Archive for October 1st, 2008
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
(Adds analyst comment in paragraphs 3-5) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Miner Xstrata Plc (XTA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said onWednesday it would not make a formal $10 billion takeover offerfor No. 3 ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext (NEXS.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (NYX.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) hascompleted the acquisition of the American Stock Exchange, thetransatlantic stock exchange said on Wednesday. The takeover, announced in January, is expected to ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jeffrey Hodgson BOSTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are facing D-day as investors demand back billions of dollars from ailing and healthy funds alike. Funds managers around the world said they are sitting on record ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
* BOJ conducts rare same-day funding ops for one week * BOJ aims to ease daily cash concerns with long-term ops * Funding tightness remains as focus shifts to year-end By Chikako Mogi ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
* Japan's tankan index for big manufacturers turns negative * U.S., eurozone, UK, PMIs to show manufacturing shrinking * India factory PMI shows slowest growth in 14 months * China PMI rebounds as ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
* JGB futures dip after overnight tumble in U.S. bonds * Rebound in Tokyo shares further pressures bonds * Caution ahead of Thursday's 10-year bond auction * BOJ tankan shows Japan business sentiment ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
FRANKFURT, Oct 1 (Reuters) - European Central Bank PresidentJean-Claude Trichet urged U.S. lawmakers to pass a $700 billionbank rescue package for "the sake of global finance", in aninterview published on Wednesday. "It has to go, for the sake of the U.S. ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
WARSAW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, pressreports and events to watch which may affect Central/EasternEurope's financial markets on Wednesday. OTP, PKO BP Hungary's largest lender OTP Bank OTPB.BU held talks withPolish Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad about a potentialpurchase of a 21 percent ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
ALMATY, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Kazakh unit of steel giantArcelorMittal (ISPA.AS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) expects its 2008 output to fall by morethan 30 percent due to shrinking global demand, it said onWednesday. ArcelorMittal Temirtau, which exports most of ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
(Corrects throughout to make clear new shares will be a capital increase not arights issue) By George Hatzidakis ATHENS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Greek buyout firm Marfin Investment Group (MIG)(MRFr.AT: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on ...
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