NEW YORK - In the largest food industry deal, Heinz Company has agreed to be acquired by an investment conglomerate that includes Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital Management - a ...
$3bn full year loss reported by Rio Tinto
MELBOURNE - Rio Tinto, second largest global mining company, Thursday reported its first full-year loss of $3 billion (1.93 billion pounds) in 21 years of operation, after writing down the value of ...
Microsoft exec says firm has no Plan B for mobile ambitions
Microsoft, which has not been able to compete with Apple and Google in the smartphone market, has hinted that it will not stop trying and does not have an alternative strategy. Microsoft's chief ...
Xbox co-founder slams Microsoft for five yrs of failure saying Apple could kill them
The co-founder of Xbox has slammed Microsoft for 'five years of failure', saying that Apple could 'kill them' at any given moment. Former Xbox engineer Nat Brown, launched the scathing attack on ...
Eni Q4 earnings flat as Libya offset by taxes
MILAN -; Italian oil and gas company Eni says fourth quarter profits were more or less flat as a recovery of production in Libya was offset by higher taxes and lower investment ...
Epic mergers and sales back on Wall St. radar
The megamerger is back. For the corporate takeover business, the last half-decade was a fallow period. Wall Street deal-makers and chief executives, brought low by the global financial crisis, ...
Anglo American earnings hit by writedowns costs
Anglo American posted a sharp drop in 2012 earnings, hit by tumbling earnings from all core units and writedowns to the value of its troubled platinum assets and the flagship Minas Rio iron ore ...
Aegon boosts final quarter earnings
Insurance group Aegon booked a 29% increase in underlying net profit to ?447m in the fourth quarter of last year. The increase was due to 'business growth, successful delivery on cost ...
Anglo American Earnings Tumble Writedowns Costs Bite
posted a sharp drop in 2012 earnings, hit by tumbling earnings from all core units and writedowns to the value of its troubled platinum assets and the flagship Minas Rio iron ore project in ...
G20 Meets Amid Fears Over Currency Wars
Finance ministers of the G20 nations are meeting in Moscow amid fears of an increased risk of 'currency wars'. Friction has occurred over the Japanese yen and government policy which ...
French horsemeat scandal firm says government too quick to point finger
PARIS (Reuters) - The president of French meat-processing company Spanghero said on Friday the government had been too quick to accuse it of knowingly selling horsemeat labeled as beef, and said he ...
MARKET COMMENT Philippine Shares End +0.1 6430-6560 Band Eyed
0741 GMT [Dow Jones] Philippine shares end a tad higher; the market continues to consolidate following its recent run-up to record levels. The benchmark PSEi is up 0.1% at 6521.64 in heavy volume. ...
Anglo American Swings To Net Loss But Raises Dividend
Globally diversified miner Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) said Friday it swung to a net loss in 2012 due to a sharp fall in commodity prices and $4.6 billion in impairment charges against the value of ...
Johnson Matthey Agrees New Pacts With Anglo Platinum Sees 4Q13 Hit
Global specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey PLC (JMAT.LN) said Friday it has agreed an extension to the metal supply agreement with Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS.JO) and entered into a ...
Anglo American Reports 1.45 Billion Tons Ore Reserve for Minas-Rio Project
Mining company Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) Friday announced a probable ore reserve totaling 1.45 billion Run of Mine (ROM) tons for the Serra do Sapo area of the Minas-Rio project in Brazil, ...
NAB May Sell U.K. Property Portfolio
National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB.AU) has approached advisors about the possible sale of its ?5.3 billion U.K. property loan book, the Financial Times reported Friday.NAB has approached a ...
Aegon Posts Sharp Rise in Net Profit
Dutch life insurance and pension company Aegon NV (AEG) Friday reported a sharp rise in fourth-quarter net profit thanks to higher sales, lower restructuring charges and investment gains.Aegon also ...
MARKET COMMENT Thai Shares Down 0.6 Midday Support Tipped At 1510
0540 GMT [Dow Jones] Thai shares are 0.6% lower at 1517.37 as investors book profits ahead of the BOT policy meeting next Wednesday. "We are seeing a mild correction and the market is unlikely ...
Germanys Commerzbank to cut bonuses
The lender says pay will be 17.2% lower than the previous year. The chief executive, Martin Blessing, is foregoing his bonus claims - a decision which the company's chairman described as ...
Anglo American falls to 2012 loss
Mining group Anglo American has fallen to a pre-tax loss in 2012, hit by lower commodity prices and a writedown on a key iron ore project. It made a pre-tax loss of $239m (154m) compared with a ...
Technology whizz kid tackles Greek tax evasion
By Harry PapachristouATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is pinning its hopes of boosting revenue from an antiquated tax system beset by massive evasion on Harry Theoharis, a boyish-looking 42-year-old who ...
Optimism and earnings lift market
A record $2.9 billion loss from Rio Tinto didn't dampen investor enthusiasm in a week of earnings results when the Australian share market climbed to a post global financial crisis high.Rio ...
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