Berkshire Hathaway makes $37 bn bet on Precision buy

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 05:25

US investment guru Warren Buffett`s Berkshire Hathaway is buying Precision Castparts, a leading supplier to the aerospace industry, for $37.2 billion, the largest acquisition in the conglomerate`s 50-year history.

Wall St opens higher; NYSE trading normal at open

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 19:35

U.S. stocks were sharply higher at the open on Thursday as trading returned to normal at the New York Stock Exchange, a day after the exchange suspended operations for almost four hours due to a technical glitch.

Wall St lower on China fears; NYSE back to business

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 01:23

The US stocks fell more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on Wednesday as market turmoil in China eclipsed Greece`s debt crisis, while trading on the New York Stock Exchange resumed after a three-hour halt.

New York Stock Exchange suspends trade in all stocks

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 22:05

The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading in all stocks Wednesday morning due to an apparent technical problem.

FM Jaitley rings closing bell at New York Stock Exchange

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 09:40

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) here and also toured the trading floor of the world's largest stock exchange.

GoDaddy IPO values company at $4.5 billion

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 09:01

At this price, the IPO would raise $440 million. A GoDaddy spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Wall Street stocks fall on earnings; dollar hits seven-week high

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 03:27

Wall Street stocks declined on Friday as quarterly earnings of Intel and General Electric disappointed, contributing to a decline in a measure of global equity markets, while the dollar hit a seven-week high against the euro.

With Fed out of the way, what's next on Wall Street?

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 19:56

Although the S&P 500 is up just about 1 percent so far this month, the index is up about 27 percent for the year and is on track for its biggest gain since 1997.

Analysts think Twitter 'not worth the hype': Report

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 11:59

The micro blogging site's opening price of 45.10 dollars a share, 73 percent higher than its IPO price.

Wall Street jumps on jobs data; Dow, S&P end lower for the week

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 11:22

The S&P 500 recorded its best day since November 8, and the Dow's gain was its largest since October 16.

Nasdaq closes above 4,000 for first time in 13 years

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 09:11

Retailers and homebuilders were among the best performing sectors, responding to stronger-than-expected earnings and robust housing market data.

Twitter IPO: 1,600 new millionaires to pay $2.2 bn in taxes

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 12:31

US tax department is in for a major windfall from Twitter' blockbuster IPO, which has made 1,600 of its employees millionaires and they will together pay an estimated USD 2.2 billion (about Rs 13,800 crore) in taxes, a research report says.