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Ivory Coast Keeps Cocoa Export Tax Below 22%, Document Shows.Export taxes on cocoa beans from Ivory Coast , the world’s biggest producer of the chocolate ingredient, won’t exceed 22 percent of the international price this season, meeting a commitment to the International Monetary Fund , according to a finance ministry ...
USDA Boxed Beef Cutout Closing Prices for October 6.October 6 (Bloomberg) -- This table details boxed beef cutout prices supplied daily by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prices and loads traded are as of 3:00 p.m. U.S. central time. Prices are determined from cuts in dollars a hundredweight and vary between higher...
U.S. September Small Business Jobs Summary.U.S. small business plans to hire declined in September, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Tanzi in Washington at atanzi@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at ...
Greece’s GSEE Says Won’t Meet For Talks With Troika in Athens.Greece ’s biggest private sector union group, GSEE, said it won’t hold talks with European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund officials in Athens, the so-called troika, according to an e- mailed statement from Athens-based GSEE toda...
Clean-Tech Companies Should Get 10-Year Tax Breaks, Hundt Says.Reed Hundt, head of the Coalition for Green Capital, said alternative-energy companies should be given a 10-year tax break on profits as a way to create jobs and stimulate innovation in clean technology. Hundt, who was chairman of the U.S. Federal Communica...
U.K. Pound Weakens Versus Dollar Before BOE Bond-Purchase, Rate Decision.The pound weakened for a second day versus the dollar and yen before the Bank of England ’s latest interest-rate decision amid speculation it will restart a bond- purchase program to help revive the U.K. economy. Sterling dropped against all but t...
Afghanistan Gets Preliminary Agreement on $129 Million IMF Loan.Afghanistan secured a preliminary agreement for a $129 million loan from the International Monetary Fund after taking steps to strengthen its financial system following the collapse of Kabul Bank. The three-year loan program is likely to come to the board ...
Germany, France Split on EFSF Bond Purchases, Handelsblatt Says.Germany and France are at odds over whether the European Financial Stability Facility should have limits on government bond purchases, Handelsblatt reported, citing an unidentified high-ranking European Union diplomat. France doesn’t want to restrict the E...
Farmland Seen Returning Up to 12% by U.S. Pensions Manager.Farmland investments may return an average of 8 percent to 12 percent annually as global food demand increases, said the largest U.S. pension manager for teachers and academic researchers with $469 billion of assets. The company has $2.5 billion invested in far...
Airbus German Workers Plan Work Stoppage on Contract Dispute.Airbus SAS labor unions in Germany have called upon workers in Hamburg and three other production sites to stage work stoppages tomorrow after failing to agree with management on productivity increases. Some 16,000 workers spread between Hamburg, where Airbus...
Fans Hold IPhone-Lit Vigils for Steve Jobs.Apple Inc. (AAPL) fans worldwide mourned the death of co-founder Steve Jobs , paying tribute to the man who changed the way they listen to music, use their mobile phones and play on their computers. At Apple’s headquarters -- located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California -...
France Working on Contingency Bank Stakes Plan, Figaro Says.France is working on a contingency plan to take stakes in the country’s banks, Le Figaro reported, citing an unidentified person familiar with the matter. The country’s state holding agency is working on the plan which would involve two or three unnamed banks,...
Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s Robusta Prices.The Uganda Coffee Development Authority today quoted indicative prices for exports of the robusta variety, which accounts for 85 percent of the country’s coffee exports. Uganda is Africa ’s second-biggest coffee producer, after Ethiopia , and the continent’s largest ...
New York Times Climbs After Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Boosts Stake.New York Times Co. (NYT) climbed the most in almost two years in New York trading after Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim boosted his stake in the company. The newspaper publisher rose 76 cents, or 13 percent, to $6.75 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock...
Irish Trophy Home Plunges 75% in Price as Property Millionaires Disappear.A six-bedroom Edwardian house on Ireland’s most expensive street is on the market for one quarter of the price paid when it was bought six years ago, a sign that the country’s property crash isn’t sparing high-end properties. Walford, a house on ...
Hungary Focusing on Debt, Deficit Reductions in 2012, Simor Says.Hungary’s government is embarking on a tightening of budget policy in 2012 with a focus on reducing the debt and deficit levels, central bank President Andras Simor said. “The government is acutely aware that debt needs to be brought down and budget polic...
U.S. Apartment Vacancies Drop to Five-Year Low as Demand Begins to Slow.U.S. apartment vacancies fell to a five-year low in the third quarter, enabling landlords to increase rents even as tepid job growth slowed leasing in what is usually a strong season for demand, Reis Inc. (REIS) said. The vacancy rate dropped to 5....
SEC Claims Author Used Ponzi Scheme to Repay Prior Fraud Victims.Eric J. Aronson, a New York man who wrote a self-help book after pleading guilty to fraud more than a decade ago, was accused by U.S. regulators today of operating a $26 million Ponzi scheme in which he used investor funds to pay court-ordered restitution...
Gold, Silver Futures Advance in New York as Commodities, Equities Rally.Gold futures rose for the second straight day and silver surged as commodities and equities rallied amid optimism that European officials were making progress in taming the region’s sovereign-debt crisis. The Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index of 24 raw ...
Polish Stocks: KGHM, PKO Bank, PZU, TVN Shares Move in Warsaw.Poland ’s WIG20 Index advanced for a second day, adding 28.40, or 1.3 percent, to 2,173.27 at the 5:30 p.m. close in Warsaw. The following are among the most active stocks on the Warsaw Stock Exchange today. Stock symbols follow company names. PKO Bank Polsk...
Trichet Says ECB to Offer Longer Loans, Will Resume Covered-Bond Purchases.European Central Bank President Jean- Claude Trichet said the ECB will offer banks additional longer- term liquidity and also restart its covered bond purchases. The ECB will offer banks one 12-month loan, starting in October, and a second 13-mo...
Moderate Brazil Rate Cuts Fit 2012 CPI Goal, Tombini Says.Brazil’s central bank President Alexandre Tombini said “moderate” cuts in interest rates will help shield the economy from the European debt crisis and won’t prevent inflation from slowing to 4.5 percent next year. “Looking ahead, given current conditions, moder...
Australian Homes for Sale Jump 5.6% in September, SQM Says.Australian properties listed for sale climbed 5.6 percent in September from the previous month, according to data from SQM Research Pty. Homes listed for sale jumped to 383,287 in September from 362,793 in August, the Sydney-based research group said in an e- ...
Obama Says China Aggressive in ‘Gaming’ Trading System to Its Advantage.President Barack Obama said China has been aggressive in “gaming the trading system,” including intervening to keep the value of its currency artificially low. “China has been very aggressive in gaming the trading system to its advantage and to the...
False Default Signal Seen With Swaps Cost Most Since January: Muni Credit.The cost of protecting municipal debt against default is at the highest level since January even as past warning signals from derivative contracts proved unfounded. Protection on $10 million of securities for 10 years cost as much as $245,000 thi...
RadVision Advances Most in a Week, Paring Gap With U.S. Shares.RadVision Ltd. (RVSN) jumped the most in a week in Tel Aviv trading, trimming the gap with U.S.-traded shares. The stock advanced 5 percent to 19.65 shekels, or the equivalent of $5.28, as of 1:12 p.m. in Tel Aviv, after slumping 9.6 percent yesterday. The ...
Vietnam Raises a Key Rate to Support Dong, Fight Inflation.Vietnam ’s central bank increased its refinancing rate for the first time since May, as the nation tries to steady its currency and tame Asia ’s fastest inflation. The State Bank of Vietnam raised the refinancing rate to 15 percent from 14 percent, effective Oc...
Orix May Buy U.S. Asset Manager to Enter Equity Market.Orix Corp. (8591) , the Japanese financial services provider whose operations include investment banking and insurance, aims to acquire a U.S. asset management company to add equities to its investment-product offerings. Tokyo-based Orix may buy an investment manag...
Philippine Customs September Collection Below Goal, Biazon Says.The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs collected 20.2 billion pesos in September, lower than target due to “turnover jitters,” Commissioner Ruffy Biazon told reporters in Manila today. The agency’s targets for this year and next have been lowered, he said. Its...
Baum’s Foreclosure Law Firm Agrees to Pay U.S. $2 Million Over Practices.Steven J. Baum’s foreclosure law firm , one of the largest in New York state, will pay the U.S. $2 million and change its practices, including those related to Merscorp Inc.’s mortgage database, to resolve a probe of its foreclosure filings. The a...
Lukoil May Invest $300 Mln in Romanian Project: Ziarul Financiar.OAO Lukoil, Russia ’s second-biggest oil producer, may invest as much as $300 million in exploration blocks off Romania’s Black Sea coast, Ziarul Financiar reported today, citing Constantin Tampiza, the local spokesman for Lukoil’s Chief Executive Officer...
New Zealand Dollar Falls Against U.S. Currency, Yen, Trades at 76.42 Cents.New Zeland’s dollar fell to 76.42 U.S. cents as of 1:47 p.m. in Sydney from 76.62 yesterday in New York. It was at 58.67 yen from 58.84. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Naoto Hosoda at nhosoda@bloomberg.net
Dubai Stocks Gain, End 7-Day Drop, on Arabtec Contract, Europe.Dubai shares rose for the first time in seven days after Arabtec Holding Co. (ARTC) won a contract in India and on investors’ optimism European policy makers will move to contain the continent’s debt crisis. Arabtec, the United Arab Emirates’ biggest constr...
PepsiCo May Purchase Russian Drinksmaker Deka, Kommersant Says.PepsiCo Inc. is in talks to buy Russian drinks producer OAO Deka, Kommersant reported today, citing unidentified people familiar with details of the plan. Russian businessmen Konstantin Barinov once owned a 50 percent stake in Deka, and he is seeking to get...
Harvard Loses Top World University Ranking for First Time.Harvard University lost its top spot for the first time in eight years in a global ranking of higher education institutions, being overtaken by the California Institute of Technology. Another California institution, Stanford University , tied with Harvard for se...
Hana Financial Pushes for Korea Exchange Takeover After Lone Star Ruling.Hana Financial Group Inc. (086790) will push to complete its purchase of Korea Exchange Bank from Lone Star Funds after a Seoul court ruled on a five-year legal dispute that stalled the U.S. buyout fund’s efforts to sell the lender. “We will do ou...
GE Study Finds Recession’s Job Creators Still See Sales Gain.Midsized U.S. companies that added 2.2 million jobs during the recession and its aftermath say a slowing U.S. economy won’t stall sales growth now, according to a study by General Electric Co. (GE) and Ohio State University. “Middle-market businesses have a s...
FCC to Revamp Phone Subsidy to Spur Expanded Internet Access.U.S. regulators proposed overhauling an $8 billion phone subsidy program for landline service to help fund a nationwide expansion of high-speed Internet. The changes to the program, known as the Universal Service Fund, will help increase access to broadband a...
Bulgaria Files $81 Million Arbitration Claim Against Rosatom.Bulgaria filed a 61 million-euro ($81 million) claim against Rosatom Corp. in a dispute over the construction of a nuclear plant on the Danube. The state-owned National Electricity Co. applied to an arbitration court in Geneva to claw back the sum from Rosato...
Breguet Sales to Exceed 500 Million Francs, Hayek Tells Blick.Swatch Group AG (UHR) ’s Breguet brand will have sales exceeding 500 million Swiss francs ($541 million) this year, Blick reported, citing an interview with Marc Hayek, head of Breguet. The brand aims to double its turnover by 2015, provided there is no rece...
Saft Chief Says Infrastructure So Far Proving Resilient to Debt.Saft Groupe SA (SAFT) , a French maker of batteries for aerospace, railway and telecommunications uses, said Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis hasn’t reduced sales as slowing economies hurt its customers later than other companies. “We don’t think we’ve seen ...
Hana Financial, Korea Exchange, Samsung: Korea Equity Preview.Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in South Korea trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the previous close, unless stated otherwise. The Kospi Index (KOSPI) rose 2.6 percent to 1,710.32. Hana Financial Group Inc...
Jordan Central Bank Reserves at 1.16 Billion Dinars, Petra Says.The Central Bank of Jordan (BOJX) ’s required reserves were 1.16 billion dinars ($1.63 billion), the official news agency Petra said today. Excess reserves reached 3.5 billion dinars, including overnight deposits, Petra said. The central bank will sell 50 ...
EU Corn Crop to Jump 15% on France, Romania, Coceral Says.The European Union corn crop, which makes up about 11 percent of world production, is forecast to rise more than predicted in June on higher yields in France and Romania, grain-industry lobby Coceral said. The harvest will jump 15 percent to 63 million metric to...
Peru May Keep Interest Rate at 4.25% for a Fifth Month on Global Slowdown.Peru ’s central bank will probably leave borrowing costs unchanged for a fifth month as the threat of recession in Europe and the U.S. outweighs concern about accelerating inflation. The seven-member board, led by central bank President Julio Vel...
Euro-Area Leaders to Hold Summit in Brussels on Oct. 18.Euro-area government leaders will meet Oct. 18 in Brussels, the day after the next scheduled European Union summit, the EU said. The summit of all 27 EU leaders was condensed into one day, Oct. 17, to free up time for the euro-area meeting, an EU spokesman said. T...
Porsche Takes Charges From VW on Purchases, Handelsblatt Says.Porsche AG is incurring “significant” charges over engine and parts purchases from Volkswagen AG (VOW) because of the stalled merger with the German carmaker, Handelsblatt reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller. VW and Porsche are forced t...
Spain September Fotocasa.es House Price Index.Following is a summary of the September used homes house price index from Fotocasa.es: To contact the reporter on this story: Ainhoa Goyeneche in Madrid at agoyenechecu@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
South Korea Sees Wider Current-Account Surplus for Last Month.South Korea ’s current-account surplus probably widened in September from August as exports to the U.S., European Union and Southeast Asian countries increased, the finance ministry said. The economy faces high uncertainties due to the global fiscal crisis a...
U.S. Iron and Steel Scrap Exports by Country for June.Following is a table detailing U.S. iron and steel-scrap exports by country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia. To contact the reporter on this story: Stephen Rose in Washington at srose31@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible ...
Bank Default Risk Declines in Europe on Recapitalization Wagers.Credit-default swaps insuring European bank debt fell to the lowest in five weeks on speculation policy makers will inject more capital into lenders so they can withstand government bond losses. The Markit iTraxx Financial Index of swaps linked to senior d...
Ukraine’s Grain Harvest Advances by 17%, UkrAgroConsult Says.Ukraine’s grain harvest rose by 17 percent to 42 million metric tons as of yesterday compared with a year earlier, agricultural researcher UkrAgroConsult said. Average grain yields increased to 3.26 tons a hectare (2.47 acres) from 2.66 tons, the Kiev-based r...
SMBC Nikko Investigated by Japan Watchdog for Insider Trading.SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. is being investigated by Japan ’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission for a possible insider trading violation by an executive, the brokerage said in an e-mailed statement. The executive allegedly told an acquaintance t...
Japan’s Trade Minister to Meet Adnoc Chief to Extend Oil Rights.Japanese Trade Minister Yukio Edano will meet Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s Director General Abdullah Nasser al-Suwaidi on Oct. 9 to discuss the extension of oil field concessions, including Adma block. Besides the head of the state-run producer in the Unit...
U.S. Aug. Single Family Detached Home Prices.Following is the monthly transaction based price changes for single family homes, detached homes only, in the U.S. from First American CoreLogic, LoanPerformance. Source: First American LoanPerformance HPI To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Tanzi in Washington at a...
Coal-Price Stability Signals Opportunity in Stock Plunge: Chart of the Day.“Opportunity knocks” in the shares of coal producers because they have fallen far more than the commodity’s price would justify, according to Frank Holmes, chief executive officer of U.S. Global Investors Inc. The CHART OF THE DAY tracks the per...
Investors Pull $113 Million From U.S. Muni-Bond Funds.(Corrects starting in headline to show investors withdrew assets, in story published Oct. 6.) Investors withdrew about $113 million from U.S. municipal-bond mutual funds in the week through yesterday, Lipper US Fund Flows said today. To contact the reporter on this ...
Obama to Run Against ‘Do-Nothing’ Congress If Jobs Legislation Fails.Phil Schiliro, then the White House congressional liaison, put his boss on notice last year. One hurdle stood between him and the start of his re-election campaign: lifting the debt ceiling. While President Barack Obama couldn’t control the European f...
Hong Kong Doesn’t Plan to Ban Short Selling; Sale Is Normal.Hong Kong doesn’t plan to ban short selling of securities, rejecting a request from some brokerages after the city’s benchmark index tumbled 26 percent this year. “When markets fall, it’s not like we can stop it by just banning short selling,” K.C. Chan, Hong ...
Treasury 30-Year Securities Fall; Yield Rises Two Basis Points to 2.87%.U.S. 30-year bonds fell, sending yields on the securities up two basis points to 2.87 percent as of 7:22 a.m. in London. To contact the reporter on this story: Wes Goodman in Singapore at wgoodman@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible f...
South Africa Daybook: Mining Output, Zuma, Farmers and Phones.Statistics South Africa will release August mining production at 11:30 a.m. local time in Pretoria. In July South Africa’s gold production fell 3.5 percent while total mining output declined by 5.1 percent. To contact the reporters on this story: Antony Sgua...
OMV Petrom Says Started Operations at Romanian Wind Park.OMV Petrom SA (SNP) began commerical operation of the wind park Dorobantu on Oct. 1 with an installed capacity of 45 megawatts. The until of OMV AG (OMV) invested 90 million euros into the project, the company said today in an e-mailed statement. To contact the r...
Cocoa Options Show Increase in Bets on Price Rise by December.Bets cocoa will rise to as high as $2,750 a metric ton by December surged this month after prices for the chocolate ingredient fell to the lowest level since 2009, ICE Futures U.S. options trading shows. Investors held 1,651 contracts giving the right to buy...
Sri Lanka’s Dheerasinghe Says Inflation May Ease to Below 6%.Sri Lanka ’s inflation rate will likely fall to below 6 percent by December, Central Bank Deputy Governor Dharma Dheerasinghe said in Colombo today. The island’s monetary policy stance is “sufficient,” he also said. To contact the reporter on this story: Anus...
House Panel Seeks Details on IRS Investigations of Nonprofits.Representative Charles Boustany, the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee, is pressing the Internal Revenue Service to provide details on its investigations of the nonprofit sector. In a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Sh...
1st Holdings Revises Planned FY Group Dividend to 21.45 Yen.1st Holdings (3644) revised full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Feb. 29. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Forecast ==================================...
U.K. Sues Over ECB Limits on Clearing Euro-Denominated Trades.The U.K. sued the European Central Bank over plans to block trades in some euro-denominated securities from being cleared outside of the 17 countries that share the currency. In the first such move by a government, the U.K.’s lawsuit against the ECB over its...
Philippines to Import 4,000 Tons of Onions From China, Holland.The Philippines will import 4,000 tons of white and yellow onions from China and Holland to boost supply and stabilize prices, Bureau of Plant Industry Director Clarito Barron said in Manila today. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Cecilia Y...
South Korean Stocks Movers: Hana Financial, LG Electronics.Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in South Korea trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 10:17 a.m. in Seoul. The Kospi Index (KOSPI) rose 4 percent to 1,732.37 following a two-day, 5.8 percent retreat. Mobile-phone make...
Remittances to Vietnam Thru July Rose 43 Percent to $5.6 Billion.Remittances to Vietnam in the January to July period rose 43 percent to $5.6 billion dollars, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a statement on the central bank’s website dated yesterday. To contact the editor responsible for this ...
Emdeon Said to Set Rate on $1.2 Billion Term Loan for LBO.Emdeon Inc. (EM) , the provider of billing systems and software for health-care companies, set the initial interest rate on a $1.2 billion term loan B it’s seeking to finance the company’s buyout by Blackstone Group LP (BX) , according to a person with knowledge...
PV Oil Seeks to Buy Gasoline Cargoes for Delivery in November.PV Oil Co., a unit of state-owned Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, is seeking to buy 57,000 metric tons of gasoline for November delivery, the company said in a document e-mailed to potential suppliers. Details of the tender are as follow: To contac...
Major League Baseball’s Postseason Schedule, Results.Major League Baseball ’s postseason schedule and results. All start times Eastern. To contact the reporter on this story: Dex McLuskey in Dallas at dmcluskey@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net
S-Pool Inc Announces Planned FY Group Dividend of 0.00 Yen.S-Pool Inc (2471) (2471) announced full-year group dividend estimates for the period to Nov. 30. Figures are in yen. ================================================================================ Forecast Previous Dividend ============================...
Ukraine September Producer Prices: Summary.Following is a summary of the Sept. producer prices report from the State Statistics Committee in Kiev: To contact the reporter on this story: Harumi Ichikura in London at hichikura@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomb...
Lippo Karawaci Plans to Spend $275 Million on Capex Next Year.PT Lippo Karawaci plans to spend $275 million on capital expenditure next year, Mark Wong, a senior executive at the Indonesian property company, said in Jakarta today. To contact the reporter on this story: Femi Adi in Jakarta at fadi1@bloomberg.net To co...
Russia May Revise Tobacco, Alcohol Tax Quarterly, Vedomosti Says.Russia may revise alcohol and tobacco taxes every quarter, starting in 2013, Vedomosti reported today, citing Sergei Shatalov, the deputy finance minister. At present, the taxes are revised once a year, the newspaper said. To contact the reporter on this ...
California’s Underground Hot Rocks Probed for Energy of 100 Nuclear Plants.For decades, energy companies have tapped steam from deep in the earth to make electricity. Now, at least five American power producers are testing a simple idea that may dramatically expand the industry’s reach: Bring your own water. Instead of...
CO2 Plunge May Create Funding Gap for Carbon Capture, PwC Says.A plunge in carbon prices may create a funding gap for power stations that plan to trap greenhouse gases from smokestacks for permanent burial underground, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The European Union plans to fund carbon-capture-and-storage ...
Polish Stocks: Getin, KGHM, Lotos, Orlen, PKO Bank, PZU, TVN.Poland ’s WIG20 Index advanced for a second day, adding 32.34, or 1.5 percent, to 2,177.21 at 1:44 p.m. in Warsaw. The following are among the most active stocks on the Warsaw Stock Exchange today. Stock symbols follow company names. PKO Bank Polski SA (PKO P...
U.S. Stock Options With Biggest Changes in Implied Volatility.The following are the U.S. stock options that had the biggest percentage changes in implied volatility from the previous trading day as of 11:30 a.m. in New York. This {OSCH <GO>} search was limited to options that are more than 10 days from expiration, have...
Philippine Peso Advances as U.S. Economic Data Buoys Sentiment.The Philippine peso strengthened for a second day after U.S. economic data released yesterday allayed concern that the recovery in the world’s biggest economy is faltering. Companies in the U.S. added 91,000 jobs last month, according to ADP Employer Servic...
Congress Ready to Vote on Three Free-Trade Accords Within Week.Congress is prepared to vote in less than a week on free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that were reached more than four years ago. The Senate may act on Oct. 12, the eve of a state visit by South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Majo...
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