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(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp may settle a state and federal probe of foreclosure practices in a deal that lets New York proceed with an inquiry into securitizations,Bloomberg reported citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. ...
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17 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Keung, chief financial officer at Taomee Holdings Ltd., a Shanghai-based operator of an entertainment website for children, talks about the company's financial results and growth outlook. Keung speaks from Shanghai with Rishaad ...
Euro Holds Fall After Sarkozy, Merkel Reject Euro Bonds, Before CPI Data
Bloomberg
17 (Bloomberg) -- Patrick Perret-Green, head of Asian foreign-exchange and rates strategy at Citigroup Inc., discusses the outlook for the Swiss franc and the European debt crisis. He speaks from Singapore with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's ...
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Kodak Worth Five Times More in Breakup With $3 Billion Patents: Real M&A
Bloomberg
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) may hold patents worth five times more than the business itself, making the 131- year-old camera company a target in the billion-dollar hunt for inventions used in mobile phones. ...
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Emerging-Market Stocks Advance as Corporate Profits Counter Debt Concerns
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg News - Wed Aug 17 05:12:58 GMT 2011 Emerging-markets stocks advanced for a third day as improving corporate profits helped counter concern that European leaders aren't taking enough steps to resolve the region's debt crisis. ...
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Manchester United Said to Plan $1 Billion Initial Share Sale in Singapore
Bloomberg
17 (Bloomberg) -- Chong Yoon-Chou, Singapore-based investment director at Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd., talks about investment strategy for Asia stocks. Chong also discusses Europe's sovereign debt crisis and Manchester United's plan to list in ...
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Asia Stocks Fall as Europe Rejects Bigger Bailout Fund, U.S. Housing Slows
Bloomberg
Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Brice, chief investment strategist at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, talks about the outlook for the global economy, equity markets and commodity prices. Brice speaks with Rishaad ...
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London Financial Job Vacancies Decline: Survey
Bloomberg
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Job vacancies at London's financial- services companies fell 10 percent in July as firms cut headcount amid concerns about the strength of the economic recovery, according to a recruitment consultant. ...
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Treasury Yield Is 20 Basis Points From Record Low Before Inflation Reports
Bloomberg
Ten-year yields were little changed at 2.23 percent as of 6:47 am in London, according toBloomberg Bond Trader prices. The 2.125 percent note maturing in August 2021 traded at 99 2/32. The record low was 2.0346 percent on Aug. 9. ...
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Poll Finds Bloomberg's Approval Rating the Lowest in 6 Years
New York Times
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who is in his final term, is less popular than Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the poll shows. By DAVID W. CHEN and MARJORIE CONNELLY Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's job approval rating among New Yorkers has hit its lowest point in six ...
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New York Times
Japanese Stocks Fall on Europe Transaction-Tax Plan; Sony, Mizuho Decline
Bloomberg
That's the weakest growth since the euro region emerged from a recession in late 2009 and was less that the 0.3 percent median estimate of 34 economists in a Bloomberg News survey. In the US, housing starts fell 1.5 percent in July from June, ...
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Bloomberg: Bain Capital, Avista Capital Weigh Rival Bid For Kinetic Concepts
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Private equity firms Bain Capital LLC and Avista Capital Partners LLC are in the process of launching a rival bid for medical technology company Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI: News ), according to Bloombrg on Tuesday. ...
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TD Card Deal Caps $20 Billion in Canadian Bank Purchases
San Francisco Chronicle
16 (Bloomberg) -- Toronto-Dominion Bank's agreement to buy Bank of America Corp.'s credit-card business in Canada caps a $20 billion buying spree for Canadian lenders taking advantage of their relative strength to pick up assets from US firms. ...
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Producer Prices in U.S. Probably Stabilized in July After Economy Cooled
Bloomberg
16 (Bloomberg) -- John Roque, head of technical analysis at WJB Capital Group Inc., talks about the outlook for copper prices, economic growth and the US stock market. He speaks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday. ...
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Gold Market Is a 'Bubble Poised to Burst,' Wells Fargo Says
Bloomberg
Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Economos, head of sovereign and institutional strategy Asia ex-Japan at JP Morgan Asset Management in Hong Kong, talks about the outlook for the global economy and his investment strategy ...
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Australia, N.Z. Stocks: Billabong, Boral, GWA, Macmahon, Qantas
San Francisco Chronicle
17 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.6 percent to 4271.60 as of 10:53 am in Sydney. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index gained 0.5 percent to 3288.91 in Wellington. The following were among the most active shares in the market today. ...
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No Double-Dip Yet With U.S. Economy Punching Up Growth Figures
San Francisco Chronicle
17 (Bloomberg) -- Some of the gloom that settled over the US economic outlook as stocks and sentiment plunged in recent weeks may soon dissipate as households keep spending and factories keep producing. Industrial output climbed in July by the most ...
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Stalling EU Economy May Keep ECB Rates on Hold
Bloomberg
Photographer: Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Jacob Kirkegaard, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, talks about the German economy in the second quarter and European Central Bank monetary policy. ...
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Aussie, Kiwi Dollars Decline as Global Recovery Concern Saps Risk Demand
Bloomberg
The median expectation of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 1.1 percent rise. The Australian dollar maintained losses versus the yen after the country's wage price index, a measure of hourly pay rates excluding bonuses, rose 0.9 percent ...
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Tudou to Raise $174 Million in US IPO
Bloomberg
Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg Tudou Holdings Ltd., China's second- biggest video website, raised $174 million yesterday in its US initial public offering, said a person with knowledge of the matter. The Shanghai-based company sold 6 million ...
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Asia Stocks Gain as Buffett Buys on 'Sale,' Tech Rises on Google
San Francisco Chronicle
16 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks, trading at their cheapest since 2008, advanced for a second day as Google Inc.'s largest acquisition boosted technology shares and investor Warren Buffett said he was buying equities at "sale" prices. ...
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European Index Futures Slide After Merkel, Sarkozy Reject Euro Bond Issue
Bloomberg
Producer prices rose 0.1 percent last month, according to the median forecast of 77 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Telekom Austria may move after predicting full-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 1.55 ...
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Indiana Sewer Bond Leads Utility Debt Sales as Yields Plummet: Muni Credit
Bloomberg
10, following a decline in yields in both the Treasury and municipal markets, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Yields on 10-year top-rated tax- exempt municipal bonds plummeted to a new low for the year. The issue is to facilitate the sale of ...
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Amid Uproar Over Toll Hikes, Mayor Bloomberg Defends Port Authority Chief ...
New York Daily News (blog)
Mayor Bloomberg defended embattled Port Authority boss Chris Ward today, even as rumors swirl that Gov. Cuomo is plotting to replace him. Ward has taken recent heat for the Port Authority's plans to dramatically hike tolls on the Hudson River crossings ...
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U.S. Spending Increase Holds Off Double-Dipping
Bloomberg
Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Patrick Newport, an economist with IHS Global Insight, talks about the outlook for the US economy and housing market. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward. ...
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China to Offer Exchange-Traded Funds Tied to HK Stocks, Li Keqiang Says
Bloomberg
17 (Bloomberg) -- Pauline Loong, senior vice president and political analyst at CIMB Securities (HK) Ltd., talks about US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China and relations between the two countries. Loong also discusses China's currency policy, ...
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Indian Equity Movers: Den Networks, India Cements, Tata Motors
San Francisco Chronicle
17 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Indian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 9:44 am local time. India's Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index, or Sensex, rose 0.1 percent to 16749.28. ...
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VIX Swings Prompt Redemptions in Barclays ETN
Bloomberg
Earnings among companies in the gauge are projected to climb 17 percent to $99.18 a share this year and 14 percent to $113.05 in 2012, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. ETNs, which are unsecured bank debt, are backed by their ...
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Qatar May Cut Interest Rates Further to Expand Infrastructure ...
By Drader
Qatar May Cut Interest Rates Further to Expand Infrastructure: Arab Credit – Bloomberg (FIFA Soccer News). Qatar, host of the 2022 soccer World Cup, may lower its benchmark interest rate by at least another half percentage point as the ...
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James Murdoch May Face More Questioning From Lawmakers - YouTube
By Bloomberg
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp.'s James Murdoch will probably be recalled to the U.K. Parliament to answer more questions about phone-hacking allegations a...
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Broker buys broker | China business news
By CBN
The combined company would rank at No. 13 among investment banks that managed local equity sales so far this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. – Bloomberg. Tags: China stock, China stock market, China stock news, ...
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NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq Retreat Amid French-German ... - Financial News
By topic:nasdaq - Google News
Nasdaq OMX, the operator of Nordic and Baltic bourses, slumped 3.9 percent to $22.71. TheBloomberg World Exchanges Index of 25 companies lost 3 percent. “Normally it's bad news for those who are at the center of transactions, ...
Financial News
Capitol Confidential » Roundup: Bloomberg's Popularity, Cuomo's ...
By New York Observer
[Glenn Blain / Daily News]. Polls: “Bloomberg's job approval rating among New Yorkers has hit its lowest point in six years.” [David Chen / New York Times]. Investigation: Schneiderman probe of BofA likely to continue even if giant ...
Capitol Confidential
Hong Kong Brokerage Stocks Jump as Li Pledges China Investments ...
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Hong Kong Brokerage Stocks Jump as Li Pledges China Investments – Bloomberg. Share The Associated Press Hong Kong Brokerage Stocks Jump as Li Pledges China Investments BloombergHong Kong brokerage shares rallied after China's Vice ... all 390 news articles ». Short URL: http://www.wallst.net/?p=230475. Posted by Google Inc. . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed....
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Li Pledges Yuan Quota for H.K. to Invest in China – Bloomberg ...
By Business - Google News
Bloomberg China will let Hong Kong companies buy $3.1 billion of yuan-denominated securities and open a channel for Chinese investors to buy stocks in the city, to bolster the territory's economy and ... China shares flat, HK gains in low turnover seen short-livedReuters China Announces Measures to Support HK EconomyABC News PBOC Zhou: To Allow Domestic Entities To Issue More Yuan Bonds In HKWall Street Journal MarketWatch -San Francisco Chronicle -Washington Post ...
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Industrial Production in U.S. Increased 0.9% in July, the Most ...
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Economists projected a 0.5 percent rise in July, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. Factory output rose by the most in four months. Production of business equipment picked up, showing gains in the industry that ...
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Leveraged buyout costs hit yearlong high | MassDevice - Medical ...
By MassDevice staff
Average monthly interest rates on institutional leveraged loans, the debt used to finance LBOs, rose to 491 basis points more than benchmarks in July, according to Bloomberg News – up from a February low of 378 basis points. ...
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BGOV Daybook: Obama Bus Tour Hits Iowa, Housing Starts | Bloomberg ...
By BGOV
reported that housing starts in the U.S. fell 1.5 percent to a 604000 annual rate, in line with the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, from June's 613000 pace that was less than previously estimated. ...
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Bits Pics: Anonymous Protests in San Francisco - NYTimes.com
By By NICK BILTON
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Kevin King, a San Francisco resident, stood outside the Civic Center BART station to protest against members of Anonymous. Earlier in the day, the group hacked a BART Web site and leaked the names and ...
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FBN CNBC Ad | Fox Business News | Video | Mediaite
By Josh Feldman
While FBN and Bloomberg News were airing live coverage of the breaking downgrade news and President Obama's address the previous Sunday announcing a debt ceiling deal, according to the Associated Press, CNBC continued to air its ...
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Swiss Ponder Battle Over Runaway Franc « watchmanstrumpetblast
By watchmanstrumpetblast
Christophe Darbellay, head of the Christian Democratic Party, told Bloomberg News in a telephone interview that “we need to do everything we can to fight the franc's ascent given this difficult situation,” saying there is no “taboo.” ...
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The “Rich” Not in the News | Stanford Business Library Blog
By Helen Losch
This month's cover story of Bloomberg Markets is an investigative report by Bloomberg news which uncovered some surprises. Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor who originally ran a bank in Peru and then diversified into retail is one of the richest ...
Stanford Business Library Blog
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Bloomberg News, the New York Times and the Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription required) all took notice when the college reaffirmed its commitment in ...
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Caption Contest: Mayor Bloomberg | New York Daily News
Caption Contest: Mayor Bloomberg. BY Celeste Katz. What can he be thinking? You tell me.bloomberg caption contest.JPG Photo by Robert Sabo, Daily News ...
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8/4/11 - Bloomberg News - "Birinyi Urges 'Faith', Remains on ...
Birinyi Associates is a stock market research firm that is unique because it does not analyze the economy.
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Despite Rising Emissions, Bloomberg LP Plans No Travel Cuts ...
Bloomberg LP this spring published its first comprehensive sustainability report , which included more detail on the environmental impact of its business ...
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Bloomberg News fights freedom of information case over Anglo-Iran ...
is fighting a British government refusal to disclose the identities of companies that have traded with request in 2009 to the business department to release ...
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Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic ...
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iPhone 5 "hypothetical" costs and hardware published by Bloomberg ...
Read 'iPhone 5 "hypothetical" costs and hardware published by Bloomberg' on Yahoo! News. Apple may be winning and losing various battles within the ...
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