Capitalist's Edge News Watch

Volatile stock market index seems to defy the thrust of positive economic news
Chicago Tribune - 105 Minutes ago
specialists Scott Wetzel, Michael Bonnano and Peter Gaicchi, left to right, and Gennaro Saporito, foreground right, work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock market volatility

The stock market in Taiwan was volatile in morning session Quamnet

Heavyweight index-linked stocks lead market rebound Business Times Malaysia

Commodities

New climate taxes would affect OPEC-Algeria
Forbes.com - 6 Hours ago
ALGIERS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - OPEC is worried about the possibility of new taxes being imposed on oil and gas by world leaders at their summit on climate change scheduled for next month in Copenhagen, Algerian Add Comment

LOOP to halt crude oil tanker offloads due to storm
Reuters UK - 118 Minutes ago
HOUSTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port plans to stop offloading crude oil at noon Sunday CST (1800 GMT) from tankers in the Gulf of Mexico due to deteriorating sea conditions ahead Add Comment

Egypt's Alcotexa sells 3,579 tonnes of cotton
Reuters Africa - 7 Hours ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 3,579 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on Nov 7, a company official told Reuters on Sunday. Add Comment

Java Developer Analyst Commodities London City
ZDNet UK - 14 Hours ago
Nov 2009 Reference 7697517 Essential: Java, J2SE, SQL, Unix (Linux) Understanding of the tools and processes required for large scale software development. Desired: Strong problem solving skills, analytical Add Comment

Corporate finance

North-West Telecom Makes First Coupon Payment under Its Series 6 Bond
Russia News Wire - 10 Hours ago
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (RNWire) - National Depositary Center, acting as the payment agent for JSC North-West Telecomâ??s bond issue 6, has paid in full the 1st coupon on the issue. The payment was made

North-West Telecomâ??s Bonds Included in MICEX Corporate Bonds Index Russia News Wire

Weekly CEO Buy Highlights: GFIG, HBAN, BOKF, PVTB, FBP
Guru Focus - 16 Hours ago
Last week's top five stocks that were bought by their CEOs were GFI Group Inc, Huntington, Bancshares Inc, BOK Financial Corp, PrivateBancorp Inc, and First BanCorp. According to GuruFocus Insider Data,

Weekly CFO Buy Highlights: CRDC, NBBC, WCC, PVTB, SNV, CSII, SGMS Guru Focus

Weekly CFO Buy Highlight: CARDICA, NewBridge Bancorp, WESCO International, PrivateBancorp Guru Focus

Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. Reports Results For Third Quarter 2009 KLFY

The PMI Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Montana's News Station - 2 Hours ago
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: PMI) (the 'Company') today reported a loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2009 of $87.9 million,

BMTC Group Inc. announces financial results for its third quarter ended September Yahoo! Canada

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The state of risk management
IMD - 18 Hours ago
Should you have any questions, please contact the IMD webmaster: webmaster@imd.ch Add Comment

IPO

Las Vegas Sands seeks up to $3.35 bln in HK IPO
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
HONG KONG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Gaming company Las Vegas Sands is set to raise up to HK$25.95 billion ($3.35 billion) through an initial public offering of shares in its Macau business, according to sources

UPDATE 1-Las Vegas Sands seeks up to $3.35 bln in HK IPO Reuters UK

Las Vegas officials seek public input on budget cuts Las Vegas Sun

China Merchants Securities eyes $1.6 bln IPO
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
SHANGHAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - China Merchants Securities Co plans to raise up to 11.1 billion yuan ($1.62 billion) through an initial public share offer in Shanghai, according to a price range it set on Add Comment

UPDATE 1-Al Baraka says IPO of Syrian unit oversubscribed
Reuters - 9 Hours ago
(Adds further details throughout, background) MANAMA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Bahraini bank Al Baraka BARKA.BH said on Sunday it had received subscriptions worth 7.67 billion Syrian pounds ($167 million) for

Al Baraka says IPO of Syrian unit oversubscribed Arab Finance

Albaraka Syrian unit IPO oversubscribed Trade Arabia

China Minsheng Bank sets price range for HK IPO
Forbes.com - 11 Hours ago
HONG KONG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - China Minsheng Banking Corp , the country's first listed non-state lender, plans to raise as much as $4.07 billion after setting a price range of HK$8.50 to HK$9.50 for its

UPDATE 1- China Minsheng Bank aims to raise up to $4 bln in HK FinanzNachrichten.de

World Bank raises China's GDP growth forecast to 8.4% for 2009 China Knowledge Online

Fed watch

House amendment would rearrange powers of Fed
TheDeal.com - 4 Hours ago
The House Financial Services Committee continued to wrestle with the Financial Stability Improvement Act on Friday, Nov. 6, and approved an amendment to limit the powers of the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers Add Comment

The Bloomberg Agency has announced that the Federal Open Market Committee of the
Caspio Net - 18 Hours ago
. Representatives of the FRS announced that the discount rate will remain the same until inflation expectations remains stable and the unemployment level starts decreasing. The last change in the refinancing Add Comment

Stocks jump on U.S. jobs data
Exec Digital UK - 3 Hours ago
U.S. and European stocks jumped and the dollar steadied on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data bolstered investor confidence in the global economy, causing gold prices to retreat from all

US stocks surge on jobs data, Cisco forecast GMA News.tv

Wall Street rallies on upbeat economic data, 11/05 China Securities Journal Net

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Bernanke: Same Old Play Book
Seeking Alpha - 8 Hours ago
I seem to recall, way back when Bernanke was appointed the head of the Fed, a promise to speak clearly. I well recall the "good old days", when economists, analysts, and various financial pundits would Add Comment

Stockwatch

UPDATE 1-Las Vegas Sands seeks up to $3.35 bln in HK IPO Reuters UK

Las Vegas officials seek public input on budget cuts Las Vegas Sun

Stocks Buyers 'swooping back in' Financial 24

Mergers & acquisitions

Cadbury likely to face 'hostile takeover'
ITN - 4 Hours ago
Dairy Milk maker Cadbury will face a hostile takeover bid from US food giant Kraft, according to reports. Cadbury first rejected a 10.2 billion proposal from the maker of Toblerone, Oreos biscuits and

Cadbury to face Kraft takeover bid Virgin Media

Cadbury to face hostile takeover bid The Independent

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UPDATE 3-Egypt's Pioneers to buy Beltone Financial
Forbes.com - 6 Hours ago
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian financial services firm Pioneers Holding will take over investment bank Beltone Financial in an all-share deal. Pioneers shares were up 7 percent at 7.15 Egyptian pounds

Egypt's Pioneers to buy Beltone Financial Reuters Africa

Egypt's Pioneers, Beltone to retain separate management FinanzNachrichten.de

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Sunday Papers: Lloyds being kept afloat with Â£16.5bln of loans -- bid news and
Reuters UK - 9 Hours ago
Â© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved. Share: Next Article: Sunday Papers: other news Also on Reuters Slideshow:If countries were brands Video:Another flood hits eastern Australia Market Update

Sunday Papers: Lloyds being kept afloat with 16.5bln of loans -- bid news and gossip Citywire

Camden Rebirth: A promise still unfulfilled
Philadelphia Inquirer - 6 Hours ago
Raw sewage seeped into Jackeline and Eduardo Gonzalez's basement, through its bathroom, hallway, and bedroom. The fumes forced the family to eat outside and sent 1-year-old Eduardo Jr. to the emergency

Camden Rebirth: A: Pledge Unmet The Promise and the Price: How the biggest municipal Individual.com

Economics

Darling defends global tax idea
Buxton Today - 5 Hours ago
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Scottish News: Darling defends global tax idea Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

Breaking News: Darling defends global tax idea Hamilton Advertiser

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Deficit, inflation threatening recovery
Reuters India - 5 Hours ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A high fiscal deficit and rising inflationary pressure could derail India's economic recovery, an advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday. A string of fiscal stimulus

INTERVIEW - Deficit, inflation seen threatening Yahoo! India

INTERVIEW - Deficit, inflation seen threatening India's recovery Reuters India

Bailout fund plan hits hurdles
CNN - 3 Hours ago
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner and British Finance Minister Alistair Darling. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Finance ministers discussed idea of a tax on banks to help fund future government emergency

G-20: Bailout fund plan hits hurdles CNN

Plan to create fund for bailouts hits hurdles CNN