Late surge pushes indexes to new highs
After dithering for most of the day blue-chips staged a rousing finale
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International Business Machines Corp is a provider of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) and business services. The company provides integrated solutions and products that use data, information technology in industries and business processes. Its segments include Software, Consulting, Infrastructure and Financing.
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IBM's shares sink after revenue falls for 20th quarter in a row
Weak demand for IT services weighed on IBM's revenue in the first quarter but the company has kept its full year expectations unchanged
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Tesco chairman only "joking" when he said white men an "endangered species" in UK boardrooms
John Allan, who became Tesco chairman in 2015, told the Retail Week Live conference last week that women and people from an ethnic background were in an "extremely propitious period" when it came to getting top jobs in business
US stocks trend higher, but unfazed by Trump’s damp inauguration
US stocks closed higher on Friday, but little changed following Donald Trump’s first speech as President
US stocks ended flat after oil prices fall on output fears
US stocks ended Tuesday right back where they started, as falling oil prices and forecasts of heightened American fuel output this year, wiped out initial gains on the bourse
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Trending: Will Trump’s threats turn idle?
Several major companies have faced the wrath of US President-elect Donald Trump during or since the November elections. Now a foreign-owned business has been put in its place too. But how long will it last in government?
Trending: Trump Offensive - No offence taken as tech stocks in good books
Investors were treated to another stock rotation opportunity – read surprise – on Wednesday when US President-elect Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone with technology company chiefs in a New York meeting
US stocks drop as Fed sounds more hawkish tone
US stocks closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P 500 marking its biggest one-day decline in two months, as investors reacted to the more-hawkish-than-expected statement from the Federal Reserve
US stocks scale new record highs, brush off Fed meeting
US stocks scaled new record highs on Tuesday, on the eve of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision
Trending: Trump could be good for techs
Tech stocks have had a rough month since the election of Donald Trump to be next President. But some commentators think there is a silver lining
Trending: Tech stocks fight Trump, with an olive branch
After a week of haemorrhaging, the tech sector looks like it might be turning a corner – but only as it offers an olive branch to the US President-elect Donald Trump
Trending: NVIDIA jumpstarts while Amazon and other tech stocks stare glumly at Trump
While the S&P 500 index may have slipped on Friday, and other tech stocks are licking wounds from Donald Trump’s election victory, one stock was bravely leading the risers - and done so in spectacular style: PC graphics maker NVIDIA
Imperva shares soar amid buyout talk
Technology giants IBM and Cisco are reported to be interested in acquiring the cyber security firm
Trending: Britain listens to US corporates over Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister May met US businesses in New York this week. The government has heard the British electorate. Now it wants to canvas the views of US business on Brexit
Trending: US boardrooms talk Brexit before Britain knows its full meaning
Britain’s decision to quit the European Union last month is a bit like a vague black hole, but still investor relations departments from across the United States are signing off company earnings reports and taking questions from analysts wh
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Netflix downgraded on poor user growth numbers
The online film and TV subscription service missed subscription targets for the last quarter leading to a series of downgrades from brokers
US stocks record a fresh record high close, but Netflix dives after hours
US stocks closed firm on Monday, with the bellwether S&P 500 marking a fresh record high, after Bank of America earnings buoyed the market
US stocks punch higher after Turkey and earnings results upset sentiment
US stocks rose on Monday, after opening with a mild nosebleed, struggling for direction as investors analysed the turmoil of Turkey’s failed coup and with the second quarter earnings season continuing to pick up pace from last week’s launch
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Brokers: Jefferies and Morgan Stanley pick their post-Brexit stocks
The two banking giants have picked the stocks they think will emerge unscathed from the Brexit fire
IBM strikes US$300mln deal with Dubai’s Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline is the world’s fourth-largest carrier of international passengers and has a fleet of more than 250 planes.