 San Francisco Chronicle 15 (Bloomberg) -- Kellogg Co. agreed to acquire Procter & Gamble Co.'s Pringles potato chip business for about $2.7 billion in cash to triple its global snacks sales after a deal with Diamond Foods Inc. fell through. The transaction will reduce ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drugmakers Vie for Piece of Future Hepatitis C Combo Pill BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) -- A developing medical theory that hepatitis C can be overcome with the same type of drug cocktails that tamed HIV may drive acquisition strategies as companies try to anticipate which products work best with other medicines. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| JPMorgan Among Seven Banks Implicated by Informant in Canadian Libor Probe Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) and HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) are among at least seven firms accused by another bank of participating in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of derivatives worldwide for more than three years. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Thailand Searches for Two Suspects After Iranians Arrested San Francisco Chronicle 15 (Bloomberg) -- Thai police arrested two Iranians and were searching for two other suspects after bomb blasts in Bangkok yesterday as Iran rejected Israeli allegations that it sponsored the attack along with others across the globe. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Comcast Authorizes $6.5 Billion Buyback as Fourth-Quarter Profit Jumps 26% Bloomberg To listen, visit http://www.cmcsk.com/.) To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Sherman in New York at asherman6@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Ville Heiskanen at vheiskanen@bloomberg.net LinkedIn Google +1 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drugmakers Jockey for Piece of Future Hepatitis C Combo Pill Bloomberg Because only a few hepatitis C drugs are approved, and others in testing may not pan out, “we don't know what the winning formula will be,” Ben Weintraub, an industry analyst at Wolters Kluwer InThought in New York, said during a Bloomberg Industries ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Citigroup Mortgage Division Agrees to Pay $158.3 Million in HUD Settlement Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. (C)'s Citimortgage unit agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle claims tied to its actions in a federal home-loan insurance program, the Manhattan US Attorney's office said. The US settled a lawsuit against the Citigroup unit that alleged ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| U.S. Companies Reporting Midmorning EPS, Feb. 15 Bloomberg Earnings estimates provided by Bloomberg. TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q11 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== ABD ACCO BRANDS CORP 0.29 0.25 16.0 0.27 7.4 Dec ACAS AMERICAN CAPITAL 0.67 0.19 252.6 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canadian Dollar Rises for Third Day as Crude Oil Reaches a Month High Bloomberg The currency, nicknamed the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, rose earlier the most in almost two weeks as crude oil, Canada's biggest export, touched the highest level in a month. It trimmed the rally as Greek Finance Minister ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cenovus Fourth-Quarter Profit Triples on Rising Crude Oil Prices Bloomberg ... from C$78 million, or 10 cents, a year earlier, the Calgary-based company said today in a statement. Operating earnings climbed to 44 cents a share from 19 cents, missing the 53-cent average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Air Canada Pilots Prefer Contract Talks to Government-Opposed Walkout Bloomberg Labor Minister Lisa Raitt has proposed a six-month negotiation process with two new co-mediators after government- supervised talks failed to produce a deal before a cooling-off period ended yesterday. “The government views Air Canada (AC/B) as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canadian Stocks Rise, Led by Materials Producers; Suncor Gains BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose, led by raw- materials and energy producers, after China said it will get more involved in a solution to Europe's debt crisis and the US reported a decline in crude oil inventories. Eldorado Gold Corp., Canada's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Paulson Increases Pressure on Hartford, Exits Citigroup, BofA Investments Bloomberg Paulson & Co., which is based in New York and manages about $24 billion, saw its weighting in financial-services companies decline by 6.7 percent, the most of any industry group during the quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Billionaire Batista in Talks With Sovereign Funds to Sell Gold Unit Stake Bloomberg Batista's EBX Group Co. holding company is also still weighing a listing of AUX, which last year paidC$1.08 billion ($1.08 billion) to acquire Ventana Gold Corp. (VEN), Batista told reporters in Sao Paulo today. He didn't give further details. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Say Volcker Rule Could Raise Risks Bloomberg The New York-based banks, along with competitors Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. (C) and JPMorgan Chase & Co., are pushing to limit the reach of the Volcker rule, a ban on proprietary trading included in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. A draft of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wheat Gains as Frost May Curb Ukrainian Production, Exports BusinessWeek By Tony C. Dreibus Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat futures rose for the second time this week on speculation that freezing weather will curb Ukrainian production and exports. Dormant crops in Ukraine, the world's seventh-largest wheat exporter, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Florida Vote Halts Largest Private-Jail Plan in Geo Setback BusinessWeek By Michael C. Bender Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Florida's Senate blocked a plan to create the largest private-prison system in the US, handing a setback to a Geo Group Inc. unit that will instead seek to expand outside the Sunshine State, according to its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Paulson Sold Citigroup, Bank of America in Fourth Quarter Bloomberg John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager who had his worst year on record in 2011, sold his entire stakes in Citigroup Inc. (C) and Bank of America Corp. in the fourth quarter before the shares rallied. Paulson & Co., which owned $643 million ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Global Bond Body Would Boost Climate Funds, Citigroup Says Bloomberg A global financial institution similar to the US's Overseas Private Investment Corp. may help create a new type of bond, boosting funds for climate protection as it cuts costs and risks for investors, said a Citigroup Inc. (C) executive. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ABB CEO Hogan Bolsters Revenue With Takeovers as Siemens Wavers BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) -- ABB Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan is building on his deal-making credentials to bolster the Swiss engineering conglomerate with acquisitions, fueling earnings and eclipsing the performance of competitors. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Criticism of FreshDirect Deal Is Off Base, City Officials Say New York Times The Bloomberg administration on Tuesday staunchly defended its decision to provide the online grocer FreshDirect with an unusually large $127.8 million package of cash and tax breaks to move to the Bronx rather than New Jersey. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hong Kong Short Selling Turnover (Main Board) Recorded 02/15/201 Bloomberg Hong Kong, 02/15/2012 (Bloomberg) - Short selling was recorded on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the following companies as of 00:00 today. Number Short Percent of shares selling Total of short Tkr sold short turnover turnover to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vancouver Could Handle More Kinder Morgan Oil, Port CEO Says BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vancouver would be able to handle larger tankers that could receive crude oil from an expanded Kinder Morgan Inc. pipeline, allowing Canada to boost energy shipments to Asia, the head of the city's port authority said. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canadian January Existing Home Sales Fall 4.5%, Realtor Group Says Bloomberg From a year earlier, the average resale price rose 1.2 percent to C$348178 ($349500) and sales increased 4 percent, the slowest pace since May 2011. The housing market will be “steady” this year with moderate economic growth and low mortgage rates, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Inside Trading 'Club,' Citigroup, Total, Glaxo in Court News Bloomberg Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson; Todd Newman, a portfolio manager formerly at Diamondback Capital Management LLC; Jon Horvath, an analyst at hedge fund Sigma Capital Management LLC; and Danny Kuo, a fund manager for Whittier Trust ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RCBC Favors Property Firms' Shares Manila Bulletin By IAN C. SAYSON (Bloomberg) MANILA, Philippines — Commercial Banking Corporation, the Philippines' fourth-biggest lender, is buying shares of the nation's real-estate developers as the central bank may lower interest rates further to boost economic ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning // Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Glaxo Uses Mediation To Settle 25000 Avandia Cases (Bloomberg News). Hospira Resumes Production At North Carolina Plant (Reuters). Hepatitis C Combinations And The Race For Acquisitions (Bloomberg News). Antibiotics Do Not Work ... Pharmalot |
| Apple Makes Inroads Into U.S. Government as Air ... - Bloomberg The U.S. Air Force may buy as many as 18000 iPad2s in what would be one of the military's biggest orders of computer tablets, accelerating Apple Inc.'s inroads ... www.bloomberg.com/.../apple-makes-inroads-into-u-s-govern... |
| Madoff Trustee Seeks to Pursue $386 Million Lawsuit Against Mets ... The liquidator of Bernard Madoff's firm said the New York Mets owners were so “hooked” on money from the con man that they used it in place of disability ... www.bloomberg.com/.../madoff-trustee-seeks-to-pursue-386-... |
| Pimco's Gross Buys Treasuries While Buffett Says Bonds Are ... Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross increased his holdings of Treasuries to the highest level since July 2010, while billionaire investor Warren ... www.bloomberg.com/.../pimco-s-gross-buys-treasuries-while-... |
| Scottish Widows Investment Bets on U.S. Economic Recovery With ... Scottish Widows Investment Partnership bought shares of U.S. banks and consumer-related companies on signs the world's largest economy will sustain its ... www.bloomberg.com/.../scottish-widows-investment-bets-on-u... |
| Diamond Foods to Restate Earnings and Replace Executives ... Search All NYTimes.com ... By BLOOMBERG NEWS ... Diamond,” Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company in New York, said in an interview. www.nytimes.com/.../diamond-foods-to-restate-earnings-and-r... |
| California Gay Marriage Case May Be Headed to Supreme Court ... 8 (Bloomberg) -- The striking down of California's Proposition 8 voter initiative ... to SupremeC:/g/a/2012/02/08/bloomberg_articlesLZ1B566KLVRD01-LZ2DW. DTL .... Gay marriage is legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New ... www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/... |
| This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Fox News ... This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Fox News, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters. www.mediabistro.com/.../this-week-on-the-mediabistro-com-j... |
| Newsletters - Automotive News China Bloomberg News. TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it boosted its third-quarter profits as the carmaker reached record sales in China. Net income ... www.autonewschina.com/en/newsletter.asp?c=400 |
| Canadian Stocks Have First Weekly Drop in 2012 on Greek Concern ... Go To Businessweek.com ... The firm oversees about C$1.7 billion ($1.7 billion). ... BloombergLP, the parent of Bloomberg News, competes with Thomson ... www.businessweek.com/.../canadian-stocks-have-first-weekly-... |
| Treasury plans to ease rules on annuities in retirement plans ... Bloomberg News. February 2, 2012, 5:19 .... More than 2000 dogs have begun taking the spotlight at the Westminster Kennel C... More than 2000 dogs have ... www.latimes.com/.../la-fi-401k-rules-20120203,0,7937650.st... |
| Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun ... - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in ... news.yahoo.com/special-report-bloomberg-reloads-push-gun-... |
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