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1969-12-31 00:00:00 UTC | Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (MRH): New Analyst Report from Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Equity Research Report | MRH | http://www.zacks.com/stock/research/MRH/equity-research | Zacks | |||||||
2006-10-20 00:00:00 UTC | Inco's Net Soars on Higher Metal Prices, Breakup Fee | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-20/inco-s-net-soars-on-higher-metal-prices-breakup-fee-update4-.html
| Dale Crofts | Inco Ltd., the Canadian nickel producer
being bought by Brazil 's Cia. Vale do Rio, said third-quarter
profit soared 11-fold, boosted by surging metal prices and fees
paid by Falconbridge Ltd. after a failed takeover.
Net income jumped to $701 million, or $3.08 a share, from $64
million, or 29 cents, a year earlier... | |||||||
2006-10-21 00:00:00 UTC | Jim Cramer: Diageo, Anheuser-Busch, Monster Worldwide, Google | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-21/jim-cramer-diageo-anheuser-busch-monster-worldwide-google.html
| Steven Bodzin | Jim Cramer recommended that viewers
buy shares of liquor maker Diageo Plc (DGE) because of its dividend
and its growth in China .
Diageo is similar to Guess? Inc. (GES) as a ``company that preys
on natural human weakness,'' said Cramer, a market commentator
and former hedge-fund manager on his ``Mad Money'' te... | |||||||
2006-10-23 00:00:00 UTC | Ex-Plant Worker Shuster Pleads Guilty in Trading Case | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-23/ex-plant-worker-shuster-pleads-guilty-in-trading-case-update1-.html
| David Glovin | A former worker at a Wisconsin
printing plant pleaded guilty to charges that he leaked the
names of stocks mentioned in Business Week before the magazine
was mailed out.
Nickolaus Shuster, who worked at Quad Graphics Inc. in
Sussex, Wisconsin, told a judge today in Manhattan federal court
that he tipped two othe... | |||||||
2006-10-23 00:00:00 UTC | EU Energy Chief Backs German Plan for Price Controls | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-23/eu-energy-chief-backs-german-plan-for-price-controls-update1-.html
| Thomas Bauer | European Union Energy Commissioner
Andris Piebalgs backed German government plans to give antitrust
authorities powers to challenge energy price increases.
Germany's Economy Ministry is considering steps to keep
utilities from charging prices that exceed costs ``excessively''
after E.ON AG and RWE AG attracted att... | |||||||
2006-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | Huaneng Power's Third-Quarter Profit Rises on Demand | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-24/huaneng-power-s-third-quarter-profit-rises-on-demand-update1-.html
| Wing-Gar Cheng | Huaneng Power International Inc. (902) ,
the largest Chinese power producer listed in Hong Kong , said
third-quarter profit rose 2.7 percent as demand grew at a faster
pace than fuel costs.
Net income rose to 1.47 billion yuan ($186 million), or
0.13 yuan a share, from 1.43 billion yuan, or 0.12 yuan, a year
earl... | |||||||
2006-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | Vale Buys Control of Canadian Nickel Miner Inco | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-24/vale-buys-control-of-canadian-nickel-miner-inco-update4-.html
| Heloiza Canassa | Cia. Vale do Rio Doce paid $13.3
billion to acquire control of Inco Ltd., the world's second-largest
nickel maker, putting the Brazilian company on course to become the
top nickel miner by 2009.
Rio de Janeiro-based Vale, the world's largest iron-ore
producer, said in an e-mail statement today that 75.66 percent o... | |||||||
2006-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | Russia, Ukraine End Dispute That Cut Gas Supplies | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-24/russia-ukraine-end-dispute-that-cut-gas-supplies-update2-.html
| Daryna Krasnolutska | Russia 's state-run OAO Gazprom, the
world's biggest natural gas exporter, agreed to charge Ukraine
about $2 billion more for the fuel in 2007, ending a dispute
that cut supplies to Europe at the start of this year.
Ukraine will pay $130 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas next
year, compared with $95 now, Ukrainian Prime... | |||||||
2006-10-24 00:00:00 UTC | Jim Cramer: Bare Escentuals, Allergan, Medicis, Avon | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-24/jim-cramer-bare-escentuals-allergan-medicis-avon-correct-.html
| Steven Bodzin | Bare Escentuals Inc.'s cosmetics are
a fad, making the stock likely to decline, Jim Cramer said on his
``Mad Money'' television program on CNBC.
Cramer, a market commentator and former hedge-fund manager,
said the stock was reminiscent of Sealy Corp. in that the initial
public offering aimed to make money for a le... | |||||||
2006-10-25 00:00:00 UTC | Ambac 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises, New Premiums Fall | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-25/ambac-3rd-quarter-profit-rises-new-premiums-fall-update1-.html
| Christine Richard | Ambac Financial Group Inc. (ABKFQ) , the
world's second-largest bond insurer, said third-quarter profit
rose 22 percent even amid a drop in new business as a reduction
in reserves related to Hurricane Katrina bolstered results.
Third-quarter net income rose to $213.5 million, or $1.98 a
share, from $175.1 million,... | |||||||
2006-10-25 00:00:00 UTC | Wheeling-Pitt, Defying Gendell, Agrees to CSN Merger | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-25/wheeling-pitt-defying-gendell-agrees-to-csn-merger-update3-.html
| Dale Crofts | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., a West
Virginia-based steelmaker, said it agreed to merge with Brazil 's
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA in defiance of opposition from some
shareholders including hedge fund manager Jeffrey Gendell.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh, based in Wheeling, West Virginia , will
hold 50.5 percent in a new com... | |||||||
2006-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | Singapore Airlines 2nd-Quarter Net Falls 15% on Fuel | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-27/singapore-airlines-2nd-quarter-net-falls-15-on-fuel-update1-.html
| Chan Sue Ling | Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) , the world's
second-largest carrier by market value, said profit fell for a
sixth quarter in seven, as higher fuel costs eroded gains from
increased travel demand .
Net income dropped 15 percent to S$293 million ($187
million), or 23.9 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter
ended... | |||||||
2006-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | Balda Says Investor Asks to Open Books for Buyers | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-27/balda-says-investor-asks-to-open-books-for-buyers-update1-.html
| Stefanie Haxel | Balda AG (BAF) , which cut its profit
forecast last month, said its largest shareholder asked to give
investors interested in buying the company access to its books.
Cycladic Capital LLP wrote a letter to the supervisory
board, claiming only access to the books would allow investors to
assess Balda's restructuring p... | |||||||
2006-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | MPC Third-Quarter Net Doubles on U.K. Property Sale | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-27/mpc-third-quarter-net-doubles-on-u-k-property-sale-update3-.html
| Aaron Kirchfeld | MPC Capital AG, a German financial-
services company, said third-quarter profit more than doubled as
it booked a gain from the sale of a London office building.
Net income climbed to 15.8 million euros ($20.7 million), or
1.49 euros a share, from 7.15 million euros, or 0.67 euros a
share, a year earlier, the Hamburg... | |||||||
2006-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | Baoshan's 3rd-Quarter Profit Gains on Steel Demand | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-27/baoshan-s-3rd-quarter-profit-gains-on-steel-demand-update4-.html
| Janet Ong | Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., China's
biggest steelmaker, said its third-quarter net income rose 42
percent and reversed three straight quarters of declines as
demand recovered.
Net income rose to 4.7 billion yuan ($595.7 million) in the
quarter ended Sept. 30, or 0.27 yuan a share, from last year's
3.31 billion yuan,... | |||||||
2006-10-30 00:00:00 UTC | U.S. Newspapers Losing Readers at Accelerating Rate | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-30/u-s-newspapers-losing-readers-at-accelerating-rate-update4-.html
| Cecile Daurat | U.S. daily newspapers are losing
readers at an accelerating rate, led by big-city publications
such as the Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times.
Circulation at 770 daily newspapers declined 2.8 percent in
the six months ended Sept. 30, the Newspaper Association of
America said today in a statement, citing data from ... | |||||||
2006-10-30 00:00:00 UTC | Amerigroup Defrauded U.S., Must Pay $144 Million | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-30/amerigroup-defrauded-u-s-must-pay-144-million-update3-.html
| Andrew Harris | Amerigroup Corp. (AGP) , which manages
government health plans for the poor, must pay at least $144
million in damages for wrongfully denying coverage to pregnant
women eligible for Medicaid, a jury found.
The jury today awarded the plaintiffs, which included the
U.S. and Illinois governments and a whistleblower f... | |||||||
2006-10-30 00:00:00 UTC | Porter to Begin Flying to Montreal in December | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-10-30/porter-to-begin-flying-to-montreal-in-december-update1-.html
| Doug Alexander | Porter Airlines Inc., the commuter
carrier that began flying between Toronto and Ottawa a week ago,
will add Montreal as its second destination starting on Dec. 11.
The airline will offer four weekday flights as well as
weekend service to Montreal and will at least double that
frequency after getting a fourth airc... | |||||||
2006-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | ACE Must Lift Pay for Air Canada Pilots, Jazz Workers | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-01/ace-must-lift-pay-for-air-canada-pilots-jazz-workers-update1-.html
| Doug Alexander | ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE/H) must give
raises to pilots at Air Canada, the country's largest airline,
and flight attendants at the company's regional carrier, two
arbitrators ruled.
The 3,100 pilots represented by the Air Canada Pilots
Association will get a 2 percent wage increase effective July
2006, 1.75 p... | |||||||
2006-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | Comstar to Spend $300 Million on Regional Purchases | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-01/comstar-to-spend-300-million-on-regional-purchases-update1-.html
| Lyubov Pronina | OAO Comstar United Telesystems plans
to spend $300 million of the proceeds from its initial public
offering on acquisitions this year and in 2007, Chief Executive
Officer Eric Franke said.
Comstar UTS, Russia 's largest alternative phone operator,
will spend $150 million to complete six acquisitions this year,
he s... | |||||||
2006-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | Russian Stocks Gain the Most in Three Weeks; Led by Gazprom | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-01/russian-stocks-gain-the-most-in-three-weeks-led-by-gazprom.html
| Maria Ermakova | Russian stocks rose, with the RTS
Index gaining the most in more than three weeks, led by OAO
Gazprom and OAO Unified Energy System.
Kommersant reported President Vladimir Putin may discuss gas
and electricity price increases with the heads of the two energy
companies.
OAO Mobile TeleSystems, eastern Europe 's... | |||||||
2006-11-02 00:00:00 UTC | Coles Myer Raises Performance Targets for Bonuses | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-02/coles-myer-raises-performance-targets-for-bonuses-update3-.html
| Robert Fenner | Coles Myer Ltd., Australia 's second-largest retailer, raised the targets management must reach to be
paid bonuses, after pressure from its biggest shareholder to use
forecasts cited to reject a A$18.2 billion ($14 billion) buyout.
Chief Executive Officer John Fletcher must now boost earnings
35 percent over the ne... | |||||||
2006-11-02 00:00:00 UTC | Korea Electric Net Rises on Rate Gain, Nuclear Power | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-02/korea-electric-net-rises-on-rate-gain-nuclear-power-update5-.html
| Meeyoung Song | Korea Electric Power Corp. (015760) , the
country's largest utility, said third-quarter profit rose 19
percent because of higher electricity prices and increased
generation of lower-cost nuclear power.
Net income climbed to 1.21 trillion won ($1.3 billion) from
1.02 trillion won a year earlier, the Seoul-based compa... | |||||||
2006-11-03 00:00:00 UTC | N. Korea Cargo-Screening May Miss Nuclear Contraband | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-03/n-korea-cargo-screening-may-miss-nuclear-contraband-update3-.html
| Jeff Bliss | The radiation detectors at the heart
of U.S.-backed cargo inspections aimed at stopping the spread of
North Korea 's nuclear technology may miss some contraband while
mistaking harmless materials for dangerous ones.
The detectors used at border crossings and in major ports
serving North Korea may be triggered by it... | |||||||
2006-11-03 00:00:00 UTC | Nielsen Postpones Offering Ratings for TV Commercials | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-03/nielsen-postpones-offering-ratings-for-tv-commercials-update2-.html
| Michael White | Nielsen Media Research , which
provides television ratings used to set advertising prices,
postponed for a second time a service that measure viewership of
commercials after cable networks questioned its accuracy.
Clients also had concerns about how to count replays on
digital recorders, Nielsen spokesman Gary Holme... | |||||||
2006-11-03 00:00:00 UTC | Schneider Shares Rise on Speculation of LBO Interest | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-03/schneider-shares-rise-on-speculation-of-lbo-interest-update2-.html
| Nicolas Johnson | Shares of Schneider Electric SA (SU) ,
the world's biggest maker of circuit breakers, rose the most
in four months on speculation that the French company may be
a takeover target for private-equity companies.
The stock climbed 3.05 euros, or 3.7 percent, to 86.4
euros, the sharpest gain since June 30, for a market ... | |||||||
2006-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | Ceridian Wins Tennessee Trial Over Gift-Card Patent | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-07/ceridian-wins-tennessee-trial-over-gift-card-patent-update1-.html
| Susan Decker | A Ceridian Corp. unit didn't infringe
a Tennessee company's patent on gift cards sold at store
checkout stands, a federal jury said.
The jury in Memphis also found on Nov. 3 that Barry Fiala
Inc.'s patent was invalid, because it covered an obvious
variation of an earlier invention, and unenforceable because an
i... | |||||||
2006-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | Shimao Hires Goldman, Morgan Stanley for Bond Sale | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-07/shimao-hires-goldman-morgan-stanley-for-bond-sale-update1-.html
| Patricia Kuo | Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (813) ,
controlled by China 's fifth-richest man Xu Rongmao, hired Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) to sell $500 million of bonds,
the company said in a statement.
Shimao plans to meet investors on Nov. 9 in Singapore,
before moving to Hong Kong and the U.S. ne... | |||||||
2006-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | Stillwater Posts Profit on Processing Recycled Metals | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-07/stillwater-posts-profit-on-processing-recycled-metals-update1-.html
| Choy Leng Yeong | Stillwater Mining Co. (SWC) , the only U.S.
producer of palladium and platinum, had its most profitable
quarter in two years as prices of recycled metals rose and
processing increased.
Profit was $6.86 million, or 7 cents a share, Billings,
Montana-based Stillwater said today in a statement. A year earlier,
it had a... | |||||||
2006-11-07 00:00:00 UTC | Russia May Cancel Licenses Held by Unit of BP Venture | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-07/russia-may-cancel-licenses-held-by-unit-of-bp-venture-update1-.html
| Todd Prince | Russian Prosecutor General Yuri
Chaika's office is seeking to cancel extraction licenses held by
a unit of BP Plc (BP/) 's local venture, the latest setback for foreign
companies in the nation's oil industry.
The country's top law enforcement body asked the Federal
Subsoil Agency to cancel two licenses held by ZAO ... | |||||||
2006-11-08 00:00:00 UTC | Qatar Petroleum Offers 980,000 Tons of '07 Condensate | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-08/qatar-petroleum-offers-980-000-tons-of-07-condensate-update1-.html
| Trisha Huang | Qatar Petroleum , the country's state-
run oil and gas company, offered to sell three different types of
condensate, totaling 980,000 metric tons, for loading in the year
from January, according to offer documents.
The refiner offered to load a total of 148,000 metric tons
of Al-Khaleej Gas plant condensate liquids ... | |||||||
2006-11-08 00:00:00 UTC | Russian Stocks Drop; Severstal Slides as Share Sale Falls Short | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-08/russian-stocks-drop-severstal-slides-as-share-sale-falls-short.html
| Michael Heath | Russian stocks fell from a five-month
high, pushed lower by OAO Severstal, after the country's biggest
steelmaker by sales raised a less-than-expected $1.06 billion in
a public share offering.
The dollar-denominated RTS Index lost 0.7 percent to 1663.19
in Moscow, sliding from its highest since May 12. The ruble-bas... | |||||||
2006-11-08 00:00:00 UTC | Dynegy Reports Third-Quarter Net Loss of $69 Million | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-08/dynegy-reports-third-quarter-net-loss-of-69-million-update6-.html
| Edward Klump | Dynegy Inc., owner of power plants in
10 U.S. states, reported a third-quarter loss of $69 million
after writing down the value of a Kentucky power plant and
recording costs for a debt exchange.
The net loss was equivalent to 14 cents a share and compared
with net income of $29 million, or 6 cents a share after pa... | |||||||
2006-11-08 00:00:00 UTC | Namibian Investors Buy Absa's 34% Stake in Capricorn | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-08/namibian-investors-buy-absa-s-34-stake-in-capricorn-update1-.html
| Vernon Wessels | Namibian investors have bought Absa
Group Ltd. (ASA) 's 34.4 percent stake in Capricorn Investment Holdings
Ltd., a Windhoek-based financial services company, for an
undisclosed amount.
Johannesburg-based Absa agreed to sell its stake in
Capricorn, which owns banks in Botswana and Zambia, after it
sold a controllin... | |||||||
2006-11-09 00:00:00 UTC | FirstRand Says Law May Pare Fees by 788 Million Rand | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-09/firstrand-says-law-may-pare-fees-by-788-million-rand-update4-.html
| Vernon Wessels | First National Bank , the consumer
banking unit of FirstRand Ltd. (FSR) , said it may lose as much as 788
million rand ($107.5 million) in fees after South Africa
introduces a new credit law to protect consumers next year.
The National Credit Act, scheduled to come into effect
next June, will limit transaction fees... | |||||||
2006-11-09 00:00:00 UTC | China Stocks Will Rise 30% in 2007, ABN Amro Predicts | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-09/china-stocks-will-rise-30-in-2007-abn-amro-predicts-update1-.html
| Zhang Shidong | China's stock market will rally as
much as 30 percent next year as surging exports boost profits
and a strengthening yuan encourages overseas speculative capital
to buy properties, according to ABN Amro Teda Fund Management Co.
Machinery makers, banks and property developers are likely
to lead gains, Liu Qingshan,... | |||||||
2006-11-09 00:00:00 UTC | Vale Third-Quarter Net Profit Rises 47% on Ore Price | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-09/vale-third-quarter-net-profit-rises-47-on-ore-price-update1-.html
| Jeb Blount | Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, the world's
largest iron-ore producer, said third-quarter profit rose 47
percent to a record after it raised iron-ore prices 19 percent
from a year ago and beefed up output from its mines.
`Consolidated net income at the Rio de Janeiro-based
company rose to 3.97 billion reais ($1.85 billion)... | |||||||
2006-11-10 00:00:00 UTC | Evraz's Raspadskaya Raises $317 Million in Share Sale | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-10/evraz-s-raspadskaya-raises-317-million-in-share-sale-update2-.html
| Samantha Shields | OAO Raspadskaya, among the world's
10 biggest coking-coal producers, raised $317 million in a share
sale as Russian stock offerings this year climb to a record.
Raspadskaya sold 140.8 million shares, or 18 percent of its
stock, at $2.25 apiece, valuing the company at $1.76 billion,
according to an e-mailed statement... | |||||||
2006-11-10 00:00:00 UTC | Mills Sets Shareholder Meeting After Gazit-Globe Sues | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-10/mills-sets-shareholder-meeting-after-gazit-globe-sues-update2-.html
| Sharon L. Crenson | Mills Corp., a U.S. mall developer
struggling to build a $2 billion shopping and entertainment
complex in New Jersey, set its annual shareholder meeting for
next month after an investor sued the company on the matter.
The meeting is planned for Dec. 21, Chevy Chase, Maryland-
based Mills said today in a statement. I... | |||||||
2006-11-10 00:00:00 UTC | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Union Files to Block CSN Deal | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-10/wheeling-pittsburgh-union-files-to-block-csn-deal-update2-.html
| Christopher Donville | A union representing workers at
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. filed a grievance to block the
steelmaker's merger with Brazil 's Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA
and said it favors a hostile offer made by Esmark Inc.
Under a collective bargaining agreement, Wheeling-Pittsburgh may not enter into a transaction that changes c... | |||||||
2006-11-13 00:00:00 UTC | Sacyr Shares Post Record Gain as Roads Boost Earnings | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-13/sacyr-shares-post-record-gain-as-roads-boost-earnings-update3-.html
| Joao Lima | Shares of Sacyr Vallehermoso SA (SYV) ,
Spain 's fifth-biggest construction company, had their sharpest-ever gain after the company reported a 38 percent jump in third-quarter operating profit on increased orders for homes and roads.
The stock closed up 7.13 euros, or 15 percent, at 54 euros,
the highest since the... | |||||||
2006-11-13 00:00:00 UTC | Baltika Nine-Month Profit Gains 35%; Shares Advance | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-13/baltika-nine-month-profit-gains-35-shares-advance-update3-.html
| Maria Ermakova | OAO Baltika Breweries, Russia 's
largest beer company, said nine-month profit rose 35 percent
after acquisitions of three local competitors, sending the
shares to their biggest gain in eight months.
Net income climbed to 260.6 million euros ($335 million) as
revenue reached 1.34 billion euros, the St. Petersburg-ba... | |||||||
2006-11-13 00:00:00 UTC | EU Outlines Expansion of Emissions Trading After 2012 | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-13/eu-outlines-expansion-of-emissions-trading-after-2012-update1-.html
| Jonathan Stearns | The European Union outlined ways to
widen its system for trading air-pollution credits, seeking to
break the international deadlock over climate change.
The EU said it may cap power plant and factory pollutants in
addition to carbon dioxide and create links to countries such as
the U.S. starting in 2013. New gases t... | |||||||
2006-11-13 00:00:00 UTC | Malone's Starz Unit to Form New Film Studio Overture | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-13/malone-s-starz-unit-to-form-new-film-studio-overture-update3-.html
| Cecile Daurat | Billionaire John Malone plans to
start his own motion-picture studio through the Starz cable-
television unit, budgeting as much as $360 million a year for his
first foray into movie-making.
Overture Films will distribute eight to 12 live-action films
a year, with budgets of $10 million to $30 million, Chief
Executi... | |||||||
2006-11-14 00:00:00 UTC | CSN Boosts Wheeling-Pittsburg Bid to Rival Esmark | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-14/csn-boosts-wheeling-pittsburg-bid-to-rival-esmark-update5-.html
| Choy Leng Yeong | Cia. Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil 's
third-biggest steelmaker, sweetened its merger proposal for
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. to counter an opposing hostile bid
from Esmark Inc. and objections from some investors.
CSN said it will pay $50 million to the combined company,
reduce its convertible debt and increase a payo... | |||||||
2006-11-14 00:00:00 UTC | Temasek Acted in Accordance to Thai Laws on Shin | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-14/temasek-acted-in-accordance-to-thai-laws-on-shin-update1-.html
| Chan Sue Ling | Singapore said the purchase of
Thailand's Shin Corp. by investors led by Temasek Holdings Pte
was in accordance with the laws of the kingdom.
``Temasek undertook appropriate due diligence to ensure that
it was in compliance with Thai laws and regulations,'' and ``it
was not a reckless investment,'' Tharman Shanmuga... | |||||||
2006-11-15 00:00:00 UTC | N.Z. Oil & Gas Gets NZ$135 Million Loan, Sells Shares | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-15/n-z-oil-gas-gets-nz-135-million-loan-sells-shares-update2-.html
| Gavin Evans | New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd. (NZO) , a partner
in the country's Kupe gas field, has arranged a NZ$135 million
($89 million) loan to fund its share of the offshore project.
The loan from Westpac Banking Corp. includes a NZ$10 million
credit line to support contractor guarantees, the company said.
It also raised NZ$17... | |||||||
2006-11-16 00:00:00 UTC | Nationwide Profit Jumps 33% Amid `Fierce' Competition | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-16/nationwide-profit-jumps-33-amid-fierce-competition-update1-.html
| Ben Livesey | Nationwide Building Society , the
U.K.'s biggest customer-owned lender, said first-half profit jumped
33 percent as it regained market share amid ``fierce'' competition
for mortgages.
Net income advanced to 233.4 million pounds ($440.87 million)
in the six months to September 30, from 175.3 million pounds in the
yea... | |||||||
2006-11-16 00:00:00 UTC | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Says Esmark Deal to Cause Default | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-16/wheeling-pittsburgh-says-esmark-deal-to-cause-default-update1-.html
| Dale Crofts | Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., a U.S.
steelmaker fighting an unsolicited merger proposal from Esmark
Inc., said a vote by investors to replace the board would force
the company to default on $475 million of loans.
Esmark, a Chicago-based steel distributor, is proposing a
slate of directors to replace the board at a Whee... | |||||||
2006-11-17 00:00:00 UTC | Bank of Communications May Sell $7 Bln Shares, Bonds | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-17/bank-of-communications-may-sell-7-bln-shares-bonds-update4-.html
| Luo Jun | Bank of Communications Ltd., China's
fifth-largest, plans to raise as much as $7.4 billion by selling
shares and bonds to domestic investors as it seeks funds to
extend more loans and credit cards.
The Shanghai-based bank will seek approval to sell as many
as 4.5 billion yuan-denominated shares and 25 billion yuan
(... | |||||||
2006-11-20 00:00:00 UTC | Ameristar Casino Shares Rise on Buyout Speculation | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-20/ameristar-casino-shares-rise-on-buyout-speculation-update2-.html
| [bn:PRSN=15017728] Oliver Staley [] | Shares of Ameristar Casinos Inc. (ASCA) , an
owner of seven casinos, rose 11 percent after the death of
largest shareholder and Chairman Craig Neilsen led to
speculation the company may be acquired, analysts said.
The stock of the Las Vegas-based company rose $2.86 to
$28.54 at 4 p.m. in Nasdaq Stock Market composi... | |||||||
2006-11-20 00:00:00 UTC | Peru August Gold Output Declines on Yanacocha Drop | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-20/peru-august-gold-output-declines-on-yanacocha-drop-update2-.html
| [bn:PRSN=6685378] Alex Emery [] | Peru 's gold production had its
biggest drop in 19 months in August as output plunged by one-
fifth at the country's largest gold mine.
Gold production fell 6.1 percent from a year earlier to
16,222 kilograms, its lowest since June 2005, after output fell
20.2 percent at Denver-based Newmont Gold Corp. (NEM) 's Y... | |||||||
2006-11-20 00:00:00 UTC | Real Madrid Agrees to Sell TV Rights for $1.4 Billion | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-20/real-madrid-agrees-to-sell-tv-rights-for-1-4-billion-update3-.html
| Alex Duff | Real Madrid, soccer's richest club by
sales, agreed to sell television rights to its games through 2013
to production company Grupo Mediapro for 1.1 billion euros ($1.4
billion), in what it called a record deal for a sports team.
``This agreement is a new landmark in the history of this
club,'' Real Madrid said in a... | |||||||
2006-11-21 00:00:00 UTC | Russian Stocks Rise, Led by Gazprom, Lukoil on Oil; X5 Surges | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-21/russian-stocks-rise-led-by-gazprom-lukoil-on-oil-x5-surges.html
| [bn:PRSN=3629307] Maria Ermakova [] | Russian stocks advanced for the
first time in three days. OAO Gazprom and OAO Lukoil, the
country's biggest natural-gas and oil companies, gained with the
price of crude in New York.
OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel, the world's biggest nickel miner,
and X5 Retail Group NV (FIVE) , Russia's biggest supermarket company,
also ... | |||||||
2006-11-21 00:00:00 UTC | BP's Russian Unit Cuts Exports as Local Demand Rises | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-21/bp-s-russian-unit-cuts-exports-as-local-demand-rises-update2-.html
| [bn:PRSN=6963266] Torrey Clark [] | TNK-BP (TNBP) , BP Plc's Russian unit, is
cutting exports of crude oil and refined products such as gasoline
and fuel oil as export taxes and surging demand make domestic
sales more attractive.
TNK-BP plans to decrease crude exports this year to 47.5
million tons (954,000 barrels a day) from 49 million last year,
... | |||||||
2006-11-21 00:00:00 UTC | News Corp. Sells Some Sites Acquired in MySpace Deal | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-21/news-corp-sells-some-sites-acquired-in-myspace-deal-update1-.html
| [bn:PRSN=3224909] Cecile Daurat [] | News Corp. (NWSA) , the media company headed
by Rupert Murdoch , sold some Web sites it acquired last year as
part of its purchase of MySpace.com to Demand Media Inc.
The sale of units including Cases Ladder Inc. and Social
Labs LLC and 20 Web sites such as Grab.com and GameRival.com
closed on Nov. 17, News Corp. s... | |||||||
2006-11-22 00:00:00 UTC | Exxon, Chevron Among Companies That May Join Pipeline | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2006-11-22/exxon-chevron-among-companies-that-may-join-pipeline-update1-.html
| Yuriy Humber | Russia will limit its stake in a $1
billion oil pipeline from Bulgaria to Greece to 51 percent,
leaving room for oil companies working in Kazakhstan to join the
project.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Chevron Corp. (CVX) of the U.S., as well as
Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) and BP Plc (BP/) 's ... |
@misc{dong2024fnspid, title={FNSPID: A Comprehensive Financial News Dataset in Time Series}, author={Zihan Dong and Xinyu Fan and Zhiyuan Peng}, year={2024}, eprint={2402.06698}, archivePrefix={arXiv}, primaryClass={q-fin.ST} }