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RLPC-WorldPay wants lower rates on $2 billion loan - sources - Forex Pros
LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - British payment processing company WorldPay has asked its lenders to accept lower interest margins on $2 billion-equivalent loans backing its 2010 leveraged buyout, banking sources said on Tuesday. ...
Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 3 - Forex Pros
ASSADABAD, Afghanistan - Twenty-five foreign fighters were killed and wounded by Afghan security forces after they crossed the border from Pakistan, a government official said, the first sign of retaliatory attacks in Afghanistan after al Qaeda leader ...
ANALYSIS-All eyes on "Gang of Six" as US deficit deal nears - Forex Pros
"It's the only bipartisan plan around," one Republican political strategist told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity because he did not want to be seen endorsing the proposal before it is released. William Galston, a former domestic policy ...
BOJ FOCUS-Despite quake, BOJ wants govt commitment to fiscal reform - Forex Pros
Both declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. To be sure, the risk of Japan facing a Greece-style debt crisis is slim as Japanese government bonds are held almost entirely by domestic investors, who have little incentive to shift ...
BOJ FOCUS-Politics may spur BOJ move amid calls to monetise debt - Forex Pros
"Having said that, there is a possibility this whole debate may nudge the BOJ into action earlier than it would like," said the source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano on Thursday also ...
SK Telecom eyes investment in Blockbuster -source - Forex Pros
"We are looking at many opportunities overseas," said the official, who requested anonymity because she was not authorized to talk to the media. "But no details have been decided." SK Telecom, which controls around 50 percent of the nearly saturated ...
Greece readies new measures to plug budget hole - Forex Pros
Tackling tax evasion and tax fraud is crucial," said an official close to Greece's international lenders, who declined to be named. Greece has already committed to a wide range of austerity steps and structural economic reforms in an effort to regain ...
* Stake sale seen more likely in 2012 - Forex Pros
"No method has been chosen for the Turkish Airlines share sale yet," a senior government official said on Friday. "Considering the length of the work and market conditions this privatisation could take place in December at the earliest. ...
EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 2-Federal-Mogul draws buyout interest-sources - Forex Pros
"Everybody is taking a fresh look at the industry again," one of the sources said. Federal-Mogul, which makes pistons, windshield wiper blades, brake pads and other auto components, has benefited from its 2008-2009 restructuring as the auto market ...
Germany says opposes EFSF bond buys on secondary market - Forex Pros
The official, who requested anonymity, said the summit would focus on the "competitiveness pact" proposed by Berlin and Paris, but also discuss elements of a comprehensive anti-crisis package, including bank stress tests, that the EU aims to deliver at ...
HCA IPO prices at $30, sells more shares-sources - Forex Pros
... 9 (Reuters) - Private equity-backed HCA Holdings Inc, the biggest US for-profit hospital chain, priced shares in its initial public offering at the top of the range and sold more shares than planned on Wednesday, sources briefed on the matter said. ...
A2A boards to meet on Thursday on Edison - source - Forex Pros
MILAN, March 9 (Reuters) - A2A's board will meet on Thursday to discuss reorganising its Edison affiliate, which the Italian utility controls along with French peer EDF, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. ...
Allianz dividend hike falls short of hopes - Forex Pros
One industry analyst, who declined to be named, said a 1 billion euro share issue by Dutch rival Aegon had raised wider concerns about the need for insurers to increase solvency ratios to satisfy regulators. The company made no comment about the ...
German states may buy part of EADS from Daimler - Forex Pros
FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany's federal states may end up buying part of Daimler AG's stake in EADS to preserve a Franco-German balance of power at the aerospace and defence company, a person close to the talks said. ...
Russia to woo Alitalia to drop Embraer deal-source - Forex Pros
We hope that the interest to Superjet is not lost," the official, who asked not to be named because of sensitivity of the matter, told reporters. He said that Superjet has received an international certification and now has more chances of striking a ...
ANALYSIS-China to be a rates tortoise in Year of the Rabbit - Forex Pros
... faster," said a manager at a China Construction Bank outlet in Shanghai, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak to media. ...
Egypt pound falls to 6-year low after protests - Forex Pros
"At the opening there was exaggerated buying of the dollar based on yesterday's protest," said a Cairo-based trader who asked not to be named. ...
EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 1-Bidding on for homebuilder Taylor Morrison - Forex Pros
... fund billionaire John Paulson's Rain Tree Investment Corp, are also evaluating a purchase of Taylor Morrison, other sources briefed on the matter said. ...
Sanyo to up auto lithium-ion cell capacity -sources - Forex Pros
... is expecting a government subsidy for the new investment, said the sources, who requested anonymity because the plan has yet to be officially announced. ...
Serb FinMin: 2011 budget financing 'no problem' - Forex Pros
"We will see what will be the final figure for Serbia when the strategy is presented," said the official, who insisted on anonymity. ...
ECB bond buy figures leave markets in dark on scale-up - Forex Pros
One bond trader, who asked to remain anonymous, told Reuters on Monday that the ECB had asked traders not to report back to the press whether the central ...
Goldman weighs sale of loan servicing unit -source - Forex Pros
Goldman has been asking parties if they would be interested in the business, the source said on Friday. Goldman, which bought Litton in 2007, ...
Japan deflation slows on tobacco tax, seen persisting - Forex Pros
A cigarette tax hike that took place on Oct. 1 pushed up October's core CPI by around 0.28 percentage point, a government official said. ...
Mongolia 2010 GDP growth seen at 7.5 pct-govt official - Forex Pros
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP) should grow by 7.5 percent in 2010, a senior government official said on Wednesday. ...
US may be close to filing insider trader cases - Forex Pros
Lawyers familiar with the situation, who declined to be identified, said it may offer one explanation for why federal prosecutors and US securities ...