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Topix Rise to Highest Since July 2008 Before BOJ Decision - Bloomberg
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his BOJ colleagues may upgrade their assessment of the economy at the end of a two-day meeting today, according to people familiar with the matter. The bank will keep policy unchanged, a Bloomberg survey of economists ...
Temasek Increases Stake in ICBC as Goldman Ends Holding - Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs sold 1.58 billion shares in ICBC at HK$5.50 each, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. That was a 2.5 percent discount to ICBC's closing price on May 20 in Hong Kong trading. The Beijing-based bank closed 2.1 percent lower at ...
Intelsat Said to Plan $2.6 Billion of Bonds in Two-Part Offering - Bloomberg
Proceeds will be used to pay existing debt, said the person, who asked not to be identified because terms aren't set. Bank of America Corp., Barclays Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and ...
Israeli Buyer Said to Seek 140000 Tons of Corn Along With Wheat - Bloomberg
The company is also seeking 20,000 tons of barley, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the tender hasn't been publicly announced. The bids are due by May 23, they said. To contact the reporter on this story: Maria Kolesnikova in ...
FCC Bolstered, ISDAfix E-Mails, Swedish Banks: Compliance - Bloomberg
The CFTC issued subpoenas to current and former ICAP brokers, as many as 15 Wall Street dealers and to ISDA, Bloomberg News first reported April 8, citing people familiar with the matter. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority also started an inquiry ...
Ergen Said to Bid $2 Billion for LightSquared Wireless Spectrum - Bloomberg
Ergen, 60, has offered to buy the spectrum -- the radio frequencies used for wireless communications -- even though the Federal Communications Commission has yet to approve its use, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the deal ...
CFTC Said to Review 1 Million E-Mails in ISDAfix Investigation - Bloomberg
... are scouring the records collected under subpoena for any evidence that the world's largest banks and ICAP Plc (IAP) brokers rigged the ISDAfix swaps rate, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the probe is private.
Vitol Buys Forties at 10-Day Low; Libya Raises Es Sider Crude - Bloomberg
Ekofisk lot C11387 was deferred by 12 days to load on June 14 to June 16, said the three people who asked not to be identified as the information is confidential. Vitol booked a third tanker to haul Forties to South Korea, boosting its shipments this ...
Apollo to Guggenheim Sid to Face NY Insurer-Deal Review - Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Harbinger Group Inc. (HRG) were also sent subpoenas by the New York Department of Financial Services, according to the person, who declined to be identified because the information is private. The subpoenas were ...
Corte Ingles Said to Hire Morgan Stanley for Debt Restructuring - Bloomberg
The retailer is renegotiating terms of its borrowings with lenders including Banco Santander SA (SAN), said the people, who declined to be identified before the deal is complete. The Madrid-based company wants to relax covenants governing terms of the ...
Och-Ziff Partner Dan Manor Is Said to Leave Hong Kong Job - Bloomberg
Manor oversaw Asia long-short equity investments for the New York-based company, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Manor declined to comment when reached on his mobile phone. Och-Ziff manages $35.6 ...
Freeport Said to Meet Plains Shareholders to Salvage Bid - Bloomberg
Freeport Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson said during meetings with Plains shareholders last week that its offer is no longer “best and final,” said the people, who asked not to be identified because the process is private. Freeport has been in ...
Yahoo Said to Discuss Acquiring Tumblr to Add Popular Blog Tools - Bloomberg
Tumblr, founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David Karp, has contacted bigger technology companies seeking to be bought, or form a partnership, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the overtures were ...
Mexico's Grupo Hevi Said to Hire Barclays to Explore Sale - Bloomberg
Among the potential buyers are Megacable Holdings SAB (MEGACPO), the nation's largest cable-TV company, said two of the people, who asked not to be named because the plans are private. Hevi could fetch more than $500 million in a sale, one of the ...
Yahoo's Mayer Said to Be Preparing Updates for Flickr Photo Site - Bloomberg
The person declined to be identified because the information is private. Mayer has spent much of her first year at the helm of the Web's biggest portal revamping popular services -- including Yahoo's home page, e-mail and weather -- with sleek designs ...
ENRC Founders Said to Detail Offer Below 300 Pence in Bid Letter - Bloomberg
s three founding shareholders sent a letter with details of a planned bid for the company at a price of less than 300 pence a share to its independent committee of directors, according to people familiar with the matter. The founders, who said April 19 ...
Telus Will Acquire Mobilicity for $373 Million - Bloomberg
While consolidation may appear to be at odds with government strategy, offering to protect Mobilicity's customers may appeal to the government's desire to be consumer-friendly, said the person, who asked not to be named because the plans are private.
Pentagon Said to Seek $80 Billion for War Amid Withdrawal - Bloomberg
The proposal for war operations, which aren't included in the main Pentagon budget, may be submitted as soon as tomorrow, said the officials, who asked not to be identified discussing the funding request before it's presented. War spending soared in ...
Dell Earnings Miss Estimates on PC Slump Amid Buyout Fight - Bloomberg
... offer for the company, withdrew from the process in April after conducting due diligence that led it to conclude the computer maker's enterprise solutions business was years away from competing meaningfully, according to a person familiar with the ...
Pandit Takes Stake in India's JM Financial With Leadership Role - Bloomberg
The board concluded that Pandit, 56, a native of Nagpur, India, had mismanaged the bank's operations, a person familiar with the matter said at the time. Pandit had staked Citigroup's turnaround in part on boosting profit from emerging markets ...
NetApp Is Said to Be Pushed by Elliott to Change Its Board - Bloomberg
Elliott, the hedge-fund firm founded by billionaire Paul Singer, has been in talks with NetApp for weeks over its proposals, including a return of cash to shareholders, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are ...
Paulson Said to Team With Insurer for Low-Tax Merger Fund - Bloomberg
s merger-arbitrage strategy either through an annuity that defers income taxes or a life insurance policy that is tax-free for beneficiaries, both of which are offered by Philadelphia Financial, said the people, who asked not to be identified because ...
BOJ Said to Consider Raising Economy Assessment as Growth Jumps - Bloomberg
After saying last month that “Japan's economy has stopped weakening and has shown some signs of picking up,” the central bank could alter the wording to underscore progress in the recovery, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the BOJ ...
Swiss Stocks Drop as Zurich Insurance Retreats on Profit - Bloomberg
The newspaper cited a person familiar with the matter. The U.S. generic-drug maker has already rejected approaches by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and Mylan Inc. Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff said the company has no intention of bidding ...
Paulson Sold Gold Miners, Bought Family Dollar in Quarter - Bloomberg
Paulson & Co. bought 1 million shares in Citigroup (C) on the expectation the bank should benefit from a strengthening economy in the U.S., said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. In ...