S.Africa's Tongaat full-year earnings up 15 percent May 24th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Tongaat Hulett reported a 15 percent rise in full-year earnings on Friday as sugar production rose and said it expected further growth in the year ahead. The agri-processing company said diluted headline e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : safrica's, tongaat, fullyear, earnings, percent, Top Keywords

Mothercare full-year profit boosted by turnaround plan May 23rd, 2013 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British baby and maternity products retailer Mothercare posted a better-than-expected rise in full-year profit and said it was making good progress with its three-year turnaround plan. The group, which has some 1,300 stores worldwi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mothercare, fullyear, profit, boosted, turnaround, plan, Top Keywords

Target cuts full-year forecast after weak first quarter May 22nd, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Target Corp cut its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday while turning in a weak first quarter with disappointing sales, as a chilly start to spring kept shoppers from buying seasonal items like clothing. Target warned in April its firs... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : target, cuts, fullyear, forecast, weak, first, quarter, Top Keywords

Marks & Spencer posts second straight fall in year profit May 21st, 2013 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer posted its lowest annual profit since 2009 on Tuesday as a struggling general merchandise division dragged on growth in food sales. The 129-year-old firm, which serves 21 million shoppers a week... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : marks, &, spencer, posts, second, straight, fall, year, profit, Top Keywords

Nikkei slips from 5-1/2 year high on stall in yen weakness May 21st, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fel... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, slips, year, high, stall, weakness, fall, year, profit, Top Keywords

Goldman exits China's ICBC, seven years and billions later May 20th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs launched on Monday the sale of about $1.1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , offering to sell its entire remaining stake in the worl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, exits, china's, icbc, years, billions, later, year, profit, Top Keywords

Nikkei hits new 5-1/2-year high on weak yen, signs of improving economy May 20th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and optimism over the growth outlook after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy for... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, hits, 2year, high, weak, signs, improving, economy, profit, Top Keywords

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus May 17th, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : year, facebook, aims, colossus, weak, signs, improving, economy, profit, Top Keywords

Greece faces slow, jobless recovery next year May 17th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but growth will be weak and unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the country's international debt inspectors said. (Source: Asso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greece, faces, slow, jobless, recovery, next, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords

May consumer sentiment rises to highest in nearly six years May 17th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper-income households, a survey released on Friday sho... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, sentiment, rises, highest, nearly, years, year, economy, profit, Top Keywords