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A Deutsche Banker Departs - Wall Street Journal
By MATT WIRZ Deutsche Bank AG's head of US distressed-debt trading, CJ Lanktree, left the bank this week and is preparing to launch a distressed-debt fund, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Lanktree left the bank with another director ...
'Corporate Broking' Faces Scrutiny in UK - Wall Street Journal
s Merrill Lynch investment-banking unit, is alleged to have passed sensitive information to Mr. Einhorn, according to people familiar with the matter. The UK's Financial Services Authority is planning to fine Mr. Osborne £350000 pounds ($549674) for ...
Regulators Eye Exchange Technology - Wall Street Journal
By JACOB BUNGE The technology used by US stock exchanges faces tougher scrutiny from regulators following several high-profile breakdowns over the past year that snarled trading, according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange ...
CREDIT MARKETS: Treasurys Set Yield Record As Corporates Rally - Wall Street Journal
VL) completed its first bond sale in the US, according to a person familiar with the matter. It sold $600 million of 5.375% coupon bonds priced at par, for a spread to Treasurys of 344 basis points. Pricing guidance started at 5.75% and was slashed at ...
Some Einhorn Investors Just Shrug - Wall Street Journal
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn't investigating the Greenlight matter, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Einhorn's response has been enough to satisfy Mary Ann Tighe, a longtime Greenlight client who is chief executive of ...
In Utah, a New Crop of Future Oscar Hopefuls - Wall Street Journal
On Tuesday, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the romantic comedy "Celeste & Jesse Forever," starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, for around $2 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions bought the ...
New Brunswick Raises C$400M From Debt Issues - Wall Street Journal
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--The province of New Brunswick raised a total of C$400 million (US$398.6 million) from an offering of 10-year and long bonds, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Atlantic Canadian province raised C$300 million from ...
Ex-Head of French Breast-Implant Maker Arrested - Wall Street Journal
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the case is in the hands of judicial investigators. Investigating judge Annaick Le Goff opened the probe after a woman filed a lawsuit in the wake of the 2010 death from cancer of her daughter who ...
Cuomo Pushes Teacher Talks - Wall Street Journal
... is pushing the Bloomberg administration and the United Federation of Teachers to make a deal on a new teacher-rating system, wading directly into a local labor dispute that has dragged on for more than a year, said people familiar with the matter.
Navy SEALs Rescue Hostages in Somalia - Wall Street Journal
After the speech, Mr. Obama spoke with Ms. Buchanan's father to inform him of the successful rescue mission, administration officials said. The first stop for the freed hostages was a US base in nearby Djibouti, Camp Lemonnier.
Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Advances - Wall Street Journal
Democrats decided to end their holdout partly because of the financial hit, a person familiar with the matter said, and because they were disheartened after no Republican voted for the Democrats' amendment to put the bill to a statewide referendum.
BofA's New Twist on Bankers' Cash Bonus - Wall Street Journal
Bank of America told senior bankers this week that the cash portion of investment-bank bonuses, the part that is payable immediately, will be paid 25% in cash and the rest in stock that vests immediately, said a person briefed on the matter.
UK Fines Einhorn in Trading Case - Wall Street Journal
The corporate broker on the Punch Taverns conference call was Andrew Osborne, an employee of Bank of America Merrill Lynch at the time, according a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Osborne has also been investigated by the FSA, said this person and ...
CFTC Readies Report on Audits of Futures Firms - Wall Street Journal
The audit focused on accounting practices and the protection of client funds that are central to the sector's self-regulation, according to people familiar with the matter. A spokesman for the CFTC said Wednesday that the report would be broad in scope ...
Apple Becomes Most Valuable Company, So What's Next? - Wall Street Journal
The company has its eye on televisions, and it is expected to release a new iPad this year, according to people familiar with the matter. But as is usually the case, Apple gave few clues Tuesday about its future plans and simply suggested that things ...
Apple Again Becomes Most Valuable Company, So What's Next? - Wall Street Journal
The company has its eye on televisions, and it is expected to release a new iPad this year, according to people familiar with the matter. But as is usually the case, Apple gave few clues Tuesday about its future plans and simply suggested that things ...
Private Sector Creditors Meet In Paris On Greece - Wall Street Journal
By Grainne McCarthy PARIS--(Dow Jones)--Greece's private-sector creditors are meeting in Paris Wednesday to "determine the next course ahead" in talks to help ease the ailing country's debt burden, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Greece Private-Sector Creditors Meet in Paris - Wall Street Journal
By GRÁINNE MCCARTHY PARIS—Greece's private-sector creditors are meeting in Paris Wednesday to "determine the next course ahead" in talks to help ease the ailing country's debt burden, according to a person familiar with the matter.
India to Stop Weekly Release of Inflation Data - Wall Street Journal
"This will help smoothen volatilities in the weekly data and also give us time to verify the price inputs that come in each week," said the official, who asked not to be named. The federal cabinet committee on economic affairs has likely approved the ...
Quiznos Slices Up Its Debt in Restructuring - Wall Street Journal
The chain's current private-equity owners, CCMP Capital Advisors LLC and Consumer Capital Partners, aren't likely to get a recovery on their investments, according to people familiar with the matter. A Quiznos spokeswoman declined to comment.
Con Artist Starred in Sting That Cost Google Millions - Wall Street Journal
They created a site selling weight-loss medications without a prescription, according to Mr. Whitaker and people familiar with the matter. They also added another site selling the abortion pill RU-486, which in the US can only be taken in a doctor's ...
Fortress Chief Daniel Mudd Resigns - Wall Street Journal
Fortress is searching for a permanent CEO, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York firm had $43.6 billion in assets under management in its hedge, private equity and other funds as of Sept. 30. Shares of the publicly traded company ...
GM's CEO Sees Politics in Volt Probe - Wall Street Journal
and others members who view the Volt as a government-subsidized vehicle with technical flaws and limited market demand, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Akerson plans to say the car is safe and the probe by the National Highway ...
PLOTS & PLOYS - Wall Street Journal
The private-equity giant is in the process of closing a deal with Bank of America Corp. to pay the bank about $700 million for an array of equity and debt interests in properties around the globe, according to a person familiar with the matter.
At Yahoo, the Ad Decline Continues - Wall Street Journal
Mr. Thompson is expected to lay off some employees at the Sunnyvale, Calif., company later this year, people familiar with the matter said. Most troubling for Yahoo: the quarter showed a continued decline of its online display-ad sales, ...