Archive

February 26, 2012

• Billabong Rejects TPG $818 Million Offer as Talks Continue for Higher Bid
• Ex-BP Browne May Buy Into Fairfield, Sunday Times Says
• China Urges G-20 to Promote Growth, Solve European Debt Crisis
• South Korean Rate-Cut Case Diminishes as Oil Adds Price Pressures: Economy
• World Bank’s IBRD Unit Is Seeking to Sell Its First Kangaroo Bonds in Year
• Aussie, New Zealand Dollars Little Changed After Paring Loss Versus Yen
• India Stocks Drop to 2-Week Low as Oil Prompts Inflation Concern
• Yandex Calls to Buy Soar to a Record on Internet Ad Boom: Russia Overnight
• Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ Gets Early Oscars, Spencer Wins Best Supporting Actress
• U.S. Starts Military Drills With S. Korea as North Warns of Confrontation
• China Qinhuangdao Coal Price Drops to 760-770 Yuan a Ton; Stockpiles Rise
• G-20 Rebuffs Europe Aid Calls With Bigger Firewall Needed
• Gillard Defeats Rudd in Australian Leadership Ballot
• Vietnam February Coffee Exports Forecast at 180,000 Tons
• Vietnam’s February Trade Balance Swings to Deficit From Surplus
• Vietnam February Rice Exports Forecast at 300,000 Tons
• Tombini Says He’ll Keep Cutting Selic as Survey Shows Rates Can’t Curb CPI
• Treasury Gain Slows on Speculation Report to Show Pending Home Sales Rose
• Hong Kong’s Tang, Leung Vow to Boost Land Supply in City in Leader Race
• AIJ Probe by Japan Regulator Undermines Pensions Alternative Asset Plans
• Chinese Carmakers Surge on Official Vehicle List: Beijing Mover
• BRICS Bank to Be Discussed at March Summit, Russia Official Says
• Garuda Indonesia, Medco Energi, Timah: Indonesia Equity Preview
• Europe Could Take Lessons From Mexico’s Tequila Crisis, G-20’s Host Says
• AFRICA WEEK AHEAD: Ugandan Rate Decision, Kenyan Inflation Data
• Draghi Expects Banks to Boost Credit Supply as Euro Confidence Increases
• G-20 Finance Chiefs Joint Statement After Mexico Meeting (Text)
• Mangalore Refinery Offers April-Loading Jet Fuel, Mixed Xylene
• Grosvenor Plans to Raise $492 Million to Invest in Japanese Real Estate
• Dalglish Delivers for Fenway as Liverpool Breaks Six-Year Trophy Drought
• Crude Oil Declines in New York Trading; Brent Futures Fall in London
• BP Gulf Spill Trial Delayed to Allow for Settlement Talks
• Rehn Says Europe Must Take Preventive Approach in Crisis Fight
• Yen Erases 0.6% Decline Against Dollar in Early Trading, Trades at 81.14
• No Company Follows Apple’s Expanded China Factory Audits: Tech
• Cohen: Wall Street Confesses to Bonus Culture’s Ills
• Banks Need Simpler, Tougher Capital Standards: Phil Angelides
• How to Identify Influence Leaders in Social Media: Zsolt Katona
• Bernanke Pessimism Drives Credit With Forced Government Cutbacks
• Osborne Won’t Borrow to Finance U.K. Budget
• Rhone Valley’s Hidden Gems, Drinkable French Wines
• U.K. Home Prices Underpinned by Tax-Holiday Rush, Hometra
• With Gas Tax on Empty U.S. Must Find New Way to Fund Roads: View
• Ayn Rand Beats Out Rick Santelli as First Teapartyer: Gary Weiss
• China-Taiwan Tensions Could Loom Over U.S. ‘Pivot’ to Asia: View
• Dog Owners Seeking Discounts as PetSmart Confronts Bite: Retail
• ‘Aida’ Gets Spinster, No Elephants in Ruinous Staging: Review
• Leonard Bernstein’s Daughter Jamie Evokes Competing Against Dad
• Arsenal Rallies to Defeat Archrival Tottenham 5-2; Manchester United Wins
• Cindy Sherman Self-Portraits Offer Empty Entertainment: Review
• India Goes Its Own Way on Iran’s Nuclear Program: Pankaj Mishra
• Gillard Beats Rudd 73-29 in Australian Leadership Vote, SMH Reporter Says
• Deutsche Bank, Fraport: Europe Equity Preview
• Takeda’s TAK-875 Fights Diabetes as Well as Older Drug in Study
• Gold for Immediate Delivery Rebounds, Advancing 0.2% to $1,775.03 an Ounce
• Belgium Plans Extra 2 Billion Euros in 2012 Savings, Belga Says
• Goldman Fights for Prized Oktoberfest Conference
• Hungary Economic Confidence Improves to Five-Month High From Two-Year Low
• Euro Advances as China Says It Will Do Its Part to Raise Resources of IMF
• N.Z. Unexpectedly Posts Trade Deficit on Weaker Exports, Aircraft Imports
• Hunter Mahan Beats Rory McIlroy in World Match Play Championship Final
• Afghan Leaders Cancel Trip for Security Talks in Washington, Pentagon Says
• N. Korea Condemns S. Korea-U.S. Joint Drill
• Mexico Exceeding 100% Reserve-Replacement Rate, Calderon Says
• Gillard Seen Prevailing Over Rudd in Australia’s Labor Leadership Ballot
• Ryan Zimmerman Signs Six-Year Contract Extension With Nationals
• Japan Calendar, Feb. 27-March 2
• Striking Iran Would Be ‘Truly Catastrophic’: Putin
• Ferragamo CEO Says 2012 Started ‘Very Well,’ Europe Sales Rise
• Explosion Kills 3 People in Nigeria
• Liverpool Beats Cardiff in Penalty Shootout at Soccer’s Carling Cup Final
• Colombia’s FARC Rebel Group Promises to Free Hostages, End Acts of Ransom
• Start of Nascar’s Daytona 500 Delayed After Rain Soaks Florida Race Track
• Vedanta to Combine Its Sterlite Industries Unit With Sesa Goa to Cut Debt
• Rory McIlroy Will Play Hunter Mahan in the Final of World Match Play Golf
• Arizona Governor Brewer Backs Romney as Republican Presidential Candidate
• Nobody Wants TMX With 198% Return on Maple Bid: Real M&A
• Prudential May Move Head Office to Hong Kong, Sunday Times Says
• Pakistan Demolishes Bin Laden’s Islamabad Hideout Raided by U.S. Commandos
• Huawei Expects to Triple Smartphones Sales This Year to 60 Million Units
• ECB Won’t Commit to Further LTRO, Asmussen Tells Handelsblatt
• Pemex Shuts Third Crude Export Terminal as Bad Weather Persists
• Greek Rescue Opposed by German Majority, Bild am Sonntag Says
• ICL Drops After Biggest Weekly Rally Since 2009: Tel Aviv Mover
• A Brokered Republican Convention? Keep Dreaming: Albert R. Hunt
• Yingli Leads Index Drop as Slowdown Hits Profit: China Overnight
• Egypt Court Adjourns Trial of Pro-Democracy NGO Workers Until April 26
• Hollywood Should Beat Digital Pirates at Their Own Game: View
• Japan Urges Bigger Euro-Crisis Firewall Before G-20 in April
• S. Korean Finance Minister Says Oil Surge May Mean Inflation Above Target
• PPR’s Yves Saint Laurent to Name Slimane as Designer, AFP Says
• Santorum Says Separation of Church and State Isn’t Absolute
• Premier Foods in Talks With Lenders Over New Loans, Times Says
• Dubai’s Power Use Will Grow 4% as Emirate Plans Carbon Cuts
• Dubai Shares Climb to 10-Month High, Paced by Air Arabia, Emaar Properties
• Lindsey Vonn Wins Record 18th World Cup Super-G to Extend Overall Lead
• Al-Mojil Posts Biggest Two-Day Drop as Loss Widens: Riyadh Mover
• U.K. in Talks With Somalia’s Puntland About Oil, Observer Says
• Colombia Captures 34 Alleged Drug Traffickers, Milenio Reports
• Israel Short-Term Bonds Drop on Bets Central Bank to Hold Rates
• Yemen Says Al-Qaeda Behind President-Palace Attack, Saba Reports
• Schaeuble Seeks to Cut Banks From Market Regulator, Spiegel Says
• Israel Stocks: Clal Biotechnology, Israel Chemicals, Mellanox
• Mandela Discharged After Procedure for Abdominal Complaint
• Gillard Sees ‘Strong Support;’ Rudd Urges Party Unity: Timeline
• Greece Sees $15 Billion Revenue From Hydrocarbons, Minister Says
• Egyptian Stocks: Orascom Construction, Raya Holding, Asek Co.
• Persian Gulf Stocks: United Development, United International
• Eircom Drafts 1 Billion-Euro Investment Plan, Sunday Times Says
• Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial of Foreign Pro-Democracy Workers to April 26
• Kirch Heirs May Dump Deutsche Bank Settlement, Sueddeutsche Says
• 3i Group’s Enterprise Faces Review by UBS, Sunday Telegraph Says
• Iraq to Increase Electricity Imports From Iran, Serri Says
• Eni Split From Snam May Lead to Lower Gas Bills, Passera Says
• Swiss Re Focusing on Organic Growth, CEO Tells SonntagsZeitung
• Italian Government Targets Labor Market Accord, Passera Says
• Sinn Fein Most Popular Irish Opposition Party, Sunday Times Says
• ENRC Chairman Told to Shake Up Board, Sunday Telegraph Reports
• RBS May Hire Andy Haste for Direct Line Job, Telegraph Says
• Athens Metro Driver Finds Explosive Device on Train, Police Say
• CPP Lenders Won’t Renew Borrowing Facilities, Sunday Times Says
• Swatch Will Create 1,000 Jobs This Year, Hayek Tells Der Sonntag
• Most German SPD Lawmakers to Back Greek Rescue, Welt Says
• ECB’s Weidmann Questions Greek Bond Profit Payout, Spiegel Says
• Spain’s BBVA Bids for ECB Three-Year Loans, Chairman Tells Pais
• Peacocks Seeks Rents Reductions to Reopen Stores, Times Reports
• SNB Vice President Jordan’s Transactions Cleared, Sonntag Says
• Atlantia to Sell Impregilo Stake to Gavio in Swap for Chile Motorway Stake
• Obrascon, PBG Win 221 Million-Euro Contract for Road in Poland
• Carlyle Group Hires Woodhouse to Run RAC, Sunday Telegraph Says
• Ex-Rolls-Royce CEO Joins Hakluyt Board, Sunday Telegraph Says
• Radley Chairman, CEO Leave Exponent Bags Unit, Sunday Times Says
• ‘Artist’ Set to Bring New Fans as Oscar-Odds Favorite
• Orascom Construction, Arabtec Bid for Tahrir Project, Mal Says
• Senegal’s Wade May Win a Third Term Amid Deadly Protests Against His Rule
• Dubai Trading Value Surges to $194 Million, the Highest Since April 2010
• Premafin to Offer Banks Loan to Equity Swaps, Sole Says
• Starbucks to Open Stores in U.K., Europe, Sunday Telegraph Says
• BP CEO Expects Gulf Rig Trial to Last Into 2014, Telegraph Says
• Virgin Galactic Looks at Partnerships With Abu Dhabi Companies
• U.A.E. Central Bank Lifts Dividend Restrictions, Khaleej Says
• Montagu Set to Buy U.K.’s College of Law, Sunday Times Reports
• Germany’s Schaeuble Says Confident Lawmakers to Back Greece Aid
• Frankfurt Airport Ground Controllers to Resume Strike Tonight
• Rambourg to Start Verrazzano Fund in Paris, Sunday Times Reports
• BT May Offer Online Music Streaming, Download, Sunday Times Says
• Pearson to Raise Dividend by Almost 10%, Sunday Times Reports
• Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant to Work at Full Capacity, IRNA Says
• Iran to Work With International Atomic Agency, Tehran Times Says
• Abu Dhabi’s Taqa Raises 650 Million Ringgit From Sukuk Sale in Malaysia
• North Korea’s Kim Urges ‘Powerful’ Retaliation for Any Trespass
• Harvey Nichols to Open Store in Kuwait City, Sunday Times Says
• Prudential May Move Headquarters to Hong Kong, Sunday Times Says
• Iran Invests in Zimbabwe Tractor-Assembly Plant, Press TV Says
• Depositors Pull $1.75 Billion From Syrian Banks, National Says
• Top-Ranked Kentucky, Syracuse Clinch College Basketball Conference Titles
• United Development of Qatar Says Investor Still Seeking Stake in Company
• Pennsylvania Beats Harvard to Put Ivy League Basketball Title Up for Grabs
• Utah Jazz’s Jeremy Evans Wins Slam-Dunk as Sub for Knicks’ Shumpert
• Buffett Is ‘On the Prowl’ for Acquisitions as Cash Hoard Climbs
• Berkshire Selects Future Buffett Replacement
• Manufacturing, Spending Probably Gained: U.S. Economy Preview
• Santorum Says Mitt Romney Tax Proposals Echo Message of Occupy Protesters
• New York Rangers End Two-Game Losing Streak With 3-2 Win Over Sabres
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania City Council Seeks to Reinstate Bankruptcy Appeal
• St. John’s Ends No. 20 Notre Dame’s Big East Nine-Game Winning Streak