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Argentina Stocks: BBVA Banco Frances, Banco Macro and YPF Drop - Bloomberg
A YPF press official, who asked not to be named in accordance with company policy, declined to comment. BBVA Banco Frances SA (FRAN) , the local unit of Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, decreased 4.3 percent to 9.18 pesos.
EU Stumbles Over Greek Aid Package as Merkel Signals Debt-Agreement Delay - Bloomberg
Creditors are willing to take an average coupon of as low as 3.6 percent on new 30-year bonds, said a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified because a final deal hasn't been struck yet. As recently as Jan.
Ineos Seeks $850 Million From Note Sale to Refinance Debt - Bloomberg
Barclays Capital is managing the sale of the euro notes, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. is overseeing the dollar issue, said the banker, who declined to be identified because terms haven't been set. Meetings with bond investors start today in London and ...
Vestas Executives Held Meetings to Discuss Engel, Borsen Reports - Bloomberg
Members of Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS)'s executive management team have held meetings to discuss the performance of Chief Executive Officer Ditlev Engel, Borsen reported, citing sources close to the talks that the newspaper didn't identify by name.
Federated Investors Rule Fight, Davos Roundup, SEC Watchdog: Compliance - Bloomberg
Schapiro recently told commissioners that she had selected panels of senior SEC staff to rate, interview and suggest final candidates to succeed H. David Kotz, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the plans weren't public.
Goldman Sachs Among Banks Lobbying to Exempt Half of Swaps From Dodd-Frank - Bloomberg
JPMorgan uses a different method to determine the size of its derivatives business, according to a person familiar with the bank's operations. As a consolidated bank, JPMorgan calculates that it has $30 billion in derivatives exposure once assets and ...
Meissner Named Chief of BofA Investment Banking - Bloomberg
Compensation for the unit's dealmakers was reduced by an average of 25 percent, people briefed on the matter have said. “What is the right fixed-cost structure given what we see in the market conditions and opportunities?” Moynihan, 52, said earlier ...
Clinton to Attend Arab League's UN Appeal for Syria Peace Plan - Bloomberg
Clinton will push the 22-member group's proposal for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in favor of a national unity government, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record. The Security Council began talks on ...
Euro-Area Debt Sales Top $29 Billion in Week as Fitch Threatens Sentiment - Bloomberg
Creditors are prepared to accept an average coupon of as low as 3.6 percent on new 30-year bonds, said a person familiar with the talks, who declined to be identified because a final deal hasn't been struck yet. The sides are “close” to completing a ...
Wal-Mart May Be Interested in Carrefour Stores, Independent Says - Bloomberg
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the world's largest retailer, may be interested in Carrefour SA (CA) stores should the French retailer decide it needs to sell outlets, the Independent on Sunday said, citing a person close to Wal-Mart.
London Stock Exchange Eyes Bid for Metal Bourse, Times Says - Bloomberg
London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) is considering a bid for the London Metal Exchange, the Sunday Times said, which cites unidentified sources close to the auction. The London Stock Exchange may team up with a partner such as the Singapore Exchange ...
Romney, Gingrich Deliver Final Arguments Florida - Bloomberg
The Romney campaign bought more than $1 million worth of advertising time to run it, according to a person familiar with the purchase who spoke on condition of anonymity. The NBC News legal department wrote a letter to Romney's campaign asking for the ...
News Corp. Journalists Arrested as UK Bribery Probe Spreads to The Sun - Bloomberg
The four arrested employees are The Sun's head of news Chris Pharo, crime editor Mike Sullivan, former deputy editor Fergus Shanahan and former managing editor Graham Dudman, according to two people familiar with the matter, who declined to be named ...
Citi to Cut Bonuses in Investment Bank About 30% - Bloomberg
Citigroup Inc. (C), the third-biggest US lender by assets, cut 2011 bonuses in its investment banking division by about 30 percent on average, according to a person briefed on the matter. Some businesses within the securities and banking unit had ...
Barnes & Noble Said to Be in Negotiations to Sell Nook Reader Outside U.S. - Bloomberg
The chain is developing a partnership with the UK's Waterstones Booksellers Ltd. to add the Nook to its locations this year, said the person, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. Closely held Waterstones, the largest bookstore ...
SEC Commissioners Said to Seek Larger Role in Choosing Next Watchdog - Bloomberg
Commissioners were recently presented the plan in which panels of senior SEC staff would rate, interview and suggest final candidates to succeed H. David Kotz, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the plans weren't public.
Citigroup Says Most Proprietary-Trading Employees to Leave as Desk Closed - Bloomberg
Shareholders' Funds Citigroup holds about $5 billion of shareholders' funds in internal private-equity and hedge funds, a person familiar with the matter said in May. The funds may also be subject to the proposed rule, named for former Federal Reserve ...
Eircom Said to Plan March Deadline in Final Effort to Find Buyer - Bloomberg
The Dublin-based company said in documents to its senior lenders that adviser Morgan Stanley (MS) is preparing for the sale process, said people familiar, who declined to be identified as the matter is private. Eircom spokesman Paul Bradley declined to ...
EMI Music Publishing Said to Set Rate on $1.05 Billion Loan - Bloomberg
The company is proposing to pay 4.75 percentage points more than the London interbank offered rate on the six-year debt and the lending benchmark will have a 1.25 percent floor, said the person, who declined to be identified because the terms are ...
Kenya Shilling Gains for 4th Day as Bank Fails to Attract Bids - Bloomberg
The central bank didn't get any bids for its 1 billion shillings ($11.7 million) of seven-day repurchase agreements, a central bank official, who declined to be named in line with the bank's policy, said in a phone interview from Nairobi today.
Banesto Cancels Fourth Interim Dividend After Real-Estate Charge - Bloomberg
Banesto, as the bank is known, won't be able to propose a fourth interim dividend at the next shareholders' meeting, according to a spokesman who declined to be named, citing company policy. Earlier today, a statement from the lender said it would pay ...
GM May Accelerate Opel Restructuring on Sales - Bloomberg
The people asked not to be identified because the planning was private. Klaus-Peter Martin, a GM spokesman, declined to comment on the plans. Opel, based in Ruesselsheim, Germany, lacks the cachet of Volkswagen and others in Europe and has been unable ...
Posco Said to Consider Lower Capacity at Planned India Plant - Bloomberg
The world's third-biggest steelmaker is looking to reduce the amount of land for the mill and iron ore mine project, said the people who declined to be identified because they aren't authorized to speak publicly. The plant size may be cut to 8 million ...
Greece Solution Still 'Open' as Debt Talks Resume: Ackermann - Bloomberg
The new 30-year bonds would carry an average coupon of about 4.25 percent, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. European finance ministers meeting in Brussels signaled they would push Greece's private investors ...
Ackermann Era Ends at Davos as Deutsche Bank Chief Cedes Power - Bloomberg
... director of the IIF, who was representing financial institutions holding Greek debt in talks in the Belgian capital, according to two people familiar with the conversations who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private.