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U.S. hedge fund calls for Sony Entertainment spin-off
By Chikafumi Hodo and Nathan Layne TOKYO (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb on Tuesday called on Sony Corp to spin off its lucrative entertainment arm, setting the stage for a clash between his activist Wall Street fund and management at the Japanese electronics maker. Loeb said his Third Point hedge fund had accumulated a little more than 6 percent of Sony's shares – a stake worth $1.1 billion – making it the largest stakeholder in the inventor of the Walkman portable music player and Trinitron TV Continue reading
BlackBerry Falls on Q5 Smartphone News
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – BlackBerry shares were falling even as the smartphone maker unveiled a new operating system and a new lower-priced handset at its widely-watched annual conference for investors and developers taking place this year in Orlando. CEO Thorsten Heins made the announcements while sparking speculation that the Ontario, Canada-based company may soon ship new BBM (BlackBerry Messaging) apps for both Apple iOS and GoogleAndroid devices. Blackberry was falling 3.4% to $15.34 in afternoon trading Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Japan’s Nikkei Reclaims 15,000; Asia Stocks Mixed
Japanese shares soared Wednesday on the back of a weaker yen and strengthening expectations for earnings growth, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average above the 15,000-point level for the first time in more than five years. Continue reading
EVRY: EVRY ASA: EX dividend NOK 0.35 today
(Oslo, 14 May 2013) The shares in EVRY ASA will be traded ex dividend NOK 0.35 as from today, 14.05.2013 This information is subject to the disclosure requirements stipulated in Section 5-12 of th… Continue reading
S&P 500 slips, snaps five-day streak of record closes
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 broke a five-day streak of record closing highs on Thursday, ending a fairly volatile session lower as the market's recent momentum faded and Apple's shares declined. The Dow also broke its two-day string of all-time closing highs, but still ended above 15,000. Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Asia Stocks Mostly Up; Shanghai Down After Data
Most Asian markets rose Thursday after U.S. and German equities climbed further into record territory, with South Korean stocks jumping after a surprise rate cut by the nation’s central bank, while an improved earnings outlook spurred Japanese shares Continue reading
World stocks rise as investors cheer US jobs data
BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets rose Monday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the country’s ruling political alliance won national elections. Continue reading
Shareholders Oust Occidental Chairman
LOS ANGELES — The chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corp. , who drew criticism over his compensation as CEO, is out. Continue reading
Alibaba Throws Money at Yahoo!
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Asia stocks rise as investors cheer US jobs data
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after a surprisingly strong U.S. Continue reading
