NEW YORK (Reuters) - Giving by U.S. companies endured the worst recession in decades with mixed results as some pared back philanthropy in the face of tough times, others increased budgets and most predicted a steady 2010. The economic downturn sparked some ...
<div><p>Europe's main stock markets slipped on Friday after Tokyo closed lower and Wall Street managed only slight gains amid mounting concerns about the latest earnings season, dealers said.</p><p>In late morning trading, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.61 percent to ...
<div id="subtitle">A number of commodities also appear to be stabilizing</div><div><p>Equity markets have been trading close to flat today as the recent market trading correction appears to be taking a break for the moment. Better than expected results from Alcoa (NYSE: AA, Stock ...
<div><h1> ALL EYES ON ALCOA </h1><p>Alcoa, the first company in the Dow Jones industrial average to report profits, kicks off earnings season on July 7. The results of the aluminum maker, typically a bellwether for the economy, may offer hints about whether ...
<div id="subtitle">Alcoa Executive Chairman, former CEO Belda to retire after 4-decade career at aluminum maker</div><div><p>Alcoa Inc. said Wednesday executive chairman and former CEO Alain Belda will retire as an executive of the aluminum company effective Aug. 1, but will continue as board ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the stock market bulls are right, U.S. third-quarter corporate earnings could show revenue kicked into gear after some disappointing numbers last quarter, sustaining the rally.</p><p>As the reporting period approaches, analysts said economic growth in the quarter could ...
<div><p>Europe's main stock markets rose for a third day running on Wednesday, awaiting the start of the latest US earnings season and after gains in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street.</p><p>The FTSE 100 index climbed 0.14 percent to 5,145.15 points in late ...
<div id="subtitle">Alcoa posts surprise 3rd-quarter profit of $77M; forecasts higher global aluminum demand</div><div><p>Painful cost-cutting and rising sales to automakers helped the nation's largest aluminum producer return to profitability for the first time in nine months.</p><p>Alcoa Inc. on Wednesday ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc <AA.N> shares rose on Thursday after the aluminum producer reported its first profit in a year, in what Wall Street viewed as a bellwether of how industrial companies are recovering from the recession.</p><p>The surge in Alcoa ...
<div><p>US aluminum giant Alcoa on Wednesday swung to profit in the third quarter after three consecutive quarters of losses, in a positive start to the US quarterly earnings reporting season.</p><p>The company netted said its net income was 77 million dollars or eight ...
