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2024-10-06 | Bloomberg | Delphi Financial Said to Exit Race to Acquire Irish Life Unit | Delphi Financial Group Inc. dropped out of the race to acquire Irish Life & Permanent Plc’s life assurance unit as bidders prepare second-round offers within the next two weeks, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The Wilmington, Delaware-based insurer, which specializes in employee benefits fo... | 323 |
2024-10-07 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Fall After Fitch Cuts Ratings on Italy, Spain | Canadian stocks fell, wiping out the week’s gain, as raw-materials and energy shares dropped after Fitch Ratings downgraded the government debt of Spain and Italy. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) , Canada ’s second-largest energy company by market value, declined 4 percent as natural gas futures retreated. Goldco... | 498 |
2024-10-06 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Advance as U.S. Jobless Claims Trail Forecasts | Canadian stocks rose for a second day after the European Commission proposed coordinated action to aid the region’s banks and the U.S. reported a smaller increase in initial jobless claims than most economists had forecast. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., which is building a copper and gold mine in Mongolia with Rio Tinto Group, s... | 521 |
2024-03-11 | Bloomberg | Sun Life CEO Bets on Private Loans | Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) , the second-largest group-benefits provider in North America, is financing toll roads and bridges to boost investment income and counter lower yields on publicly traded debt. The private loans are typically as much as C$250 million ($243 million), Sun Life Chief Executive Officer Dean Con... | 1,858 |
2024-09-21 | Bloomberg | Canada Stocks Erase Advance as RIM Tumbles; Energy Stocks Gain | Canadian stocks erased gains in the last hour of trading as a plunge in Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) overshadowed gains in energy and mining shares. RIM plunged 7.4 percent after BlackBerry service was disrupted for some users outside of North America. Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) and Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) f... | 2,176 |
2024-04-01 | Bloomberg | Indonesia Stocks Poised for 17% Annual Gain, Manulife Says | Indonesian stocks are poised for the steepest annual gain in three years as domestic consumption drives the fastest economic expansion in Asia after China , according to the country’s second-largest mutual fund manager. The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) may advance as much as 17 percent this year, Alvin Patti... | 2,437 |
2024-09-19 | Bloomberg | Prudential Financial Says Fosun Venture Wins China Approval | Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) , the second-largest U.S. life insurer, said the China Insurance Regulatory Commission granted approval for operations to begin at a joint venture with Fosun International Ltd. (656) The venture, called Pramerica Fosun Life Insurance Co., has registered capital of 500 million yuan ($79 ... | 2,985 |
2024-09-19 | Bloomberg | Oil Falls to Lowest Level in Six Weeks as Supplies Surge | Oil tumbled to a six-week low after U.S. crude inventories surged the most since March as production and imports rebounded from Hurricane Isaac. Futures decreased 3.5 percent after the Energy Department said supplies rose 8.53 million barrels last week, more than eight times what was projected in a Bloomberg survey. Im... | 3,081 |
2024-09-19 | Bloomberg | Korea Bond Insurance Drops Most in Asia After Upgrades | Insurance costs on South Korean government bonds are dropping at the fastest rate in Asia after credit-ratings companies upgraded the debt to the highest levels since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The price investors pay to protect their holdings of the securities from default for five years declined 31 percent in t... | 3,197 |
2024-09-19 | Bloomberg | Direct Edge CEO Says Focused on Prospects as Independent Company | Direct Edge Holdings LLC is focused on expanding its business on its own, according to its chief executive officer, a sign that buyout talks that were reported in July may have cooled. The owner of two U.S. equity exchanges based in Jersey City, New Jersey, continues to review its capital market options, William O’Brie... | 3,210 |
2024-07-26 | Bloomberg | TransCanada Profit Rises as Bruce Nuclear Units Return | TransCanada Corp. (TRP) , the company proposing to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, said second-quarter profit increased 34 percent as nuclear reactors in Ontario returned to service and power prices in Alberta rose. Net income rose to C$365 million ($355 million), or 52 cents a share, from C$272 million, or 39 cent... | 3,411 |
2024-09-26 | Bloomberg | Ameriprise Said to Near Deal for ING Asset Management Unit | Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) , the Minneapolis-based insurer and money manager founded in 1894 , is in advanced talks to buy most of ING Groep NV (INGA) ’s asset management business in Asia, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The companies are still negotiating on price and an announcement may come in two... | 4,164 |
2024-03-30 | Bloomberg | Treasuries Drop a Second Quarter Amid Improving Economy | Treasury 10-year notes fell for a second quarter, the first back-to-back drop in two years, as investors sought higher-yielding assets amid improved economic data and a Federal Reserve pledge to maintain monetary stimulus. Yields on the benchmark securities reached 11-month highs as the U.S. unemployment rate unexpecte... | 4,500 |
2024-07-19 | Bloomberg | Wells Fargo Adds Shapiro as Kinross Hires Gill, Vlaad Says | Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) added Stephen Shapiro as a managing director from BMO Capital Markets, where he was managing director and head of the agriculture and fertilizer group, according to Vlaad & Co., a Toronto-based financial-services recruiting firm. Other moves noted in the “Bill’s Buzz” weekly newsletter include: ... | 4,641 |
2024-07-19 | Bloomberg | State Street Profit Rises 16% on Global Equities Rally | State Street Corp. (STT) , the third-largest custody bank, said second-quarter profit climbed 16 percent as rising global equity markets lifted the value of the assets it oversees. Net income on an operating basis increased to $571 million, or $1.24 a share, from $494 million, or $1.01, a year earlier, the Boston-based... | 4,743 |
2024-07-19 | Bloomberg | Canada June Inflation Rate Quickens to 1.2% on Gasoline | Canada ’s inflation rate quickened for a second month in June as the prices of gasoline and automobiles rebounded. The consumer price index rose 1.2 percent from a year ago following a 0.7 percent gain in May. The core rate, which excludes eight volatile products, increased 1.3 percent after a 1.1 percent gain the prio... | 4,775 |
2024-03-21 | Bloomberg | Private Banks Sell Debt in Worst Quarter Since ’11: China Credit | Chinese high-yield dollar-denominated bonds are returning the least in more than a year as private banks react to a flood of debt supply and rising global interest rates by cutting holdings. Investors have gained 2.24 percent from the notes since Dec. 31, poised for the worst quarter since the three months ended Septem... | 5,396 |
2024-07-10 | Bloomberg | WTI Oil Surges to 15-Month High on U.S. Supply Decline | West Texas Intermediate crude surged to a 15-month high after U.S. stockpiles tumbled for a second week. WTI’s discount to Brent narrowed to less than $2 for the first time since December 2010. Oil advanced 2.9 percent after the Energy Information Administration said supplies fell 9.87 million barrels, three times as m... | 5,945 |
2024-08-03 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Rise as Gold Producers Advance, Banks Rebound | Canadian stocks rose for the first time in three days as gold climbed to a record, boosting mining stocks, while financial companies rebounded on speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve may return to stimulus policies. Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) , the world’s largest gold producer, increased 1.4 percent as the metal jumped ... | 6,387 |
2024-08-04 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Fall as U.S. Dollar Surges, Oil, Metals Decline | Canadian stocks fell the most in 25 months, led by oil and metals producers, as commodity prices tumbled on a stronger U.S. dollar and concern the global economy is stalling. Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) , Canada ’s largest oil and gas producer, dropped 4.4 percent as crude erased its 2011 gain. Directory publisher Yellow M... | 6,401 |
2024-08-03 | Bloomberg | Great-West Lifeco Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Increased U.S. Earnings | Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO) , Canada ’s second-largest insurer, said second-quarter profit rose 16 percent on stronger earnings from U.S. operations. Net income climbed to C$526 million ($547 million), or 55 cents a share, from C$455 million, or 48 cents a year earlier, the Winnipeg, Manitoba-based company said today ... | 6,557 |
2024-04-08 | Bloomberg | Asian Stocks Rise on BOJ; China, Taiwan Fall on Bird Flu | Asian stocks rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbing to a 4 1/2-year high after the Bank of Japan (8301) ’s unprecedented stimulus. Chinese and Taiwanese shares fell after more infections from a deadly new strain of bird flu. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s biggest carmaker, gained 4.1 percent as the yen weake... | 6,948 |
2024-04-08 | Bloomberg | Hong Kong Stocks Under Pressure Near-Term, Manulife’s Li Says | Marco Li, Hong Kong-based portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management, which oversees $238 billion globally, comments on the outlook for Hong Kong stocks in the wake of an outbreak of a new strain of deadly bird flu in China. “It’s tough because in investors’ minds a lot of people can remember SARS in 2003. There’s ... | 6,986 |
2024-04-08 | Bloomberg | Hong Kong Stocks Swing From Gains, Loss on Airlines | Hong Kong stocks swung between gains and losses as airlines rebounded after plunging last week amid an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu in China. Developers slid after a housing provident fund said Beijing raised down payments for some second-home purchases. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (293) , Asia’s largest intern... | 7,078 |
2024-04-08 | Bloomberg | Indonesia Sells $3 Billion of Debt in 2013’s First Global Sale | Indonesia sold $3 billion of 10- and 30-year dollar bonds today, tapping the global market for the first time this year, according to a person familiar with the offering. The nation issued $1.5 billion of notes due April 2023 to yield 3.50 percent, said the person, who asked not to be identified because he’s not author... | 7,132 |
2024-11-23 | Bloomberg | World’s Biggest Jump in Volatility Revives Dim Sum: China Credit | Expectations for swings in the yuan climbed the most in the world in the past three months, sparking a rally in Dim Sum bonds as the central bank signaled a wider limit on daily exchange-rate moves. Three-month implied volatility for the currency offshore, a measure used to price options, jumped to 2.1 percent, from 1.... | 7,866 |
2024-07-17 | Bloomberg | Allstate to Sell Lincoln Benefit to Limit Risk | Allstate Corp. (ALL) , the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, agreed to sell Lincoln Benefit Life Co. and will stop issuing fixed annuities at the end of this year as it seeks to limit risk at its life unit. Resolution Life Holdings Inc. will buy Lincoln Benefit for $600 million, Northbrook, Illinois-b... | 8,288 |
2024-12-04 | Bloomberg | JC Flowers Still Interested in Irish Life, Executive Says | JC Flowers & Co LLC, short-listed last year in Ireland’s shelved sale of Irish Life Group Ltd., is still interested in buying the nation’s largest life insurer, an executive at the U.S. investment firm said. “We remain interested to invest in Ireland and have followed Irish Life’s progress over the last year or so,” Ti... | 8,470 |
2024-12-04 | Bloomberg | Northern Illinois Offers Free Orange Bowl Tickets to Students | Northern Illinois University is giving free Orange Bowl tickets to students who make the trip to Miami for the Jan. 1 game against Florida State. Northern Illinois (12-1) will be the first school from the Mid-American Conference to play in one of college football’s Bowl Championship Series games. The Huskies averaged 1... | 8,532 |
2024-03-27 | Bloomberg | WTI Oil Rises to Five-Week High on Refinery Operations | West Texas Intermediate crude rose to a five-week high after a government report showed that U.S. refineries boosted operating rates, bolstering oil demand. Futures advanced 0.2 percent after the Energy Information Administration said refineries operated at 85.7 percent of capacity in the seven days ended March 22, up ... | 9,256 |
2024-09-17 | Bloomberg | Lowe’s Withdraws $1.8 Billion Proposal to Acquire Rona | Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) withdrew its unsolicited proposal to buy Quebec-based home-improvement retailer Rona Inc. (RON) after the offer for C$14.50 ($14.87) a share was opposed by Rona’s board and local politicians. Rona rebuffed Lowe’s request for permission to conduct due diligence and proceed with a friendly transaction, ... | 10,277 |
2024-09-17 | Bloomberg | CAW Moving Closer to Labor Accord With Ford Motor | The Canadian Auto Workers is concentrating on negotiations with Ford Motor Co. as the union looks to reach a deal that will set the outlines for agreements with General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC and avoid its first strike against a U.S.-based automaker in 16 years. “We can clearly see the finish line, however w... | 10,502 |
2024-08-04 | Bloomberg | Oil Erases 2011’s Gains on Economy Concern | Crude oil wiped out all of its gains for 2011 and natural gas closed below $4 for the first time since March in New York as concern the global economy is weakening sent raw materials prices tumbling around the world. Twenty-one of the 24 commodities on the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index declined slipped as a rout in equi... | 11,186 |
2024-08-04 | Bloomberg | BCE Second-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on Smartphone Subscriber Gains | BCE Inc. (BCE) , Canada ’s second-largest wireless carrier, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates after luring smartphone subscribers with discounts. Profit excluding some items increased 10 percent to 86 Canadian cents (88 cents) a share, compared with the average estimate of 82 cents in a Bloom... | 11,540 |
2024-09-28 | Bloomberg | Mukherjee Cutting Bond Goal Boosts Demand to Four-Month High: India Credit | India’s combination of reducing targets for debt sales this fiscal year and opening its market to more foreign investment is driving demand at the nation’s bond auctions to a four-month high. The finance ministry received bids for 2.3 times the 40 billion rupees ($886 million) of 10-year debt on offer at a Sept. 24 sal... | 12,019 |
2024-07-19 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Rise After U.S. Housing, Earnings Beat Forecasts | Canadian stocks rose, led by energy producers, after U.S. housing starts surged and companies including Mosaic Co. (MOS) beat analysts’ profit estimates. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) , the country’s second- largest energy company by market value, gained 2.5 percent as crude oil advanced 1.6 percent. Teck Resou... | 12,721 |
2024-07-18 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Fall as Banks Decline on European Debt Concern | Canadian stocks fell, led by financial and energy companies, as bank stress tests failed to reassure investors the European debt crisis will be contained and oil futures dropped. Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) , Canada ’s third-largest lender by assets, declined 1.9 percent as financial stocks fell after the weekend passed ... | 12,801 |
2024-07-18 | Bloomberg | Manulife to Sell Life Retrocession Unit to Pacific Life | Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) , Canada’s largest insurer, agreed to sell its life retrocession business to Pacific Life Insurance Co. The sale of the unit that provides insurance to reinsurance companies will result in an after-tax gain of about C$275 million ($286.7 million), Manulife said today in a statement. The T... | 13,143 |
2024-03-17 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Gain as Oil Advances, Economic Data Strengthen | Canadian stocks rose for the first time in four days as oil prices advanced with continuing unrest in the Middle East and northern Africa and economic data from Canada and the U.S. showed a strengthening recovery. Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) , the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, gained 2.5 percent as crude climbed... | 13,798 |
2024-01-23 | Bloomberg | JPMorgan Sued by John Hancock Over Mortgage Securities | JPMorgan Chase & Co. was sued by Manulife Financial Corp.’s John Hancock Life Insurance unit, which accused the bank of fraud in connection with the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities. The lawsuit, filed today in New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeks unspecified damages for losses of market value... | 15,220 |
2024-09-20 | Bloomberg | Birchcliff, Cenovus, Manulife, Taseko: Canadian Equity Preview | Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Canadian trading. Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (BIR CT): The Western Canadian oil and gas producer was cut to “hold” from “buy” at Canaccord Genuity Corp. Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE CT): The oil company spun off last year from EnCana Corp. said its Foster Creek oil ... | 15,469 |
2024-09-20 | Bloomberg | Canadian Stocks Gain as Gold, Oil Advance; Manulife Rallies | Canadian stocks rose to a four- month high as gold and oil prices gained and Manulife Financial Corp. advanced after Desjardins Securities Inc. boosted its rating on the shares. Kinross Gold Corp., Canada’s third-biggest producer, climbed 2 percent as the metal rallied on speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve may consi... | 15,744 |
2024-10-07 | Bloomberg | Dollar Rebound Predicted by Most Accurate Forecaster: Currencies | Desjardins Group, a Canadian credit union that beat the largest banks as the third-quarter’s most-accurate currency forecaster, favors the dollar as U.S. growth outpaces Europe. Hendrix Vachon, an economist and currency strategist, said Desjardins expects the dollar to gain versus the euro and pound. That puts the firm... | 16,499 |
2024-10-07 | Bloomberg | Twitter’s Valuation Seen Exceeding $20 Billion After IPO | Twitter Inc.’s user growth is slowing and it shows no sign of turning a profit. Some fund managers say that’s not going to stop the microblogging service’s $12.8 billion valuation from treading higher. Much higher. The $12.8 billion figure is derived from the fair value that Twitter put on its shares in an initial publ... | 16,571 |
2024-10-07 | Bloomberg | Canadian Heavy Crude Strengthens as Seasonal Decline Overdone | Canadian heavy crude strengthened for the first time in four days on speculation that declines caused by a seasonal softening in demand were overdone. Western Canadian Select for November delivery rose 75 cents to $32.75 a barrel below U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil, according to Calgary oil broker Net Ener... | 16,655 |
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