The world's largest manufacturer of networking equipment Cisco Systems in the fourth fiscal quarter ended July 28, increased revenue by 6% to a record $12 billion 800 million. Analysts had expected the growth of the indicator to 12 billion ...
Retail sales in the UK increased in July by 0.7% compared to the previous month and by 3.5% in annual terms, according to the Office for National Statistics. Analysts had predicted the growth of the first indicator by 0.2%, the second one- ...
The world's largest retailer Walmart in the second fiscal quarter ended July 27, increased comparable sales in the US by 4.5%, showing the maximum rate for 10 years. The growth of the indicator is due to high sales of food, clothing and seasonal ...
After a sharp drop in oil prices on Wednesday based on data on the unexpected increase in fuel stocks in the US, oil prices on Wednesday showed a weak multidirectional dynamics. October Brent crude oil futures by 14:49 Moscow time went up by ...
Chinese company Lenovo, one of the world's largest personal computer manufacturers, following the results of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, reported a net profit of $77 million against a net loss of $72 million a year earlier. Positive ...
In July 2018, housing prices in the four largest cities of China increased by 0.2% compared with June, when the growth was registered at 0.6%, according to the Office for National Statistics. The price of new buildings in Beijing increased ...
In July, foreign direct investment in the non-financial sector of mainland China increased in dollar terms by 19.3% year-on-year to $7 billion 750 million, the country's Ministry of Commerce said. Compared with the June rise of 5.8%, growth ...
In July, consumer prices in the UK increased by 2.5% in annual terms after an increase of 2.4% for three consecutive months, according to the Office for National Statistics. Relative to the previous month, prices did not change. The dynamics ...
The prices for benchmark crude oil fell on Wednesday afternoon based on data on unexpected growth of fuel stocks in the USA. According to the American Petroleum Institute, commercial oil reserves in the US last week rose by 3 million 660 thousand ...
In July 2018, Indonesia export and import growth exceeded the forecasts, finversia.ru wrote, citing data from the country's statistical office. Export growth in annual terms was 19.33%, while analysts had predicted an increase of 11.68%. In ...
To settle US claims related to accusations that the Royal Bank of Scotland from 2005 to 2008 misled investors about mortgage securities, the bank will pay 4 billion 900 million dollars, the US Justice Department reported. RBS is accused of ...
The growth rate of house prices in the UK declined in June due to the fact that residential real estate in London fell at the fastest pace since September 2009. The average price of a house in London was 447 thousand pounds sterling in June, ...
The American company Constellation Brands reported that it invests 5 billion Canadian dollars in the Canadian manufacturer Canopy Growth to increase its share in it to 38%. Constellation Brands acquired a 10% stake in the Canadian company in ...
Net income of Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings in the second quarter fell to 17 billion 870 million yuan from 18 billion 230 million yuan a year earlier. Analysts had expected the growth of the indicator to 18 billion 600 million yuan. ...
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the signing of three new agreements on drilling 15 exploration wells for oil and gas in the country for a total of 139 million 200 thousand dollars. The agreement on the drilling ...
The Parliament of New Zealand passed a law that restricts the sale of houses to foreign citizens, requiring them to first obtain approval from the local Office for Foreign Investments, proving the profitability of such a deal for the country. ...
Canadian uranium mining corporation Uranium One announced the termination of production at the Willow Creek mine in the state of Wyoming in the United States, moving the facility into laid-up mode. It is noted that in 2017-2018, work on drilling ...
The revenues of the budget of China for the period from January to July this year grew by 10% in annual terms and amounted to 12 trillion yuan, according to the data of the country's Ministry of Finance. Expenses increased by 7.3% compared ...
In August of this year, the index of investors' and analysts' expectations for German economy for the next six months rose to minus 13.7 points from minus 24.7 points in July, according to the data of the ZEW research institute. Experts had ...
Eurozone GDP in the second quarter of 2018 grew by 0.4% compared to the previous quarter and by 2.2% in annual terms, according to the revised data of Eurostat. Experts did not expect a change in preliminary estimates of GDP growth by 0.3% ...