Archive

January 7, 2012

• Olympus Panel Urges Suing Executives, Kyodo Says
• New Orleans Saints Beat Detroit Lions 45-28 in NFC Wild-Card Playoff Game
• China Blast Kills 6 at Hebei Geothermal Plant, Xinhua Says
• Paul Calls Santorum ’A Big-Government Conservative’
• Jobs Report in U.S. ‘Encouraging,’ New Fed Buying Unlikely, Bullard Says
• Lions Gate Near Deal to Buy “Twilight” Studio
• Stricken Container Ship Rena Splits in Two Off New Zealand Coast
• Venezuela, Peru Sign Agreement to Cut Tariffs, Promote Trade
• White House Disputes Depiction of Obama Family in New Book
• Petroperu May Participate in Orinoco Oil Belt, Chavez Says
• Fed’s Monetary Policy Is Effective Even With Rates Near Zero, Bullard Says
• Jonathan Meets Planned Strikes in Nigeria With Cuts in Salaries, Costs
• Real Madrid Defeats Granada 5-1 to Extend Spanish Soccer Lead
• SMU Defeats Pittsburgh 28-6 in College Football’s Compass Bowl
• Taiwan Presidential Candidates Rally Supporters Before Jan. 14 Election
• New York Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada Plans to Retire, ESPN Says
• Koskie, Siskinds Approved to Lead Class-Action Lawsuit Against Sino-Forest
• SNB to Overhaul Rules Governing Financial Transactions by Its Executives
• Swindon Upsets Wigan in F.A. Cup Third Round; Newcastle Wins
• Romney Denies Wall Street Association in Pushing for New Hampshire Victory
• Mortgage-Servicing Companies That Broke Law Should Be Fined, Raskin Says
• Greek Debt Writedown Should Exceed 50%, Schaeuble Aide Fuest Tells Vima
• Obama Odds May Rise as Unemployment Falls
• Egypt Says Turnout in Third Round of Elections Was 62 Percent
• IMF to Adjust Greek Aid Package on Worse Economy, Spiegel Says
• Unilever Workers to Strike in U.K. Pension Protest, BBC Reports
• Iran Welcomes U.S. Operation to Rescue Sailors, Al Alam Reports
• Qatar’s RasGas Delivers First Natural Gas Cargo to Taiwan’s CPC
• PLASTRON PRECISI December Sales Rise 17.88% (Table) : 6185 TT
• Telefonica Pays Peru $47.9 Million in Back Taxes, Comercio Says
• Yemen’s Acting Leader Hadi May Leave Capital, Jazeera Reports
• Syrian Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters, Jazeera Reports
• Tests on Argentina’s Fernandez Show No Sign of Thyroid Cancer, Doctors Say
• Euro-Area Crisis Presents Significant Risk for South Africa, Lagarde Says
• Goergl of Austria Wins Women’s Downhill Before Home Fans as Vonn Is Fourth
• On the Capture of Economists: The Ticker
• Germany’s Austrian Reserve Power Below Target, Welt Reports
• Merkel Rejects Reports on President Wulff Succession, FAZ Says
• New York Knicks Win 99-96 Over Wizards Who Are Only Winless Team in NBA
• Fernandez to Leave Argentina Hospital Today After Thyroid Cancer Operation
• Czech Republic Defeats France to Win Hopman Cup Tennis Title
• Goldman’s Hatzius Sees Further Fed Bond-Buying, Sonntag Reports
• Dexia Unlikely to Need to Tap Government Guarantee in 2012, ECB Coene Says
• China’s Insurance Industry Faces Challenges, Regulator Says
• BR Partners Granted Bank, Brokerage Licenses, Veja Reports
• Musharraf Will Be Arrested on Arrival in Pakistan, PTI Reports
• Jets’ Tomlinson Tells Radio Station He’s Considering Retirement at Age 32
• Brazil to Lower Rail Freight Rates as Much as 40%, O Globo Says
• Mario Monti Says Italy Is ‘Doing Its Part’ in Fighting Crisis
• RBS to Close Cash Equities Unit With 1,200 Staff, Times Reports
• EON Asks for Bids in $3.8 Billion Gas Network Sale, Reuters Says
• Iran, Russia Replace Dollar With Rial, Ruble in Trade, Fars Says
• European Banks Sold 208.7 Billion Euros Covered Bonds, Welt Says
• Saudi Shares Climb to Five-Month High on Manufacturing Reports, U.S. Jobs
• Newcastle’s Ba Has Release Clause in Contract, Daily Mail Says
• German Carmakers Boost U.S. Diesel Marketing, Sueddeutsche Says
• Italy Needs Liberalization to Revamp Economy, Corriere Says
• INPAQ TECHNOLOGY December Sales Rise 35.24% (Table) : 6284 TT
• Nigeria Labor Unions Plan to Proceed With Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
• RBS Will Shut Cash Equities Unit With 1,200 Staff, Times Reports
• IEA ‘Prepared’ to React to Any Oil Supply Disruption, No Steps Planned Now
• Arabs Won’t Tolerate More Violence in Syria, Qatar Premier Says
• Kraft Sells Cadbury Plant in Bristol to Homebuilder, Times Says
• Adidas Expects Record Soccer-Goods Sales, Boersen-Zeitung Says
• Popolare Milano May Appoint Piero Montani as CEO, Sole Reports
• ECB’s Asmussen Says Executive Board Needs One Voice, Welt Says
• Merkel Agrees on Plan Should President Wulff Leave, Report Says
• Germany’s Kauder Says Focus Is on Euro Stabilization, FAZ Says
• Bank of Spain’s Ordonez Faces Calls to Step Down, Mundo Says
• Obama Says Cordray Pick Shows Resolve to Aid Ordinary Americans
• Tecnocom CEO Sees Sales Growing 10% This Year, Expansion Says
• France Rejects Call for Buying Dexia’s French Units, Figaro Says
• Hildebrand Backed by Swiss President Widmer-Schlumpf to Stay SNB President
• Fraport Abandons Spain Airport Concessions Bid, Cinco Dias Says
• SINHER TECHNOLOG December Sales Fall 45.20% (Table) : 4999 TT
• Russian, Middle Eastern Buyers Demand Larger Yachts, FT Reports
• Regions Financial Could Sell Morgan Keegan Unit, WSJ Reports
• Belgium Freezes $1.7 Billion of Spending After EU Warns of Deficit Overrun
• Poland Expects 2011 Deficit at Two Thirds of Target, Gazeta Says
• Poland Wants to Name Gaj New Telecom Regulator, Gazeta Says
• Zimbabwe Takes Over Chinese Diamond Company, Herald Reports
• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to Miss ANC Centenary Event, Herald Says
• Dexia May Have French Units Nationalized, Financial Times Says
• LUXNET CORP December Sales Rise 65.64% (Table) : 4979 TT
• India’s Stock Index Retreats, Paring Weekly Advance, in Special Trading
• Tesco May Report Decline in Domestic Christmas Sales, FT Says
• Russia Expresses Concern on Request for Mubarak Death Penalty
• Manchester United Says Report Rooney Is for Sale Is ‘Complete Nonsense’
• Al-Babtain, Halwani Brothers, Saudi Cable: Saudi Equity Preview
• Spanish Bonds Decline Amid Slowdown Concern; French Bonds Fall
• Pound Rises 5th Week Versus Euro on Europe Debt Woes; Gilts Fall
• KUO CHING CHEMIC December Sales Rise 1.44% (Table) : 1757 TT
• Cedeno Agrees to One-Year Deal With New York Mets, NYT Reports
• Israeli Defense Chief Visits S. Korea on Jet Contract, UPI Says
• VIVOTEK INC December Sales Rise 66.15% (Table) : 3454 TT
• UNIVERSAL TEXTIL December Sales Fall 9.82% (Table) : 1445 TT
• Arkansas Defeats Kansas State 29-16 in College Football’s Cotton Bowl
• PAOLUNG INTL December Sales Rise 201.74% (Table) : 1906 TT
• SILTRONTECH ELEC December Sales Fall 25.85% (Table) : 6135 TT
• New York Rangers Win Fourth Straight With 3-1 Victory Over Pittsburgh
• Sony Denies Succession Report Naming Hirai
• Ron Paul Attacks Santorum as Spendthrift
• Economy Brightening in 2012 Initial Data From U.S. Belying Grim Investors
• Annie Sez Chain Owner Said to Plan Bankruptcy Filing as Early as Next Week
• Exxon Settles Lawsuit Over Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Lease Against U.S.
• Jefferson County Judge Limits Authority of Sewer Receiver
• Zell Entitled to Option on Archstone, Judge Says in Rejecting Lehman Bid
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Debt Driven Up by Profit From Fees, Lawyer Says
• PayPal Test Program Will Let Home Depot Shoppers Pay at Checkout
• Fed Officials Say Housing Market Needs More Aid to Boost Growth
• War Dogs Bore Burning Oil to Panic Enemy Horses: Lewis Lapham
• Ai Weiwei, Radar, Andrew W.K., Big Boats, Kitson: NYC Weekend
• Oyster Cult Roadie Brawls With Cokehead; ‘Norwegian Wood’: Film
• Huntsman Says Romney Presidency Would Be Status Quo on Wall Street Issues
• Euro Weakens in Longest Losing Streak in Almost Two Years on Debt Turmoil
• Treasuries Decline as Reports Showing U.S. Economic Strength Damp Demand
• Elizabeth Williams Has Triple-Double as Duke Beats Wake Forest 76-58
• Canadian Currency Falters as Nation’s Jobless Rate Signals Slowing Economy
• U.S. Stocks Rise as S&P 500 Posts Second-Best Start Since 2006