VW green light for Porsche tie-up [at Financial Times]
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- Fri 20 Nov, 07:55 PM
Volkswagen set itself on course to surpass Toyota as the world's largest carmaker on Friday when its supervisory board gave the go-ahead for the takeover of Porsche and agreed on a €25.8bn ($38.3bn) three-year investment programme.
Investment trust reserves boost income
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Financial Times
- Fri 20 Nov, 07:05 PM
Investment trusts are proving more resilient than unit trusts in providing a high level of income, and are now attracting more investors who need higher yields.
Riskier high-yield debt draws attention
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Financial Times
- Fri 20 Nov, 06:25 PM
Investors who fear that the seven-month rally in investment-grade corporate bonds may be over are now moving their money into riskier high-yield bond funds, according to advisers.
Synthos buys shares worth $93 mln in two firms
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AFX
- Fri 20 Nov, 05:49 PM
WARSAW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Polish chemicals maker Synthos has bought shares in bathroom fittings producer Cersanit and developer Echo Investment for a total 260 million zlotys ($93 million), the companies said.
Glance-UPDATE 2-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
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AFX
- Fri 20 Nov, 03:12 PM
(Adds Korea Exchange Bank, Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVAD - news) , NBC Universal)
Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were
reported by 1430 GMT on Friday.
(For Reuters columns on deals, click on)
** A consortium including a Middle East-based fund and a
South Korean investment firm has been picked as a preferred buyer
for a controlling stake in Daewoo Engineering, a
report said, in a deal expected to fetch about $2.6 billion.
Bankers, regulators eye next generation of CoCos
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AFX
- Fri 20 Nov, 02:35 PM
By Jane Merriman
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Investment bankers are already pitching to clients a new form of hybrid bond that financial regulators see as a potential saviour of troubled banks, but it is uncertain if they will work or if investors will buy them.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Year-end positioning, Ukraine worries hit stocks
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AFX
- Fri 20 Nov, 02:05 PM
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World equities fell on bank worries and the dollar climbed on Friday as a bout of year-end risk aversion gripped European markets, and Wall Street looked set to follow suit.
Russia's VEB prepared to finance AvtoVAZ -Ifax
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AFX
- Fri 20 Nov, 01:54 PM
MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russian state development lender VEB is prepared to finance the investment programme of Avtovaz after the car maker restructures its debt, Interfax news agency quoted VEB Deputy CEO Alexander Ballo as saying on Friday.
Vital Signs: Plenty of Support for Housing [at BusinessWeek Online]
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BusinessWeek Online - Fri 20 Nov, 01:24 PM
On deck: existing home sales, GDP, home price indexes, consumer confidence, durable goods orders, personal income, consumer sentiment, new home sales, FOMC Minutes
Stock Picks: Intel, Texas Instruments
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BusinessWeek Online - Fri 20 Nov, 01:24 PM
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on LSI, National Semiconductor, Marvell, NetApp, and Dick's Sporting Goods
Stocks Fall on Stronger Dollar, Weak Techs [at BusinessWeek Online]
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Zigzagging to Business School [at BusinessWeek Online]
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BusinessWeek Online]
Dell Stock Gains May Slacken [at BusinessWeek Online]
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BusinessWeek Online]
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks fall and dollar gains
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TABLE-Russia Oct capital investment down 17.9 pct y/y
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Nordic banks react to broker comment [at Financial Times]
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China Exim Bank, Bulgaria FIBank to fund projects
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Nomura Asset to suspend subscription of REIT fund
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Vladimir Putin and Germany's Gerhard Schroeder at a Moscow investment forum
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Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans
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Glance-UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
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UPDATE 1-Prodesse to wind itself down, sell assets
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TABLE-Russia Jan-Sept FDI $10 bln, down 48 pct
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GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks and dollar both gain
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F&C Private's NAV edges higher
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ShareCast]
Nan Shan sales agents protest in Taipei after owning firm AIG sold its local unit to Hong Kong-based Primus Financial
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A woman passes the offices of Nan Shan Life Insurance in Taipei
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Caledonia unveils new FD
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ShareCast]
Canny trades benefit RIT Capital
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ShareCast]
UPDATE 1-Kenyan Centum H1 pretax profit slides
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Seoul shares flat; LG Elec rises, chipmakers fall
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Kenyan Centum H1 pretax profit slides
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The previously announced sale of a 70 pct stake had been held up by lawsuits
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Burkle buys Barneys New York debt - WSJ
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Small steps to reopen commercial bond market [at Financial Times]
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Seoul shares seen lower on U.S. fall, econ worry
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Citadel funds rebound 60 pct but still in the hole
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UPDATE 1-US SEC watchdog: revamp exam process post-Madoff
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Fresh setback for Asian IPOs [at Financial Times]
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Financial Times
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S&P quits Australia's retail investment market [at Financial Times]
07:40 PM
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Aquarius invests in Conformetrix [at Financial Times]
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JPMorgan lands Cazenove in buyout
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UPDATE 2-Standard Bank sees corp. defaults remaining high
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UPDATE 2-Nine countries warn Hungary over corruption
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UPDATE 1-Nine countries warn Hungary over corruption
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BRIEF-Moody's cuts Interregional Investment Bnk (Russia)
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STOCKS NEWS US-Volatility index lights up as stocks slide
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STOCKS NEWS US-Expiration may have bearish tone-analyst
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INDICATORS - Egypt - Nov 19
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stronger dollar weakens gold, equities fall
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