Archive

May 1, 2011

• Extract Confident Namibia Uranium Mine Will Continue After Policy Change
• Osama Bin Laden Killed in U.S. Operation, Obama Says
• N.Z. Treasury Says Economy Will Expand About 1% in 2011
• Australian House Prices Fall Most Since 2008 on Higher Rates
• Australian, New Zealand Dollars Fall After Official Says Bin Laden Is Dead
• Crude Oil Drops, Extending Losses, After U.S. Official Says Bin Laden Dead
• Argentina Firing of Inflation Expert Signaled Start of Dubious Price Data
• CHILE DAYBOOK: Entel Reports Earnings; Santander Conference Call
• Danisco, Generali, Parmalat, SAP, Sanofi: Europe Equity Preview
• Treasuries Decline After Bin Laden’s Reported Death Boosts Stocks Futures
• Euro Approaches 16-Month High on View ECB Will Signal Rate Rise
• Obama to Announce Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, U.S. Official Says, NYT Reports
• Obama Plans Live Televised Statement From White House on National Security
• Treasuries Fall, Halting April Rally, Before Manufacturing, Building Data
• South Korean Builders Gain in Seoul on Government Measures to Boost Market
• Silver Futures Plunge 13% in New York Trading as Comex Increases Margins
• Mamie Gummer Brings Streep DNA to Witty Comedy: Jeremy Gerard
• Asian Ministers to Discuss Crisis Prevention, South Korea Says
• Adaro, Bank Mandiri, Timah, Unilever: Indonesia Equity Preview
• Panasonic Shares Rise Most in Almost Six Weeks on Job Cuts, Reorganization
• Japan’s Wages Decrease for First Time in 13 Months in March
• Japan, Australia Bond Risk Falls, Credit-Default Swaps Show
• Wen Says China Must Ensure Housing is Affordable for Poor, Xinhua Reports
• Aboitiz Power, MacroAsia Corp.: Philippine Stocks Preview
• Henry Cooper, British Boxing Champion Who Knocked Ali Down, Dies at Age 76
• Seiko Epson Rises Most in Nine Months in Tokyo on Profit Surge Forecast
• Nomura’s Profit Outlook Dims as Quake Weighs on Japan, Adds to Global Woes
• South Korea’s Inflation Slows, May Fail to Deter Central Bank’s Rate Rise
• Australia TD Inflation Gauge Increased 3.6% in April on Health
• Silver Plunges as Much as 11% on Investor Sales as Gold Climbs to Record
• Japan Bonds Gain, Send 10-Year Yields Below 1.2% First Time Since March 17
• Pimco Sees China’s Growth Outlook Lower Than Consensus, Inflation Higher
• AC Milan Needs One Point to Secure Serie A Title; Villarreal Wins in Spain
• Australian Dollar Erases Gains After Nearing $1.10; N.Z. Dollar Declines
• Arsenal Rewards Wenger’s Faith in Youth With 1-0 Win Over Manchester Utd.
• Buffett Says Berkshire to Retain Goldman Sachs Warrants in Wager on Bank
• Japanese, Australian Stock Futures Rise on U.S. Earnings, Oil
• New Households Form at Fastest Rate Since ’07 in Resurgent U.S.
• U.K. Home Prices Stop Falling for First Time in 10 Months on Demand Pickup
• Hamas-Fatah Hug Creates Illusion of Unity: Aaron David Miller
• Codelco Waning Copper Pressures $17.5 Billion Bet to Catch Boom
• Corn, Soybeans May Rise as Adverse Weather Threatens World Crop
• Five of Dow’s Top 10 Stocks Likely to Keep Rising: John Dorfman
• Auckland Home Buyers Lead New Zealand Housing Market Recovery
• Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines: Asian Bonds, Currency Preview
• Heat Beat Celtics, Grizzlies Down Thunder in NBA Playoff 2nd Round Openers
• Aboitiz Power, Daelim, Foster’s, HTC, Nan Ya: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview
• Chicago Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau Wins NBA Coach of the Year Award
• U.K., Italian Embassies in Tripoli Attacked After NATO Assault on Qaddafi
• Brazilians Want Neutral Nation on Air France Probe, Estado Says
• Brazil’s Rousseff Has Mild Case of Pneumonia, Folha Reports
• PartnerRe Raises Japan Quake Cost Projection to $730 Million
• Hamas Agrees to Abide by UN Resolutions Regarding Israel Under Fatah Pact
• Gulf Council’s al-Zayyani Will Return to Yemen to Broker Saleh’s Departure
• ‘Fast Five’ Is Top Weekend Movie With Sales of $83.6 Million
• Buffett Says He Would Weigh Berkshire Buybacks in Declining Stock Market
• Howard Buffett Says Rose May Join Jain in Father’s Circle
• JAPAN DAYBOOK: Sony, Toyota, April Auto Sales, Quake Spending
• Air France Crash Investigators Recover Black-Box From Seafloor
• Living on $1.25 a Day Won’t Win an S&P Upgrade: William Pesek
• Asia’s Equity Market Closures This Week: Holiday Advisory
• Israel Delays Funds for Palestinians Over Hamas Concern
• Rousseff Says She Won’t Allow Faster Inflation to Hurt Workers
• Trump Criticized by Republicans for Focusing on Obama’s Birth, School Work
• Arsenal Defeats Manchester United 1-0 to Narrow English Soccer Title Race
• BP Starts Two Units at Chemical Plant in Texas City, Texas
• Djokovic Maintains 2011 Winning Run With Belgrade Title; Davydenko Wins
• U.K. Expels Libyan Ambassador After Attack on Tripoli Embassy
• Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau Wins NBA Coach of the Year, Chicago Tribune Reports
• Ryanair Wants to Buy Ireland’s 25% Aer Lingus Stake, Mail Says
• U.S., NATO Aren’t Confirming Death of Qaddafi’s Youngest Son
• Lyondell Flares Gases at Chemical Plant in Channelview, Texas
• Northampton Beats Perpignan 23-7, Meets Leinster in Heineken Cup Final
• Exxon Mobil Flares Gases at Refinery in Channahon, Illinois
• China, Home to 300 Million Smokers, Starts Public Smoking Ban
• China’s Growth May Moderate as PMI Shows Slower Expansion in Manufacturing
• Conrad Says ‘Gang of Six’ Debt Talks Making ‘Enormous’ Progress
• Burkina Faso Workers Group Threatens Protests Over Cost of Living, Wages
• Haymarket May Buy Stake in India’s BBC Magazines, Sky Reports
• Israeli Stocks: D. Medical, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
• Saudi Arabia to Pump 9 Million Barrels of Oil in 2011, NCB Says
• Elvis Is Behind Obama’s Birth-Certificate Cover-Up: Albert Hunt
• South Korea Exports Rise to Record, Adds Pressure for Higher Interest Rate
• Israel Leads Mideast Stocks Lower on Hamas Accord; Dubai Shares Retreat
• Russia Rebukes NATO After Attack Kills Members of Qaddafi Family
• Israel Bonds Decline as Hamas Agreement Stokes Regional Concern
• Australia Unemployment to Drop to 4.5% on Hiring Incentives, Swan Predicts
• D. Medical Rises Most in Month on Approved Health Solution
• Kenyan Government Raises Minimum Wage by 12.5% as Food, Fuel Prices Surge
• Birmingham, Wolves Tie 1-1 in Premier League; Liverpool Beats Newcastle
• World No. 1 Westwood Takes Ballantine’s Golf Title, Second Win in a Week
• Gulf Stocks: Dubai Islamic Bank Rises, Qatar Telecom QSC Drops
• SOLARTECH ENERGY April Sales Rise 111.54% (Table) : 3561 TT
• Saudi Arabia Grants 9 Off-Plan Property Sale Licenses, SPA Says
• Yemen Accord Signing Has Been Postponed, Gulf Official Says
• Manchester City Wants Ancelotti If Mancini Goes, News of the World Says
• Syria Buries Eight Slain Security Officers, Sana Reports
• UBS Prime Brokerage Unit Head Ashley Jarvis Quits, Reuters Says
• Sued-Chemie May Cut 200 Jobs on Clariant Merger, Focus Reports
• Oman Air Says It Will Resume Dubai, Zanzibar Routes This Month
• Israeli Shares Drop Most Since March on Hamas-Fatah Accord, Syria Unrest
• ICHIA TECH INC April Sales Rise 9.78% (Table) : 2402 TT
• Zeltia to Miss $10 Million Yondelis Payment After U.S. Setback
• Tax Deal to Be Struck Soon, Swiss Minister Tells SonntagsZeitung
• Thousands March in Hong Kong on Labor Day for Pay, Benefits
• DMGT to End Members’ Final Salary Pension Plan, Observer Says
• Istanbul Inflation Rises to 2.51 Percent in April, Group Says
• Dubai Support Fund to Offer Loans to Non-Government Entities Amid Crunch
• Qaddafi’s Son, Three Grandchildren Killed in NATO Air Strikes
• Saint-Maker Pope John Paul II Beatified in Rome, Nearing Sainthood Himself
• BHP Billiton’s Power Price to Get Ruling in Days, Times Says
• Italy Regulator to Examine Parmalat Bid ‘Rapidly,’ Stampa Says
• LK Bennett Begins Hunt for New Chief Executive, Telegraph Says
• Snam Rete Gas Stake Sale Would ‘Weaken’ Eni, Poli Tells Corriere
• DIFC Investments Loss Narrows as It Seeks Smartstream Unit Sale This Year
• Varde Plans Debt Swap to Keep Control in Crest, Telegraph Says
• Greencore Considers Bid for Food Group Uniq, Telegraph Reports
• Greeks Favor Selling Stakes in Government Companies, Poll Shows
• Jose Cuervo Owner May Become Diageo’s Largest Shareholder, Times Reports
• HSBC’s Gulliver to Cut Costs at U.K. Retail Arm, Telegraph Says
• RSA Starts Search to Replace Chairman Napier, Telegraph Reports
• Dubai Aerospace Reverses Losses, Earns $10.4 Million Profit
• Saudi Arabia Economy Stable Amid Regional Uprisings, Azzam Says
• Saleh Refuses to Sign Pact for His Resignation, Opposition Says
• CVC, Warburg Pincus Vie for Bridgepoint’s ERM Stake, Times Says
• Sony Considers $1 Billion Bid for All3Media, Telegraph Says
• U.K. Royal Wedding Draws 22.8 Million Television Viewers on U.S. Networks
• U.K. Voters Are Likely to Reject Alternative Vote, Polls Show
• Infosys Plans to Add 4,000 Employees in Shanghai with New Office Building
• S. Korea to Start Bank to Buy Soured Builder Loans
• Kuwait Fund May Form Holding Company in Morocco, Al Rai Reports
• Egypt’s Job Offers Declined 93% in March, Al Ahram Reports
• Dubai Islamic, Barwa, Mazaya Qatar, Qtel: Gulf Equity Preview
• Predators Beat Canucks in OT, Bruins Top Flyers in NHL Playoffs
• Sony to Resume PlayStation Network, Qriocity Fully Month End
• Payrolls Probably Rose for Seventh Month: U.S. Economy Preview
• Harper Courts Immigrant Vote as New Canadians Pulled Toward Party in Power
• U.S. Army Corps May Proceed With Missouri Dam Breach, Appeals Court Says
• Berkshire May Have First Underwriting Loss in Nine Years After Disasters
• Buffett Faults Sokol, Calls CEO Candidate ‘Straight as an Arrow’
• NFL Draft Ends as Texans Choose Rice’s Cheta Ozougwu as ‘Mr. Irrelevant’