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Feb 1, 2012

BLOOMBERG News, Feb 01, 2012


Daiwa Joins Mizuho in Deepening Cost Reductions by Trimming Jobs
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Enlarge image Daiwa Has Fourth Quarterly Loss, Cuts 200 Jobs Daiwa Has Fourth Quarterly Loss, Cuts 200 Jobs Akio Kon/Bloomberg A window washer works on the logo for Daiwa Securities Co. outside the company's branch in Tokyo. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
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Yale's Swensen Says 'Passive' Index Funds Best Option for Most Investors
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Enlarge image David F. Swensen David F. Swensen Peter Foley/Bloomberg David F. Swensen, chief investment officer of the Yale University Investments Office, at the John C. Bogle Legacy Forum in New York on Jan. 31, 2012. David Swensen, who pioneered an ...
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Huntsman, Celanese Seen as Cheap Takeovers
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... analysts are projecting Huntsman and Celanese will both post record sales this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. After Eastman Chemical Co. agreed last week to pay the US industry's highest sales multiple in eight years to buy Solutia Inc., ...
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US 10-Year Yield Lowest in 4 Months as Economic Data Moderates
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Buyers of Treasuries at the current low interest rates merely agree to a smaller return for the duration of the bond, Bogle said today at the John C. Bogle Legacy Forum hosted by Bloomberg Link. Treasuries returned 0.3 percent in January as of ...
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Siemens Bids C$382 Million for Ruggedcom, Trumping Belden
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Siemens AG (SIE), Europe's largest engineering company, offered C$382 million ($380 million) to buy Ruggedcom Inc. (RCM), entering a bidding contest for the Canadian network company with Belden Inc. (BDC) Siemens agreed to pay C$33 for each share of ...
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Fed's Regional Bank Presidents Disclose Personal Financial Holdings
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Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Play Video Federal Reserve regional bank presidents revealed unprecedented details about their personal wealth, disclosing Citigroup Inc. (C) shares bought by accident and ownership of a Missouri farm and Texas ranchland.
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Bloomberg Opens Its Data Distribution Technology
MarketWatch (press release)
Bloomberg's application programming interface, known as BLPAPI, is used daily by more than 100000 professionals across the financial services industry and is now publicly available under a free-use license at http://open.bloomberg.com .
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Senatore Sees Slower Earnings Growth for McDonalds
Washington Post
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sara Senatore, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., talks about the outlook for McDonald's Corp., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Yum! Brands Inc. She speaks about Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock.
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Shell to Raise Dividend for First Time Since 2009
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Enlarge image Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Peter Voser, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Enlarge image Shell Seen Raising ...
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Is Modern Finance Ruining Modern Art? (Part 1): Mark C. Taylor
San Francisco Chronicle
(This is the first of two excerpts from Mark C. Taylor's forthcoming book, "Refiguring the Spiritual: Beuys, Barney, Turrell, Goldsworthy." (For more Bloomberg View, click on VIEW .) Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Art and money have always been inseparable.
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Canadian Stocks Advance as Italian Bond Yields Fall
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Economists had forecast a 3 percent increase in GDP, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. TD dropped 0.9 percent to C$77.15. Royal Bank of Canada (RY), its larger domestic rival, slipped 0.7 percent to C$52.33.
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Gingrich Looks Past Florida Pledging Long Battle Against Romney
San Francisco Chronicle
30 (Bloomberg) -- Newt Gingrich vowed to wage a prolonged fight against Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination amid signs he's headed for a double- digit loss in tomorrow's Florida primary. "The bottom line: Regardless of the message ...
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Fiduciary Standard Should Match Reality of Marketplace, Pitt Says
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“We ought to make the reality comport with what people think they're getting,” Pitt said in New York at The John C. Bogle Legacy Forum hosted by Bloomberg Link. The SEC recommended in a staff report to Congress Jan. 21, 2011, called for by the ...
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HudBay Seeking 'Toeholds' in Mineral Explorers Rather Than Larger Deals
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26 interview at Bloomberg's Toronto bureau. “We're trying to fund promising drill programs, and if they find something meaningful we have a seat at the table.” HudBay, which has mines and processing operations in Manitoba, is expanding production as ...
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Goldman Sachs Is Said to Be in Talks to Hire Former Geithner Aide Siewert
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Enlarge image Goldman Said to Be in Talks to Hire Siewert Goldman Said to Be in Talks to Hire Siewert Scott Eells/Bloomberg A bicyclist passes in front of 200 West Street, which houses the headquarters of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., in New York, US.
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US Stocks Gain Amid Manufacturing Rise
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The S&P 500 rose 4.4 percent for the best January since it gained 6.1 percent in 1997, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Earnings (SPX) beat projections at 67 percent of the 209 companies in the S&P 500 that reported quarterly results since Jan.
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Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Lead Pay Cuts
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Enlarge image Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman Simon Dawson/Bloomberg James Gorman, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley (MS), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) made some of the ...
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Deutsche Boerse-NYSE, Gupta, JC Flowers, Full Tilt Poker: Compliance
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Prosecutors also said Gupta tipped Galleon Group LLC co-founder Rajaratnam about Goldman Sachs's first quarter 2007 earnings and, while at Galleon's offices, listened to a Goldman Sachs board meeting where earnings were disclosed.
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Goldman Sachs Among Banks Lobbying to Exempt Half of Swaps From Dodd-Frank
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A Bloomberg News analysis of the filings shows that Goldman Sachs had 62 percent of its $134 billion in fair-value derivatives assets and liabilities in non-US branches or subsidiaries for international banking as of Sept. 30 Photo: Jin Lee/Bloomberg ...
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Wheat Advances on Speculation Cold Weather in Europe May Harm Winter Crops
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To contact the reporter on this story: Tony C. Dreibus in London at tdreibus@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Claudia Carpenter at ccarpenter2@bloomberg.net Tweet More Business Exchange Buzz up! Digg Print Email.
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PepsiCo May Boost Marketing Budget to Take On a Surging Coca-Cola: Retail
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9, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Nooyi is seeking to take back market share from Coca-Cola Co. (KO) and regain the confidence of investors who have questioned whether she has focused too much on healthier products.
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Jamie Dimon 'Sucker Punches' Analyst Mayo, Hedge Fund Riches Beckon: Books
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Enlarge image "Exile on Wall Street" "Exile on Wall Street" Walek & Associates via Bloomberg The cover jacket of "Exile on Wall Street: One Analyst's Fight to Save the Big Banks From Themselves" by Mike Mayo. Enlarge image Mike Mayo Mike Mayo C. Taylor ...
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Proposed 50-State Foreclosure Accord Deadline Set for Feb. 3
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3 Jin Lee/Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co. signage is displayed at the entrance to their headquarters building in New York. State attorneys general have until Feb. 3 to decide whether to sign a proposed nationwide settlement of foreclosure wrongdoing ...
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Fund Flows at Record as Buyers 'Wake Up' to Bonds: Canada Credit
San Francisco Chronicle
30 (Bloomberg) -- Investors are pouring more money than ever into Canadian bond funds as buyers show they are willing to accept historically low yields to skirt losses. Mutual funds such as the Fidelity Canadian Bond Fund received C$2.84 billion ($2.82 ...
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Wind Purchases, Deals to Fall in 2012 as Sinovel Profits Halved
Bloomberg
Purchases of wind turbines and other equipment will decline 18 percent this year and won't return to 2011 levels for five years, reducing profits at companies including Sinovel Wind Group Co. (601558), according toBloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Roche Sees Profit Growth in 2012 on Cost Cutting as Drug Sales Accelerate
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Enlarge image Roche Sees High Single-Digit Profit Growth on Cost Cuts Roche Sees High Single-Digit Profit Growth on Cost Cuts Gianluca Colla/Bloomberg The Roche Holding AG logo sits on a sign outside the company's headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
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Romney, Gingrich Trade Jabs Courting Florida Primary Voters
San Francisco Chronicle
28 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich criticized each other as they fanned out across the diverse state of Florida courting voters in a final weekend push before the Jan. 31 primary. Romney teased Gingrich for...
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Ohio Tries to Escape Fate as a Dumping Ground for Fracking Fluid
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Enlarge image Fracking Fluid Fracking Fluid Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg via Getty Images At the Southwestern Energy Co., a natural gas production site, water and sand are mixed and then pumped through the tubes at pressures over 6600 psi into the well ...
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Pfizer Net Beats Estimates as Animal Health Counters Generics Competition
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Enlarge image Pfizer Fourth-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates Pfizer Fourth-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates Peter Foley/Bloomberg A man walks past Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York. Pfizer Inc. (PFE), the world's largest drugmaker, reported earnings ...
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Treasury Five-Year Yield Falls to Record Low on Fed Strategy
BusinessWeek
28 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury five-year note yields fell to the lowest level ever after Federal Reserve officials unexpectedly said their benchmark interest rate will stay low until at least late 2014. Yields on the securities set three consecutive ...
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RIM Investor Fairfax Financial Doubles Stake in BlackBerry Maker
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Play Video Enlarge image Prem Watsa Prem Watsa Norm Betts/Bloomberg Prem Watsa, chief executive officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FFH), the insurer run by Canadian investor Prem Watsa, doubled its stake in ...
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Citigroup Joins MSRB to Oppose Applying Dodd-Frank Law to Muni-Bond Market
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Enlarge image Citigroup Opposes Applying Dodd-Frank Citigroup Opposes Applying Dodd-Frank Daniel Acker/Bloomberg A Citi logo appears on a flag flying outside the Citigroup Inc. headquarters in New York. Citigroup Inc. (C), the second-largest US ...
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Geithner Says Obama Won't Ask Him to Lead Treasury if He Wins Re-Election
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(BAC), and automakers General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC. In theBloomberg TV interview, Geithner said he would do “something else” after leaving the Treasury, without specifying what that would be. In August, an administration official said ...
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Wall Street Wants a Rebound, Needs a Shakeup: William D. Cohan
San Francisco Chronicle
30 (Bloomberg) -- One of the many questions plaguing the occupants of the C-suites on Wall Street these days is whether the malaise in their investment-banking and trading businesses is merely a temporary downturn caused by the sluggish global economy ...
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Global Strategists Abandoning Bearish Views
Bloomberg
27, less than the 3 percent median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. “We suspect stocks are due for a near-term correction,” Gina Martin Adams, a New York-based strategist at Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), wrote in a Jan. 30 report.
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J.C. Penney Plan Chills Investors Seeking Apple Magic: Retail
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CEO Ron Johnson took the stage yesterday to unveil his revival plan for JC Penney Co. Play Video Play Video Enlarge image JC Penney Plan Chills Investors Seeking Apple Magic JC Penney Plan Chills Investors Seeking Apple Magic Daniel Acker/Bloomberg JC ...
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Exxon Shale Failure in Poland May Lengthen Gazprom's Shadow
San Francisco Chronicle
1 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp.'s failed shale-gas wells in Poland may hobble the nation's effort to become one of the world's major energy sources and dismantle Russian dominance of Eastern European natural-gas markets. Exxon, the world's largest...
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3M Profit Beats Estimates as Auto, Aerospace Demand Rise
BusinessWeek
26 (Bloomberg) -- 3M Co., the maker of Post-it Notes and fuel system tuneup kits, reported higher profit than analysts had estimated as demand increased for aerospace and auto industry products. Net income rose 2.8 percent to $954 million, ...
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Amgen Agrees to Purchase Micromet for $1.16 Billion to Gain Leukemia Drug
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Amgen to Buy Micromet for $1.16 Billion Amgen to Buy Micromet for $1.16 Billion Amgen via Bloomberg A flag is seen at Amgen Inc. headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Amgen Inc., (AMGN) the world's largest biotechnology company, ...
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Boeing 2012 Forecast Misses Estimates on Pensions, Defense
BusinessWeek
25 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. forecast a smaller 2012 profit than analysts estimated, dragged down by rising pension expenses and declining US defense spending, as the planemaker works to boost commercial production to a record.
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Mortgage Accord, Debt Collection Settlement, Foreign Bribes: Compliance
Bloomberg
3 to decide whether to accept a proposed nationwide settlement of a foreclosure probe with banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. (C) that may total as much as $25 billion. State and federal officials have been negotiating an agreement ...
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Mayor Bloomberg Says Pension Costs Are Straining NYC Budget, Supports Cuomo Plan
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In June, Bloomberg voiced disapproval with a study commissioned by Comptroller JohnC. Liu that predicted that New York City's pension costs will peak in 2016 before they begin a gradual, steady decline. The mayor said that he saw major flaws in the ...
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Boeing 2012 Profit Forecast Misses Estimates on Pension Cost
BusinessWeek
25 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. forecast a smaller 2012 profit as rising pension expenses and declining US defense spending erode gains from jetliner production increasing to record levels. Full-year net income will be $4.05 to $4.25 a share, ...
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Stop NATO news: January 27, 2012 « Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
Pentagon's Asia Shift Favors Submarines, Tankers. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-26/pentagon-s-focus-on-asia-favors-submarines-bombers-tankers-panetta-says.html. Bloomberg News January 26, 2012. Pentagon's Asia Shift ...
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