Related Expenses
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:49
The revenue improvement did not propagate to the bottom line due to $72 million in one-time severance costs that State Street incurred as a part of its larger cost-cutting plan. The corresponding job reductions are expec...
Improving Employment Scenario Will Help Drive ADP's Earnings
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:46
Given the strong growth rates achieved during the second quarter, ADP revised its guidance for the year 2014. The company now expects revenues to grow between 7%-8%, compared to the previous guidance of 7%.
Ford Earnings: Bad Weather And Currency Fluctuations Affect Profitability
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:40
The net income was dragged down by several one-time charges to the tune of $900 million. These factors are not representative of the underlying costs associated with the company's business and therefore, we don't expect ...
Verizon Posts Disappointing Subscriber Figures As Price Competition Intensifies
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:37
The largest wireless carrier in the U.S. added a net 539,000 postpaid subscribers in the first quarter, about 20% fewer than the same period last year and trailing AT&T by 86,000. The figure included tablet net adds of 6...
U.S. Renews Interest in European M&A
Wall Street Journal - 28 Apr 2014 19:29
Spurred by a healing European economy and attractive corporate tax rates, U.S. firms have found renewed interest in doing deals here.
Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IYG
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:17
The iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 166,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 56,000. Shares of IYG were down abou...
Monday's ETF Movers: XLP, FDN
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:16
In trading on Monday, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLP) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Dr Pepper Snapple...
Monday Sector Leaders: Cigarettes & Tobacco, Music & Electronics Stores
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:14
In trading on Monday, cigarettes & tobacco shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%. Leading the group were shares of Lorillard (LO), up about 3.2% and shares of Altria Group (MO) up about 2.6% on the ...
Global Corporate Tax Rates From Lowest To Highest
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 18:36
Do US corporations pay too much in taxes? Here's a look at some of the cheapest countries-- and the most expensive -- for a multinational to set up shop.
If Pfizer Escapes U.S. Taxes By Buying AstraZeneca, Will Congress Be Forced To Act?
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 18:36
What happens if America's largest drug company, Pfizer, and America's drug store, Walgreen's, both execute deals that mean they no longer will be domiciled in America, and as a result will pay far less in American taxes?...
US Advises Avoiding Internet Explorer Until Bug Fixed
IBTimes - 28 Apr 2014 18:31
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser until the company fixes a security flaw that hackers have used to l...
Q&A: Springlab's Sheraan Amod On What To Watch In The "Silicon Cape"
IBTimes - 28 Apr 2014 18:31
Sheraan Amod likes to think of Cape Town, South Africa as the "Silicon Cape." "It's the undisputed tech hub of Africa," he said. And he should know. A computer engineer, Amod is also the co-founder of Springlab, a a tech...
Slowdown in discretionary demand hurts HUL
livemint.com - 28 Apr 2014 18:28World stocks rise on AstraZeneca bid, oil prices fall
livemint.com - 28 Apr 2014 18:27
AstraZeneca rallied 15% in London, while Pfizer rose 4.6% on Wall Street
Why One Tech Exec Couldn't Care Less About Bubble Talk
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 18:26
With tech stocks flying, bubble calls are multiplying, but ServiceNow's Frank Slootman says his business is 'bulletproof.'
Maybe It's Not 'Sell In May' But 'Sell In August'
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 18:20
Sell-in-May wisdom has proven true in the last decade, but hasn't held up as well on a long-term basis.