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MF Global Said to Have Told JPMorgan Transfer Was Properly Done - San Francisco Chronicle
The assurance was given by an MF Global treasurer, Edith O'Brien, or someone in her office, after JPMorgan wrote asking for confirmation that the transfer was in accordance with regulations, said the person, who declined to be named because the ...
Europe's Libor Gap Vanishing on Fed Swap Surge: Credit Markets - San Francisco Chronicle
Proceeds may help fund the Bad Homburg, Germany-based company's purchase of Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc. and to pay back debt, said the person, who declined to be identified because terms aren't set. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc., ...
Euro Rescue Fund Sells Bills 'Smoothly' After S&P Downgrade - San Francisco Chronicle
23 meeting how to respond to the downgrade, a person familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity because the talks are private. Investors have taken the S&P downgrades of euro-area nations in their stride in an echo of the rally in ...
Keystone XL pipeline deadline looms amid lobbying - San Francisco Chronicle
... conducting an analysis of how it can reject the controversial 1700-mile pipeline proposed by the Canadian firm without foreclosing the possibility of it altogether, according to individuals familiar with the process who asked not to be identified. ...
Emir of Qatar calls for Arab troops in Syria - San Francisco Chronicle
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the press. Several Lebanese and Syrian citizens have been killed in border areas in Lebanon since the uprising against Assad began. More than 5000 Syrians have fled to ...
Michael Pineda, Hiroki Kuroda joining Yankees - San Francisco Chronicle
In addition, a source said the Yankees reached a deal with free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year, $10 million contract. Kuroda, 36, was 13-16 with a 3.07 ERA last season for the Dodgers. The Yankees kept looking for pitching this winter after ...
Apple Is Said to Ready IPad 3 With Sharper Screen, LTE Access - San Francisco Chronicle
The company is hosting an education event focused on electronic textbooks next week that won't include any hardware introductions, said a person familiar with the matter. Apple, the world's largest technology company by market value, was little changed ...
Kodak Said to Talk With Citigroup on Bankruptcy Financing - San Francisco Chronicle
Kodak may seek protection from creditors within weeks and then hold an auction to sell its patent portfolio, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Kodak may seek about $1 billion in so-called debtor-in- ...
Source: Sheriff to face misdemeanors in dispute - San Francisco Chronicle
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will face one count each of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness, said the source, who would only speak on the condition of anonymity. A police affidavit says a neighbor reported that Mirkarimi ...
BankUnited Said to Explore Sale After 2011 Public Offering - San Francisco Chronicle
BankUnited is holding talks with potential buyers, said the people, who declined to be identified because the discussions are private. The lender, with a market value of about $2.25 billion as of yesterday, is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ...
U.S. Stocks Fall Amid Europe Downgrade Concern as JPMorgan Drops - San Francisco Chronicle
The company may seek protection from creditors within weeks and then hold an auction to sell its patent portfolio, said three people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Kodak may seek about $1 billion ...
Austria Said to Lose AAA Rating at S&P on Bank Debt Concern - San Francisco Chronicle
13 (Bloomberg) -- Austria will probably lose its AAA rating at Standard & Poor's on concern about bad debts at the country's banks, according to a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified as the information isn't public. ...
Attorneys General Discuss Mortgage Probes as Bank Talks Drag On - San Francisco Chronicle
The group, which met in Washington, included New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, California's Kamala Harris and Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, according to two of the people, who declined to be named because they weren't authorized to speak ...
Nestle Said to Vie With Danone to Buy Pfizer Baby-Food Unit - San Francisco Chronicle
The Abbott Park, Illinois-based company, which announced its own breakup in October, was still interested in bidding for the Pfizer unit then, said a person familiar with the matter. Potential buyers, notably Nestle, may encounter antitrust issues in ...
EU's Iran Oil Embargo Said Likely to Be Delayed Six Months - San Francisco Chronicle
23, is also likely to include an exemption for Italy, so crude can be sold to pay off debts to Rome-based Eni SpA, Italy's largest oil company, according to the officials, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. ...
Suspended Korean Savings Bank Chairman Found Dead in Seoul Hotel - San Francisco Chronicle
A woman who answered two calls to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of Korea declined to comment or connect the calls to a spokesman and refused to give her name, and there was no response to an e-mail sent by Bloomberg News. A person who answered the ...
Apple Beijing Shop Pelted With Eggs as IPhone Debut Botched - San Francisco Chronicle
... up last night outside Apple's store in Beijing's Xidan, weren't paid the 120 yuan ($19) they were promised because they failed to get an iPhone 4S after the 12-hour wait, according to several of them, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisal. ...
Suspended Korean Savings Bank Chairman Found Dead in Seoul - San Francisco Chronicle
A woman who answered two calls to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of Korea declined to comment or connect the calls to a spokesman and refused to give her name, and there was no response to an e-mail sent by Bloomberg News. A person who answered the ...
Asian Stocks, Euro Advance on Europe Debt Optimism; Gold Falls - San Francisco Chronicle
An EU embargo on imports of Iranian oil will probably be delayed for six months to let countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain find alternative supplies, according to an official with knowledge of the talks that declined to be identified because the ...
Nestle Said to Vie With Danone to Buy Pfizer's Baby-Food Unit - San Francisco Chronicle
The Abbott Park, Illinois-based company, which announced its own breakup in October, was still interested in bidding for the Pfizer unit then, said a person familiar with the matter. Potential buyers, notably Nestle, may encounter antitrust issues in ...
Nestle Said to Vie With Danone to Buy Pfizer's Baby-Food Unit - San Francisco Chronicle
A tax-free spinoff is still an option for the company, said the people, who declined to be identified as the process is private. Pfizer had delayed sending out sale documents to examine whether that move would be better for investors, ...
Bonderman's TPG Said to Weigh Investment in American Parent AMR - San Francisco Chronicle
12 (Bloomberg) -- David Bonderman's TPG Capital is considering whether to invest in American Airlines parent AMR Corp. as the carrier reorganizes in bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter said. TPG's review remains in the early stages, ...
Sears Falls After Vendor Loans Are Said to Be Halted by CIT - San Francisco Chronicle
CIT, the largest US company that provides what's known as factoring, told clients it would no longer approve credit for orders starting today, according to the people, who declined to be identified because the information isn't public. ...
Brocade Poised to Rise 40% in Takeover Seen for Oracle: Real M&A - San Francisco Chronicle
First-round bids in the latest auction for Brocade were due last month, according to people with knowledge of the situation, who declined to be identified because the process was private. Sally Palmer at San Francisco-based Qatalyst didn't return ...
Microsoft Said to Be Planning Marketing Reorganization, Job Cuts - San Francisco Chronicle
The plans haven't been settled and could change, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the review isn't public. The job cuts are unlikely to involve thousands of employees, the people said. The first steps could be announced within ...