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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
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http://www.zacks.com/stock/research/MRH/equity-research
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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 ...
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@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} }

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