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Chilean Stocks: Copec, Lan, Ripley and Sud Americana de Vapores.The following companies had unusual price changes in Chilean trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 3:13 p.m. New York time. The Ipsa index rose 5.1 percent to 3,889.01. The MSCI Chile (MXCL) index surged 7 percent to 2,096.89, its ... |
CDC, La Poste to Form Venture for Dexia Muni Assets, Union Says.France ’s state-owned Caisse des Depots et Consignations and La Poste are joining with Dexia SA (DEXB) to create a new company to take over Dexia’s French municipal lending arm, La Poste’s union said. The company would be 65 percent owned by CDC, 5 percent... |
Synthetic Grass Company Polytan Seeks Buyer, FT Deutschland Says.Polytan GmbH’s owners IK Investment Partners have hired Macquarie to find a buyer for the German maker of synthetic grass, Financial Times Deutschland said, without saying where it got the information. Polytan is valued at 300 million euros ($400 million)... |
Canada September IVEY Index: Summary.Business activity in Canada slowed in Sept., according to the Ivey Purchasing Managers Index. The association’s monthly index of business activity fell to 55.7 last month, compared with 56.4 in August. An index above 50 means the number of firms who said business improved was greate... |
Crescent Said to Sell Stake in $2 Billion of Texas Buildings to JPMorgan.Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC sold its stake in six Texas office properties valued at about $2 billion to its partner, a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) , a person with knowledge of the transaction said. The acquisition, completed Sept. 28,... |
PIK Will Invest $399 Million in Moscow Project, Vedomosti Says.PIK Group (PIKK) , a Russian residential real-estate developer, may invest 13 billion rubles ($400 million) over four years in a new project in Moscow, Vedomosti reported today, citing Artem Eyramdzhants, the company’s first vice president. To contact the r... |
Osg Corp Announces Planned FY Group Dividend of 18.00 Yen.Osg Corp (6136) (6136) announced full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Nov. 30. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Dividend ===============================... |
Singapore’s Fuel Stockpiles Fall 7.6% From Last Week.Singapore’s total oil-product inventories fell 7.6 percent. Inventories in Asia ’s biggest oil-trading center fell 3,288 thousand barrels to 40,069 thousand barrels in the week ended yesterday, said International Enterprise Singapore, a unit of the trade ministry. Th... |
Lazard Hires Real-Estate Investment Team From Grubb & Ellis.Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) , the financial-advisory and asset-management firm, hired a real-estate investment team from Grubb & Ellis Alesco Global Advisors. Jay Leupp and David Ronco lead the group, which also includes Christopher Hartung to focus on investment strate... |
U.S. Aug. Single Family Attached Home Prices.Following is the monthly transaction based price changes for single family homes, attached homes only, in the U.S. from First American CoreLogic, LoanPerformance. Source: First American LoanPerformance HPI To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Tanzi in Washington at a... |
Thai Flood Damage May Rise to 130 Billion Baht, University Says.Thailand ’s seasonal floods may cause as much as 130 billion baht of damage and reduce economic growth by up to 1.3 percentage points, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce said today. The new estimate includes the cost of flooding in southern Tha... |
TCU’s Invitation to Join Big 12 May Spark Wave of Switches by Universities.Texas Christian University has received an invitation to become the 10th member of the Big 12 Conference, potentially setting off a new wave of colleges switching leagues. The Horned Frogs had earlier committed to join the Big East Conference be... |
ICE Daily Cocoa Stockpiles by Location for Oct. 6.Following is a table detailing cocoa stockpiles held at port warehouses monitored by the ICE Futures U.S. exchange: SOURCE: IntercontinentalExchange To contact the reporter on this story: Mike Sebany in Washington at msebany@bloomberg.net To contact the editor respons... |
Barclays’ Absa Merges Banking Units, Names Africa Committee.Absa Group Ltd. (ASA) , Barclays Plc (BARC) ’s South African bank, combined its retail and business divisions to boost efficiency and named a joint committee with its British parent to oversee growth in Africa. Bobby Malabie, head of Absa business banking, wil... |
United Tractors to Pay 185 Rupiah a Share Interim Dividend.PT United Tractors plans to pay an interim dividend of 185 rupiah a share in November, Corporate Secretary Sara Loebis said in Jakarta today. To contact the reporter on this story: Eko Listiyorini in Jakarta at elistiyorini@bloomberg.net To contact the editor... |
Canadian Dollar Falls on Economic Slowing Before Nations’ Jobs Reports.Canada ’s dollar fell versus a majority of its major peers before domestic and U.S. jobs data that may show the North American economy is faltering. The loonie, as the Canadian currency it’s nicknamed, touched the lowest level in more than a year ag... |
Peru’s Sol Heads for Biggest Two-Day Rise in Four Months on ECB Decision.Peru’s sol headed for its biggest two-day gain in four months as moves by the European Central Bank to shore up the euro region’s money market spurred demand for higher-yielding, emerging-market assets. The sol strengthened 0.5 percent to 2.7485 p... |
Prices for Young Racehorses Surge as Sheikh Mohammed Spends at Top Auction.Prices for top young race horses at Europe ’s biggest auction jumped 30 percent following a slow-down in breeding and increased demand from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. The average price paid for a yearling - a one-... |
Miraca to Buy Caris Life’s Pathology Unit for $725 Million.Miraca Holdings Inc. (4544) , Japan ’s biggest provider of medical tests, agreed to buy Caris Life Sciences Inc.’s pathology unit for $725 million, gaining laboratories in three U.S. states that service more than 3,500 patients daily. The purchase price include... |
San Miguel in Talks With CIMB to Sell Bank Stake, Ang Says.San Miguel Corp. (SMC) , the largest Philippine company by assets that’s seeking to expand in Malaysia, said it’s in discussions to sell a stake in Bank of Commerce to CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. (CIMB) “We’re in talks,” San Miguel President Ramon Ang said in an ... |
Company Pension Deficit Jumps Most Ever as Stocks, Yields Plunge.Company pensions in the U.S. fell behind future payouts to retirees by the most ever in September, as stocks fell and the slowing economy and Federal Reserve policy drove down bond yields, according to actuarial and consulting firm Milliman Inc. The defic... |
Riksbank’s Oeberg Signals Premature to Shelve Rate Rises.Swedish central bank First Deputy Governor Svante Oeberg signaled it may be premature to abandon a cycle of interest rate increases as Europe ’s debt crisis shows no signs of deteriorating since the bank’s September meeting. Europe’s leaders are “on a good path” ... |
Enbridge’s Oil Sands Project Is Years Early, Says IHS CERA.Enbridge Inc. (ENB) , Canada ’s largest pipeline operator, wouldn’t need to build the Northern Gateway project to export Alberta ’s oil-sands crude for almost a decade if TransCanada Corp. (TRP) ’s Keystone XL is approved this year, according to IHS CERA, an en... |
Yakuodo Co Lt Announces Planned FY Group Dividend of 3300.00 Yen.Yakuodo Co Ltd (3385) (3385) announced full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Feb. 29. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Dividend ==================... |
USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Midday Prices for October 6.October 6 (Bloomberg) -- This table details boxed beef cutout prices supplied daily by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prices and loads traded are as of 11:30 a.m. U.S. central time. Prices are determined from cuts in dollars a hundredweight and vary between higher... |
Brazil May Cut Its Oil Royalties Income Further, Folha Reports.Brazil ’s federal government may agree to reduce its share of profits from highly productive oil fields by a further 700 million reais ($382 million) to help reach agreement on how to share oil royalties with non-producing states, Folha de S.Paulo reported,... |
Greek ECB Reliance Declined for Second Month in August.Greek banks’ reliance on European Central Bank financing declined for a second month in August, the central bank said. Greek bank use of European Central Bank liquidity fell to 93.1 billion euros (124.9$ billion) in August from 96.3 billion euros the previous month... |
Bloomberg Weekly Consumer Comfort Index.The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort index rose last week to -50.2 from -53.0 a week earlier. Following is a table with the latest survey results: The CCI is reported in a four-week rolling average; this week’s results are based on telephone interviews among a random national sample of... |
Dexia Is in Advanced Talks to Sell Luxembourg Unit, Frieden Says.Luxembourg Finance Minister Luc Frieden said Dexia SA (DEXB) is in advanced talks with an undisclosed international investor to sell Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg SA. Speaking to reporters in Luxembourg, Frieden said talks should be concluded b... |
World Food Prices Drop for Third Month on Slumping Grains, UN Agency Says.World food prices fell for a third month in September, the longest stretch of declines in more than two years, after grain prices slumped amid concern demand will be hurt by an economic slowdown. An index of 55 food commodities fell to 225 points... |
U.S. Drought Monitor Report for the Week Ending Oct. 4 (Text).Following is the text of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor as released by the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska : The Southeast: Areas of heavy rain again affected parts of this area, leading to some drought/dryness reductions in the cent... |
Euro to Weaken as ECB Moves Toward Rate Cuts: Analysts’ Comments.Analysts discuss the European Central Bank ’s decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.5 percent. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB will resume covered-bond purchases and reintroduce year-long loans for banks to counter th... |
Huaku Development Buys NT$883 Million of Land in Taipei City.Huaku Development Co. bought 442 square meters of land for NT$883 million in Taipei city from Oct. 27, 2010 to Oct. 6, the company said in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange today. To contact the reporter on this story: Adela Lin in Taipei at alin95@bl... |
U.K. Universities Seen Suffering From Government Reform Plans.Britain’s reputation as a center of excellence in higher education may be damaged by government proposals to reform the universities, according to the compilers of this year’s World University Rankings. “The U.K. is blessed with some truly brilliant universi... |
Canadian Natural Gas Falls on Larger-Than-Average U.S. Storage.Canadian natural gas fell as a U.S. government report showed stockpiles increased more than average last week, weakening demand for the power-plant fuel. Prices declined 1.1 percent after the Energy Department said gas stockpiles rose 97 billion cubic feet ... |
Yankees Turn to Second-Cheapest Player, Ivan Nova, in AL Playoff Decider.The New York Yankees , with a $202 million payroll that’s the highest in Major League Baseball , are counting on their second-lowest-paid player to get into the next round of the postseason. Rookie pitcher Ivan Nova will get the start in tonight’s... |
Russia’s Foreign Reserves Tumble $9.2 Billion, Most Since May.Russia ’s international gold and currency reserves declined for a fourth week, plunging $9.2 billion, the most since May, as Bank Rossii bought rubles, stepping up its defense of the currency. The country’s reserves tumbled to a four-month low of $516.8 bill... |
Rand Rallies a Second Day on U.S. Jobs Optimism, Europe Debt Speculation.The rand strengthened for a second day on bets the European Central Bank may reintroduce loans to banks, boosting appetite for riskier assets. The currency of Africa ’s biggest economy appreciated as much as 1.8 percent to 7.8762 per dollar and tr... |
France Will Double Tax on Sodas, Sugary Drinks, Le Figaro Says.France will double a proposed tax on sugary drinks, including soft drinks, sweetened juices and waters, raising 240 million euros ($320 million), Le Figaro reported today, citing Budget Minister Valerie Pecresse. The additional tax on a 33-centiliter can of... |
Norway Sees Structural, Non-Oil Deficit at NK122 Bln, TV2 Says.Norway will report a structural, non- oil deficit of 122 billion kroner in next year’s budget, TV2 reported, citing budget documents that will be presented today. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jonas Bergman at jbergman@bloomberg.net |
Alstom Accepted as Likely Contractor for Belgrade’s First Subway.Belgrade’s city assembly approved an agreement for Alstom SA (ALO) ’s transport unit to take part in developing a subway in the Serbian capital. The assembly authorized the municipal government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Alstom Transport f... |
ECB Holds Rate at 1.5% at Trichet’s Final Meeting.The European Central Bank resisted calls to cut interest rates at President Jean-Claude Trichet’s final policy meeting today and may opt to use other tools to stem the sovereign debt crisis. ECB officials meeting in Berlin left the benchmark rate at 1.5 percent, as pred... |
JM Technology Announces Planned FY Group Dividend of 1000.00 Yen.JM Technology Inc (2423) (2423) announced full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Feb. 29. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Dividend ===============... |
Agile Leads Gain in Developers in Hong Kong on ‘Emerging’ Investment Value.Agile Property Holdings Ltd. (3383) led gains in Hong Kong-listed Chinese property stocks after Deutsche Bank AG said it sees “emerging” value for long-term investment in the developers. Agile surged by a record 20 percent to HK$5.28 at the clos... |
Dubai’s DP World Arranges Financing For London Gateway Project.DP World Ltd. (DPW) , Dubai’s state- controlled port operator, has agreed on a 20-year financing with a group of international banks to fund its London Gateway deep- sea port. The company, which said it will invest an additional $1 billion on the project ov... |
Dutch Average House Prices Falls 1.1 Percent From Year Earlier.Dutch average house prices fell 1.1 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, Dutch realtors association NVM said today in a statement on its website. NVM said third-quarter house sales rose 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. NVM had for... |
Geithner Says European Debt Crisis Poses Significant Risk.U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the debt crisis in Europe poses a “significant risk to global recovery” and it is critical that governments and financial institutions have a “powerful financial backstop.” “Our direct financial exposure to those ... |
Pound Weakens Against Dollar as Bank of England Adds Stimulus to Economy.The pound tumbled against the dollar and the euro after the Bank of England unexpectedly added stimulus to revive the economy. Sterling slid 0.9 percent to $1.5326 as of 12:02 p.m. in London , and weakened 0.8 percent to 87 pence per euro. Policy ... |
Venture Firms Reduce Biotechnology Investment on FDA Risk.Venture capital firms are investing less in experimental drugmakers and medical device makers because of what they say are regulatory hurdles, a survey found. Almost 40 percent of 150 venture capital firms that responded to the survey have decreased their invest... |
Primary Says Bateman Affirmed Remaining as CEO Further 3 Years.Primarty Health Ltd. said Chief Executive Officer Edmund Bateman has affirmed he intends to remain in the role for a further three years, according to a regulatory filing. To contact the reporter on this story: Tim Smith in Sydney at tsmith58@bloomberg.net... |
Crude Oil Falls in New York on Renewed Growth Concern After Two-Day Rally.Oil fell in New York on speculation the biggest two-day rally in seven months was exaggerated amid U.S. unemployment and signs of slowing global demand for crude. Futures slipped as much as 0.6 percent, paring the first weekly increase in three. ... |
Pickles Corp Announces Planned FY Group Dividend of 10.00 Yen.Pickles Corp (2925) (2925) announced full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Feb. 29. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Dividend =======================... |
Airlines May Lose Fight Over EU CO2 Caps.International airlines should lose a challenge to the European Union’s planned expansion of its carbon cap-and-trade system beyond the bloc’s borders, an adviser to the region’s top court said. “The inclusion of international aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme is compat... |
SPAIN DAYBOOK: Treasury Sells Bonds; Industrial Output Data.Spain ’s Treasury aims to sell as much as 4.5 billion euros of debt maturing in 2014 and 2015, while the National Statistics Institute publishes industrial production data. WHAT TO WATCH: *Treasury sells debt, with results due around 10.35 a.m. in Madrid. *Peo... |
Anita Hill, 20 Years On, Seeks Equality: Susan Antilla.(Corrects date and details of a court dismissal in 11th paragraph) Anita Hill sits at a tiny conference table in her office at Brandeis University , just outside Boston , as I quiz her on the obvious themes. Her testimony during hearings to confirm Clarence Thomas ... |
Kenyan Government Expects Shilling to Gain Strength ‘Very Soon’.Kenya ’s government said it expects the shilling to strengthen against the dollar “very soon” after Prime Minister Raila Odinga led efforts to stabilize the currency. Odinga is meeting President Mwai Kibaki today to discuss measures to support the currency... |
Tact Home Co Ltd 1H Group Net Income Estimate 1.70B Yen 8915 JP.Tact Home Co Ltd (8915) (8915) announced first-half group earnings estimates for the period to Nov. 30. Figures other than earnings per share are in millions of yen. ================================================================================ Operatin... |
Fisher Says He Sympathizes With Protests Against Fed, Wall Street Bailouts.Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said protests against Wall Street and the central bank stem from frustration with unemployment, and he sympathizes with the discontent. The U.S. faces stalled job growth, and “too many” of ... |
Peru Sol Has Biggest Two-Day Rise in Four Months on ECB Move.Peru’s sol posted its biggest two-day gain in more than four months as moves by the European Central Bank to shore up the euro region’s money market spurred demand for higher-yielding, emerging-market assets. The sol strengthened 0.5 percent to 2.7495 per U.S... |
Chile’s Cruz Blanca Salud Registers Peru Health Services Unit.Cruz Blanca Salud SA, Chile ’s second- largest health services provider, registered a unit in Peru as part of an international expansion plan, according to a statement posted on the website of Chile’s securities regulator. To contact the reporter on this sto... |
Soros Says Euro Needs Own Finance Ministry, Handelsblatt Reports.The euro-area countries should move without delay toward establishing a joint finance ministry to gain control over the debt crisis, according to billionaire investor George Soros, Handelsblatt reported. Soros told the newspaper the European Central Bank ... |
Energy Dept. Loan Director Leaving After Solyndra.Jonathan Silver, executive director of the U.S. program that awarded Solyndra LLC a $535 million federal loan guarantee, is leaving, the Energy Department said. While Silver joined the Energy Department after the solar panel maker received its loan, Representative Cliff... |
MetLife Has Charge of Up to $135 Million on Death Benefits.MetLife Inc. (MET) , the largest U.S. life insurer, said it will take a charge of $115 million to $135 million for the third quarter to adjust reserves as it uses additional data to identify cases where it hadn’t paid claims. The review involves the use of Soci... |
Apple Looks to Overseas Growth to Stay on Top Without Jobs: Tech.Steve Jobs built Apple Inc. into the world’s most valuable technology company with easy-to-use products that transformed the computing, wireless and music industries. The company will look for overseas growth to extend that legacy and remain an investor f... |
U.S. Crude Premiums Weaken as WTI-Brent Spread Little Changed.U.S. Gulf crude premiums weakened after the discount for West Texas Intermediate versus Brent was little changed. The gap between WTI and Brent November contracts increased 9 cents to settle at $23.14 a barrel in New York. The spread settled Sept. 6 at a rec... |
Megaworld, Philippine Builders Rise on Office Rental Rate Gain.Megaworld Corp. (MEG) climbed, leading an advance among Philippine property developers, after the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that office rental rates in Manila rose in the second quarter. Megaworld, which builds offices for call centers, advanced 3.... |
Spain Industrial Output Rises for First Time in Six Months.Spanish industrial production unexpectedly rose for the first time in six months in August, backing up a prediction by Finance Minister Elena Salgado that Spain won’t relapse into a recession. Output at factories, refineries and mines adjusted for the number of... |
AT&T Judge Asked by U.S., Company to Appoint Special Master.AT&T Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to help manage the government’s lawsuit seeking to block the company’s purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc. In a motion filed today in federal court in Washington , AT&T and t... |
Venezuelan Consumer Prices Said to Rise 1.6% in September.Venezuela ’s consumer prices rose 1.6 percent nationwide in September as the pace of monthly price increases slowed, said a government official familiar with the inflation report to be released later today. The inflation rate will begin to decelerate and monthly... |
U.S. Urged to Halt Skilled-Worker Flight or Lose Innovation Lead.The U.S. risks losing its global lead in innovation if it fails to halt an exodus of skilled foreign workers from the country and doesn’t do more to support research and development. That was a message delivered by five corporate executives and seven univ... |
Trichet Says Council Discussed Rate Cut, Other Options.European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet said cutting interest rates was part of the discussions at today’s governing council meeting. “There has been a discussion on the pros and cons of decreasing rates or keeping rates where they are,” Trichet said a... |
Roesler Says ‘Emphatic’ German Aim to Keep All 17 States in Euro.German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said it is his country’s “emphatic” aim to keep all 17 members of the euro in the single currency. In a speech to a group of businessmen in Athens tonight, Roesler said his proposals for the future European Security... |
Axel Springer, Continental, Homag: German Equity Market Preview.The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Germany. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last close. The benchmark DAX Index rose 3.2 percent to 5,645.25. Axel Springer AG (SPR) : The media compa... |
Peru Central Bank Keeps Rate at 4.25% for Fifth Month on Global Slowdown.Peru ’s central bank left borrowing costs unchanged for a fifth month as the threat of recession in Europe and the U.S. outweighs concern about accelerating inflation. The seven-member board, led by central bank President Julio Velarde, kept the o... |
Pound Fluctuates Versus Euro Before BOE Stimulus, Interest-Rate Decision.The pound swung between gains and losses against the euro before the Bank of England ’s latest interest-rate decision amid speculation it will restart a bond- purchase program to help revive the U.K. economy. The Monetary Policy Committee will lea... |
Qantas Orders 110 A320s From Airbus in Short-Haul Fleet Push.Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN) said it placed a firm order for 78 fuel-efficient A320neo aircraft and 32 A320 classic single-aisle jets, in the largest order in Australian aviation to date, according to a statement today. The aircraft will be used on short and mid... |
Orange Juice Rises as U.S. Inventories Ebb; Cotton Advances.Orange-juice futures climbed to a one-week high on signs of dwindling supplies in the U.S., the world’s second-biggest producer. Cotton also advanced. As of Oct. 4, orange-juice inventories monitored by ICE Futures U.S. fell 46 percent in the past year. Most o... |
Italy Reports Seven New Cases of Anthrax in Widening Outbreak.Italy reported seven new cases of anthrax in livestock since last week as the deadly animal disease spreads in the country’s south, bringing affected farms to 26 since the first confirmation in September. The illness killed cattle, sheep and horses or donkey... |
Alliance, Gazprom Neft, Lukoil: Russian Equity Market Preview.The following companies may be active in Russian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close of trading in Moscow. The 30-stock Micex Index gained 4.2 percent to 1,318.29. The dollar-denominated RTS Index climbed 4.... |
OTP Bank Leads Hungarian Equity Index to Highest in Three Weeks.Hungary’s stock index increased for a third day to the highest in nearly three weeks, led by lenders OTP Bank Nyrt. and Foldhitel es Jelzalogbank Nyrt. The BUX equity gauge increased as much as 1.6 percent to 16,718.24, its highest since Sept. 16, and trad... |
On Corporate Taxes, Put the Public in Publicly Traded: View.How can you tell how much federal income tax a publicly traded company pays in a specific year? You can’t. Writing in the Washington Post last month, journalist Allan Sloan suggested this can be corrected by demanding that the Financial Accounting Standards Bo... |
Stocks, Euro Advance as Treasuries Drop.U.S. stocks rallied for a third day, commodities gained and Treasuries slid as European officials detailed plans to tame the sovereign debt crisis and reports on retail sales and jobless claims bolstered optimism in the economy. The euro reversed an earlier drop versus the dollar... |
U.S. Natural Gas Fund Discount at 0.11% on Oct. 5.The U.S. Natural Gas Fund, the largest exchange-traded fund in the fuel, closed at a discount of 0.11 percent on Oct. 5, according to figures on the fund’s website. A discount means that the closing price of the shares is lower than the value of its underlying holdings ... |
Brazil Sells Part of NTN-F and LTN Bills Offered at Auction.The Brazilian government sold 550,000 out of 650,000 NTN-F notes offered at auction today and 4.69 million LTN bills out of 5.5 million offered, according to a preliminary statement posted on the Central Bank ’s website. The Brazilian government sold 50,000 NT... |
Ghana Cedi Heads for Biggest Gain in 2 Weeks; Bank Sells Dollars.Ghana ’s cedi headed for the biggest gain in more than two weeks as the west African country’s central bank sold the U.S. currency and demand for dollars by importers eased. The currency of the world’s second-largest cocoa producer appreciated as much as ... |
AstraZeneca Will Cut 400 U.S. Jobs Amid Generic Drug Pressure.AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) , the U.K.’s second- biggest drugmaker, plans to eliminate 400 positions in the U.S. as it prepares for competition from generic medicines. AstraZeneca will cut the jobs at its Wilmington, Delaware, location along with some “field-based... |
Claymore Gold Bullion ETF Holdings Increase 8,092 Ounces.Gold holdings in the Claymore Gold Bullion exchange-traded fund increased 8092 ounces to 346,293 ounces as of Oct. 5, according to figures on the fund’s website. To contact the reporter on this story: Stephen Rose in Washington at srose31@bloomberg.net To cont... |
12 People Punished for Shanghai Subway Crash, Xinhua Says.Twelve people responsible for an accident in the Shanghai subway on Sept. 27 were punished by the government, Xinhua News Agency said in a flashed headline today, without citing anybody. Investigators found that train dispatchers sent wrong commands without foll... |
Allianz Sees ‘Bubble Pricing’ for Some Prime Commercial Property.Allianz SE (ALV) , Europe ’s largest insurer, is finding it tougher to meet its target for spending on prime commercial real estate after competition drove up prices in German, French and British hotspots. “We want to buy more assets for our balance sheet... |
Richemont’s Shanghai Tang to Double Chinese Stores as Luxury Demand Climbs.Shanghai Tang , the fashion boutique brand owned by Cie Financiere Richemont SA (CFR) , plans to almost double its stores in China , its fastest growing market, as demand for luxury goods rises. “China is the number one luxury market in the worl... |
Merkel Diverges From Sarkozy on Greek Default Threat to Banks: Euro Credit.Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are running out of road. Whether to allow Greece to default and how to manage the fallout, questions they have tried to avoid for more than a year, may finally require answers as European officials turn to forti... |
Berlusconi to Name Bank of Italy Nominee by November, Ansa Says.Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will decide on a candidate to replace Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi by Nov. 1, the premier told journalists in Rome today, news agency Ansa reported. Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central... |
Ex-Hansen Medical Sales Executives Face SEC Fraud Allegations.Former sales executives at Hansen Medical Inc. (HNSN) were accused of fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. To contact the reporter on this story: Karen Gullo in San Francisco at kgullo@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for th... |
Steve Jobs's Bicycles for the Mind.Steve Jobs logged off too soon. He was a serial innovator whose illness cost the world a bright talent who was also a great company leader. I hope that the music from the hymns of praise sung to him in his waning days is playing on his iPod as he ascends into the firmament of the grea... |
France October Insee GDP Forecasts: Summary.Following is a summary of the October French GDP forecasts report from the French Statistics Office in Paris: To contact the reporter on this story: Barbara Sladkowska in Warsaw at bsladkowska@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at ... |
Mouchel Group Chief Executive Officer Richard Cuthbert Resigns.Mouchel Group Plc (MCHL) said Chief Executive Officer Richard Cuthbert resigned with immediate effect. Bo Lerenius becomes executive chairman until a new chief executive is appointed. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Peter Woodifield at pw... |
Canada’s Aglukkaq Announces Plans to Regulate Energy Drinks.Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said she is planning new regulations for energy drinks that will include nutritional labeling and limits on caffeine. Aglukkaq made the announcement today in Ottawa. To contact the reporter on this story: Theophilos Argi... |
TAIWAN DAYBOOK: September Trade; TSMC Revenue; Bills Auction.Taiwan’s year-on-year export growth may have accelerated to 9.6 percent last month from 7.2 percent in August, according to the median estimate of 16 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The island’s Ministry of Finance is scheduled to announce trade data, ... |
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Says Chief Financial Officer Malik Quit.Aldar Properties PJSC (ALDAR) , an Abu Dhabi developer that’s had three chief executive officers in four years, said Chief Financial Officer Shafqat Ali Malik resigned. Malik will continue in his role until the end of October, the company said in a statement to ... |
Japan Aug. Workers’ Households High-Value Spending.Following is the detailed table for Japan ’s workers’ household spending for high-value products from the government’s statistics bureau in Tokyo. NOTE1: Figures are not seasonally adjusted. Total spending figures are calculated by Bloomberg News. NOTE2: Includes agric... |
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