Archive for May 2nd, 2008

UPDATE 2-Duke Energy earnings jump 30 percent

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

(Adds earnings details, international business, share price) NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - Power company Duke Energy Corp(DUK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a 30 percent rise in first-quarterprofit, beating Wall Street forecasts on gains in its wholesalepower business. ...

Ceramic Fuel to raise 7 mln stg in share placing

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - London-listed Ceramic Fuel CellsLtd (CFU.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it planned to raise around 7 millionpounds ($13.9 million) in a placing of 35 million new shares. The new shares will be issued at 20 ...

Sal.Oppenheim joins KKR to buy Evonik stake -sources

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

FRANKFURT, May 2 (Reuters) - Private bank Sal. Oppenheim hasjoined private equity company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR)[KKR.UL] to bid for a stake in German conglomerate EvonikIndustries [RUHR.UL], sources familiar with the matter said. They said on Friday KKR would ...

UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Piper Jaffary ups MedAssets to buy

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

(Adds details, background, share movement) May 2 (Reuters) - Piper Jaffary upgraded MedAssets Inc(MDAS.O: Quote, Profile, Research), a provider of cost management services to healthcarecompanies, to "buy" from "neutral," citing valuation and thecompany's recent acquisition of Accuro Healthcare Solutions. ...

RLPC-Converteam auction financing takes shape-sources

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - The financial backing for the saleof French power conversion firm Converteam is taking shape,banking sources said on Friday. Converteam, which could fetch over 1 billion euros ($1.6billion), is being sold by Barclays (BARC.L: Quote, Profile, Research) ...

Canada court reschedules ABCP hearing

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

TORONTO, May 2 (Reuters) - A court hearing to considerapproval of a restructuring plan for Canada's asset backedcommercial paper market has been rescheduled tentatively to May12 and May 13, a Canadian judge said on Friday. Ontario Superior Court Justice Colin Campbell ...

GE says gets U.S. OK to restart Utah factory

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) saidon Friday it has received approval from the U.S. Food and DrugAssociation to resume manufacturing at an X-ray machine factorylocated in Salt Lake City, Utah, that has been closed for morethan 20 months ...

Canada regulator dismisses grain rail complaint

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 2 (Reuters) - Canada's transportregulator said it has dismissed a request from a group of grainshippers to order Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) to stopusing a new system to distribute rail cars. The railway's new program ...

FXOUTLOOK-Dollar higher in week ahead on Fed outlook

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - Fresh off its strongest monthin nearly a year, the dollar looks set to extend its rally nextweek on signs the Federal Reserve is on hold after seven monthsof aggressive interest rate reductions that drove the U.Scurrency to record lows. ...

BHP in ongoing talks with EU over Rio takeover

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

By Eric Onstad LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research)continues to be in discussions with EU competition officialsbefore filing a submission about its planned takeover of rivalRio Tinto (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research), a BHP spokesman said ...