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BMW Canada Raises C$450M From Debt Issues - Wall Street Journal
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--BMW Canada, a unit of German luxury automaker BMW AG, raised a total of C$450 million (US$450.4 million) from two debt issues, according to a person familiar with the matter. That's C$50 million more than the minimum target.
Xstrata's Davis Would Be CEO of Combined Company - Wall Street Journal
... Xstrata PLC and Glencore International AG explore a historic combination, the mining companies are discussing a plan that would put Xstrata Chief Executive Mick Davis in charge of the combined entity, according to people familiar with the matter.
HSBC to Shut US Fund-Administration Unit - Wall Street Journal
The move could result in the layoffs of approximately 200 New York City-based employees, although final decisions will be made over the next six to nine months, one of the people familiar with the matter said. The business, a small unit of HSBC's ...
Indonesia's January Crude Output 739491 B/D -Official - Wall Street Journal
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesia's crude oil output averaged 739491 barrels a day in January, below the government's target of 817423 barrels a day for this year, a government official said Thursday. Raden Priyono, the chairman of the upstream oil and ...
Casino Mogul, Gingrich May Keep Distance - Wall Street Journal
... because of his stance on Israel, recent events—including a kerfuffle over a special caucus at a school for Orthodox Jews that bears Mr. Adelson's name—have the men trying to minimize their connection publicly, said people familiar with the matter.
Casino Mogul, Gingrich May Keep Distance - Wall Street Journal
... because of his stance on Israel, recent events—including a kerfuffle over a special caucus at a school for Orthodox Jews that bears Mr. Adelson's name—have the men trying to minimize their connection publicly, said people familiar with the matter.
Corzine Is the Invisible Man - Wall Street Journal
... over the strategy, including pushing MF Global's board in 2010 or early 2011 to approve a new subcommittee that could give quicker authorization for European trades going beyond previously set limits, according to people familiar with the matter.
Who Is RayWJ? YouTube's Top Star - Wall Street Journal
But people familiar with the matter say that for every two million views, performers who have partnered with YouTube receive $3000 to $9000, depending in part on the country and the platform where the video is viewed. To put that in perspective, ...
Congress's Number Cruncher Comes Under Fire - Wall Street Journal
... made privately to the investigators by a former CBO economist that she was fired for producing work at odds with Wall Street research favored by her supervisors, according to people familiar with the matter and documents related to the inquiry.
Facebook Taps Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan - Wall Street Journal
Facebook has pursued a more conservative course, wanting to avoid distractions and minimize the impact of the IPO on the company's business, people familiar with the matter said. Morgan Stanley snagged the coveted "lead-left" position on the ...
Global Shipping Prices Face More Choppy Waters - Wall Street Journal
"The vessels have been built, so the tonnage will be there," said an analyst at a shipping firm who declined to be named. "It's going to be a tough couple of years for the shipping market." This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.
EU Considers Loosening Rules on Bank Liquidity - Wall Street Journal
In recent meetings with senior FSA and Bank of England officials, British bank executives have pushed for the inclusion of other assets, according to people familiar with the matter. Among those are "covered bonds" backed by assets on the banks' ...
Shares In Brazil Homebuilder Gafisa Soar Amid Takeover Talk - Wall Street Journal
"I know there is at least one investment fund interested in Gafisa, but I don't know if it already made an offer or not," said one fund manager, who asked not to be named and declined to provide the name of the fund. "It is an investment fund not a ...
Rinehart Buys Nearly 8% of Fairfax - Wall Street Journal
Investment bank Morgan Stanley was running a bookbuild Tuesday night for Ms. Rinehart, who was seeking 9.9% of the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Five blocks of shares in Fairfax traded at 81.77 Australian cents a share, ...
Obama Seeks Refinancing Aid to Lift Housing - Wall Street Journal
Senior administration officials said they hoped such a requirement would help build support on Capitol Hill and address critics who ask why the government is helping people who borrowed more than they could afford. The refinancing effort would ...
Rating Firms Face Pressure on Hill - Wall Street Journal
His office is meeting with representatives from the rating firms to discuss the draft bill, according to a person familiar with the matter, and the language could change. The bill, as it reads now, would "amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ...
Blackstone Spies Retail Recovery - Wall Street Journal
The former Centro properties' annual net income amounts to a roughly 8% yield on Blackstone's $9.4 billion investment, according to people familiar with the matter. These days, top-quality shopping centers tend to trade at cap rates of 4% to 6%.
Europe's Debtors Look West - Wall Street Journal
In January, Commerzbank cut its exposure to the company by unloading part of the remaining debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The German lender is pushing to reduce the amount of risky assets, such as high-yield debt, on its balance ...
US Plans Charges on Bond Fraud - Wall Street Journal
... Federal prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against former Wall Street traders alleging they misstated the value of mortgage bonds, an issue central to the 2008 financial crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.
This Adviser Enjoys Friends in High Places - Wall Street Journal
When Mr. Makan and his team left Goldman Sachs and moved to Morgan Stanley in 2008, he received a signing bonus of roughly $20 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The bonus was repayable as a loan over a period of several years, ...
Worry Over Euro Collapse Derails Catalonia Office Deal - Wall Street Journal
... ($657.2 million) Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers collapsed, in part because of disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Euro Breakup Fears Sink Big Barcelona Property Deal - Wall Street Journal
... collapse of a EUR500 million Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers was partly due to disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Cruise-Line Official Questioned About Disaster - Wall Street Journal
... a unit of Carnival Corp., about cellphone calls he received from the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, moments after the massive ship struck a rock off the coast of the Tuscan island of Gilgio, according to people familiar with the matter.
Kaufman Bros. Joins Ranks of Small Wall Street Firms to Close - Wall Street Journal
Ticonderoga was in talks to raise capital but the talks fell through, according to a person familiar with the situation last week. During the first week of 2012, 100-person WJB Capital Group Inc. also shut down. According to its regulatory filing with ...
Euro Breakup Fears Sink EUR500M Catalonia Property Deal - Wall Street Journal
... collapse of a EUR500 million Spanish property deal between Catalonia's regional government and foreign money managers was partly due to disagreements over terms linked to a potential breakup of the euro, a senior government official said Tuesday.