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National Australia Bank raises $3.5bn in record bond deal
Australian, The | 1 hour 46 minutes ago
NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) has raised $US2.5 billion ($3.51 billion) from US investors in the biggest Australian government guaranteed bond deal.... (more)
Red Hat, Ingres Put Twist On LAMP Developer Stack
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Tshuva, Dankner push Las Vegas loan deferment; Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs lent the developers' companies $625 million to buy the site of their planned Plaza Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.
Hotelsmag.com | 2 hours 25 minutes ago
Sources inform ''Globes'' that Nochi Dankner and Yitzhak Tshuva met bankers from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS; SWX: CSGN; XETRA: CSGZ) in New York yesterday to discuss repayment of their loan taken to buy the land for their planned $6-8 billion Plaza Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. Dankner and Tshuva are seeking another postponement for repaying the $625 million, due in February. The banks first postponed repayment of the loan in August.... (more)
European Stock Rally to End as Profits Slump, Strategists Say
Bloomberg | 4 hours 14 minutes ago
By Alexis Xydias and Adam Haigh... (more)
Brazil, Colombia Sell $2 Bln of International Bonds (Update6)
Bloomberg | 4 hours 15 minutes ago
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Guinness Peat Group Says 2008 'Very Unsatisfactory Year'
Wall Street Journal, The | 4 hours 27 minutes ago
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--Investment company Guinness Peat Group Plc (GPG.NZ), listed in New Zealand and the U.K., said Wednesday that 2008 was "a very unsatisfactory year." "A number of portfolio writedowns have been necessary as a consequence of the global financial crisis although we believe many of these will ultimately recover as a more realistic reflection of intrinsic value," the company, chaired by New Zealand investment guru Ron Brierley, said in a statement. ... (more)
Continental Industries Announces the In-House Production of Their Anodeless & Transition Risers - Press Releases: PR Newswire: Utilities - SunHerald.com
Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.), The | 4 hours 58 minutes ago
For three years CI has seen tremendous growth in their risers sales when they combined risers with their current package. Previously CI worked with an outside supplier to manufacture the anodeless riser. CI will begin tig welding the adapter that protects the actual transition. CI's new exterior coating will exceed the mil thickness that was previously used. CI's risers have been tested and manufactured to satisfy all DOT, ASTM, UPC, and NFPA specifications for use on natural gas distributio...... (more)
FNC(R) to Brief U.S. Mortgage Lenders on Home Valuation Code of Conduct - Press Releases: PR Newswire: Mississippi - SunHerald.com
Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.), The | 4 hours 58 minutes ago
OXFORD, Miss., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a Wednesday conference call with clients, leaders of FNC Inc. will explain new rules that significantly change the mortgage lending process for banks who want to sell their loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.... (more)
Know When To Hold 'Em The FDIC sells failed IndyMac Bank too soon and for too little.
Slate | 5 hours 1 minute ago
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday agreed to sell IndyMac, a failed bank it took over last July, to a group of sharp Wall Street operators. They're paying about $15 billion, leaving the FDIC with a loss of about $9 billion on the bank. The gover... (more)
Mexico peso up on U.S. recovery hopes; Walmex drops
Reuters | 5 hours 6 minutes ago
(Recasts; adds background) MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso firmed sharply on Tuesday on hopes major stimulus plans will help push the United States out of recession, while shares in Wal-Mart de Mexico sank after UBS cut its recommendation on the stock.... (more)
Mexico peso up on US stimulus hopes; Walmex sinks
Reuters | 5 hours 7 minutes ago
(Adds closing prices, details on Walmex, 10-year bond) MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso firmed sharply on Tuesday on hopes major stimulus plans will help push the United States out of recession and boost the Mexican economy, while shares in Wal-Mart de Mexico sank after UBS cut its recommendation on the retailer.... (more)
UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS, Citi cut Mexico's Walmex
Reuters | 5 hours 7 minutes ago
(Recasts with Citigroup downgrade, updates share price) MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS.N) and Citigroup (C.N) cut their recommendations on top Mexican retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex) on Tuesday in anticipation of slower sales due to tough economic conditions.... (more)
Bank of America selling $2.8 bln CCB stake
Reuters | 5 hours 7 minutes ago
HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N) is selling a $2.83 billion stake in China Construction Bank (0939.HK) at a 12 percent discount to the stock's last closing price, according to a term sheet obtained by Reuters. The U.S. lender is selling more than 5.62 billion shares in Construction Bank at HK$3.92 apiece in a placement handled by Merrill Lynch and UBS (UBSN.VX)(UBS.N). Construction Bank shares closed at HK$4.45 each on Tuesday.... (more)
Supplementation With Vitamins C, E, or Beta-Carotene May Not Prevent Cancer
Medscape | 5 hours 36 minutes ago
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, supplementation with vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta-carotene did not help in the primary prevention of total cancer incidence or cancer mortality.... (more)
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