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Starbucks to restate results to show loss from Kraft damages

Starbucks to restate results to show loss from Kraft damages

(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp mentioned it could restate fourth-quarter outcomes to indicate an working loss of $2.12 billion to mirror damages related to its dispute with Kraft Meals. Starbucks shares were down 1.eight percent at $seventy nine.15 in trading sooner than the bell. An arbitrator ruled on Tuesday that the […]

 
 

ECB briefs heads of top euro zone banks ahead of stress tests

ECB briefs heads of top euro zone banks ahead of stress tests

Bosses from prime euro zone banks had been gathering on the European Relevant Bank on Wednesday to seek out out what it’s going to be in search of in its upcoming "stress exams" on their balance sheets. Earlier than the ECB takes up its new role supervising euro zone banks […]

 
 

PetroChina buys Petrobras’ oil, gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion

PetroChina buys Petrobras’ oil, gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion

PetroChina , China's top oil and gasoline firm, mentioned it had agreed to obtain Brazilian state vitality agency Petrobras' The Chinese language agency sold the entire shares of Petrobras Energia Peru S.A., which has three oil and fuel fields in Peru. These fields at present produce about 800,000 tonnes (1.1023 […]

 
 

US Airways, AMR reach antitrust settlement: source

US Airways, AMR reach antitrust settlement: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) – US Airways Team Inc and AMR Corp have reached a settlement with U.S. antitrust regulators who had filed swimsuit to prevent the 2 airways from merging, a supply acquainted with the topic said on Tuesday. The government filed a lawsuit in August arguing that US Airways […]

 
 

Wall St. slips as Dow retreats from record, focus on Fed

Wall St. slips as Dow retreats from record, focus on Fed

Through Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shares fell on Tuesday after the Dow index hit some other document close within the earlier session, as traders shifted focal point to how soon the Federal Reserve may begin decreasing stimulus. Hypothesis that the Fed might quickly begin to reduce shopping […]

 
 

BP clinches $6 billion fuel supply deal with Rosneft

BP clinches $6 billion fuel supply deal with Rosneft

By means of Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Top Russian oil firm Rosneft stated it could sell about $6 billion price of subtle merchandise to BP, organising the British major amongst its greatest patrons after years with out this kind of deal. Both got here simplest months after Rosneft hired […]

 
 

News Corp revenue slumps in first standalone quarter

News Corp revenue slumps in first standalone quarter

Rupert Murdoch's Information Corp suggested a steeper than expected three % decline in income in its first quarter as a standalone company, as weak spot at its Australian newspapers took its toll. Information Corp shares fell 4 percent in after-hours buying and selling on disappointment over the $2.07 billion earnings […]

 
 

Asian shares stabilize, focus turns to China reform plan

Asian shares stabilize, focus turns to China reform plan

By using Dominic Lau TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares held regular on Tuesday, with buyers turning their consideration to the Chinese Communist Birthday Celebration coverage-meeting for clues to China's economic agenda for the following decade, while the dollar's two-day rally in opposition to the euro got here to a halt. […]

 
 

OSX becomes second Batista company to file for bankruptcy

OSX becomes second Batista company to file for bankruptcy

By using Sabrina Lorenzi RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian shipbuilder OSX Brasil SA filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, becoming the second company controlled via former billionaire Eike Batista to searching for court safety from collectors in simply over a week. The move, demonstrated with the aid of the […]

 
 

Novartis sells blood transfusion test unit to Grifols for $1.7 billion

Novartis sells blood transfusion test unit to Grifols for $1.7 billion

By way of Silke Koltrowitz and Sarah White ZURICH/MADRID (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Novartis has agreed to sell its blood transfusion testing unit to Spain’s Grifols for $1.sixty eight billion, in an more and more buoyant marketplace for healthcare offers. The sale comes as Novartis contains out a wider overview of […]

 
 

Asian shares, currencies fall on Fed tapering worries

Asian shares, currencies fall on Fed tapering worries

By Dominic Lau TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell to a four-week low on Monday as a surprise surge in U.S. jobs increase heightened issues the Federal Reserve will start reducing stimulus as soon as subsequent month — boosting the buck in opposition to the euro, yen and rising currencies. […]

 
 

Analysis: U.S. retailers tread tight path in shortened holiday race

Analysis: U.S. retailers tread tight path in shortened holiday race

Via Phil Wahba and Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shops have little room for error within the quick-coming near and shortened holiday buying season, a period that usually generates 30 percent of annual sales. A late Thanksgiving – the unofficial kickoff for holiday gross sales – has lopped […]

 
 

Deutsche Bank CEO says new rules crimp ability to provide loans

Deutsche Bank CEO says new rules crimp ability to provide loans

German corporations wish to diversify their funding because the implementation of new financial institution safety rules makes it tougher for banks to offer loans, Deutsche Financial institution co-Chief Govt Juergen Fitschen informed Germany’s Boersen Zeitung. “Corporations want to prepare for better uncertainty in the case of the provision of bank […]

 
 

Twitter IPO sparks speculation on who could follow

Twitter IPO sparks speculation on who could follow

With the aid of Sarah McBride, Alexei Oreskovic and Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – For know-how executives weighing market flotations for Silicon Valley startups, this week’s gangbusters Twitter Inc initial public offering despatched an impressive signal: full velocity in advance. Now, many – together with Box, Sq. and Airbnb […]

 
 

Analysis: Twitter gives NYSE momentum in IPO battle versus Nasdaq

Analysis: Twitter gives NYSE momentum in IPO battle versus Nasdaq

By means of John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter Inc’s successful debut on the New York Stock ExChange may assist the Giant Board win a title it has by no means held ahead of: the No.1 U.S. record venue for technology companies. Nasdaq OMX Team had easily scored the […]