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MSCI to Remove San Miguel, Add Metro Pacific in Global Standard Indices
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. Continue reading
Countrywide II Off to the Races
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Qatar postpones listing of $12 bln investment company
(Adds original IPO date and background) DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) – A planned stock market listing forDoha Global Investment Co, a $12 billion Qatari investmentcompany backed by assets from the Gulf state’s sovereign wealthfund, has been postponed, a senior bourse official said onSunday. Qatar unveiled plans to create the investment company inFebruary and said that sovereign fund Qatar Holding will transfer $3 billion of assets into the Doha Global, with asimilar amount raised in an initial public offering (IPO) on theQatar Exchange. … Continue reading
Markets Close Higher as Bernanke Signals Support
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — U.S. stocks closed higher Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled a continuation of monetary support for a U.S. Continue reading
Dow ends above 15,000 for first time, S&P closes at record
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended at another record high, extending the market's rally as more investors rushed to join the party and German industrial data beat expectations. It was the fourth straight record close for the S&P 500. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 hit intraday record highs as well. Continue reading
Buffett: Stocks still reasonable but bonds awful
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett said even though the stock market is soaring, prices appear reasonable, and stocks would be a better investment than bonds for most people. Continue reading
BNP Paribas sees Q1 earnings tumble
PARIS (AP) — French bank BNP Paribas said Friday its earnings slumped 45 percent in the first quarter amid a steep drop in corporate and investment banking as Europe’s economic stagnation continued to bite. Continue reading
Hong Kong Exchange Fund 1Q Investment Income HK$17.1 Billion
The fund that manages Hong Kong’s foreign-exchange reserves and backs its currency saw first quarter investment income falling 44% from the previous quarter, weighed by weaker local stocks and foreign-exchange losses, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Friday. Continue reading
