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Big Shell gas deal advances in Iraq - MarketWatch
An Iraqi oil expert, who asked not to be named, however, said Iraq would make nearly $100 billion from the venture because the gas would substitute for the oil currently used to fuel Iraq's power stations. Iraq would tax Shell and Mitsubishi profits at ...
Singapore real-estate firm considers IPO in Japan - MarketWatch
GLP, which listed on the Singapore Exchange late last year, has hired Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Nomura Holdings as the main underwriters for the IPO, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The sources said the units of the offering will be sold in ...
U.S. expanding Swiss bank-account investigation - MarketWatch
... legal documents in an attempt to force several Swiss banks and international banks with Swiss branches to reveal the identities of US clients evading billions of dollars in taxes, Reuters reported Friday, citing sources briefed on the matter. ...
Coal's glow attracts major mining firms - MarketWatch
Macarthur's price reflects the quality of the asset, according a person close to the deal: it is the world's largest producer of pulverized metallurgical coal, and requires no extra spending on infrastructure. Fears of a rival bid from Macarthur's ...
ANZ eyes minority stake in Japan's Aozora: report - MarketWatch
Also citing sources close to the discussions, other reports said that ANZ Bank has actually ended talks to buy a stake in Aozora Bank. Reuters reported that ANZ was in "embryonic" talks to buy private equity firm Cerberus Capital's 50% stake in Aozora, ...
Italy's Avio files IPO request - MarketWatch
As for the timing of the listing, people familiar with the matter have suggested it could happen in late 2011 or early 2012. Avio--which makes propulsion systems for rockets and engines for aircraft--has Rothschild as its financial adviser for the ...
Myanmar to close exploration tender on Aug 23 - MarketWatch
23, with the tender to stay open 20 days longer than previously announced, a senior government official said Tuesday. Htim Aung, the director general of the energy ministry's Energy Planning Department, didn't give a reason for the deferred tender ...
Osaka bourse to restart Dow futures trade in 2012 - MarketWatch
OK), Japan's largest derivatives bourse, is expected to restart trading of Dow Jones Industrial Average futures from as early as the beginning of 2012, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Dow futures were previously listed on the Osaka ...
Technical woes may delay Libya oil restart - MarketWatch
But with most flows already cut for five months, "the longer a pipeline is interrupted and shut down, the more difficult to restart," said the engineer, who declined to be named. Another ex-Libyan oil official says it could therefore take months to ...
Mitsubishi UFJ ex chair to join M. Stanley board - MarketWatch
TO), is expected to become a board member of Morgan Stanley /quotes/zigman/182639/quotes/nls/ms MS -2.25% as the second representative from the Japanese bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Tamakoshi, 64, is set to be elected at Morgan ...
Shanghai foreign-stock plan suddenly frozen - MarketWatch
The latest talks have now pushed the board project “back to square one,” a source said. Officials are debating whether to “establish a closed market as soon as possible, or go back to the drawing board and allow open access to domestic and foreign ...
Treasury queries dealers before refunding - MarketWatch
Treasury officials releasing the agenda Friday said on the condition of anonymity that securities auctions are being held as usual and that they are confident the debt limit will be raised. Treasury sells bills, notes, and bonds to finance government ...
TSMC to make chips for Apple on trial: report - MarketWatch
By Taipei Bureau TAIPEI (MarketWatch) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started trial production of next-generation A6 chips for Apple Inc. /quotes/zigman/68270/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL +0.81% , a person familiar with the matter told Reuters ...
All German banks seen passing stress tests - MarketWatch
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- All 13 German banks taking part in the European stress test appear to have passed, although it was a close call for two of them it, say people familiar with the matter. State-controlled HSH Nordbank will ...
Informa pegs U.S. corn crop at 13.8 bln bushels - MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- US farmers will harvest 13.759 billion bushels of corn in 2011 and US soybean crop at 3.203 billion bushels according to projections made by private analytical firm Informa Economics, sources said. ...
Mizuho, others may lend ¥50 bln to Kansai Electric - MarketWatch
TO) to help it secure capital for purchasing fuel and investing in infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter. Lead manager Mizuho Corporate, the wholesale banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (8411.TO), is asking a number of ...
Tokyo exchange studies options on Osaka bourse bid - MarketWatch
... TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange is mulling a partial takeover bid for the Osaka bourse as one of multiple options on the table, as the two bourses seek to make headway in achieving a merger, a person familiar with the matter said. ...
Bankia board OKs IPO launch - MarketWatch
MADRID -(MarketWatch)- The board of directors of Bankia, Spain's third-largest lender by assets, has voted in favor of pushing ahead with its planned initial public offering in July, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. ...
TPG, VTB near deal to control Russia's Lenta - MarketWatch
RS are set to buy control of St. Petersburg retailer Lenta LLC in a deal valuing the troubled hypermarket chain at about $2.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal comes as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the ...
Yahoo, Alibaba, Softbank: 'Progress' on Alipay - MarketWatch
A final agreement would require the consent of Alibaba shareholder Softbank, a person familiar with the matter said last month. Yahoo owns a 43% stake in Alibaba. Shares of Alibaba's listed unit, Alibaba.com Ltd. /quotes/zigman/40182 HK:1688 +5.82% ...
Capital One wins ING's U.S. online bank - source - MarketWatch
Capital One will pay $6.2 billion in cash and $2.8 billion in stock for ING Direct USA, which will give ING an about 10% ownership stake in the McLean, Va., bank, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Capital One will raise $2 ...
Carlyle meets with banks to prep for IPO: reports - MarketWatch
The IPO could range between $750 million and $1.2 billion, CNBC reported on its website, citing a person close to the matter. The S-1 regulatory filing may come in the third quarter with a launch in the fourth quarter, or it may get put off until next ...
Facebook likely to launch IPO in early 2012: CNBC - MarketWatch
... FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Facebook will likely launch an initial public offering in the first quarter of 2012 that will value the social network as high as $100 billion, CNBC reported Monday online, citing unidentified sources close to the matter. ...
BP said close to deal on Angola deepwater blocks - MarketWatch
LN) is close to finalizing terms on four deepwater exploration blocks offshore Angola, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. In January, Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol said BP had been selected for potential participation in the ...
Phosagro to list up to 10% of shares in London IPO - MarketWatch
... Russian fertilizer producer Phosagro is planning to list up to 10% of its stock at the initial public offering of its shares, which will be traded at the London Stock exchange, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. ...