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FMX | Connect – www.fmxconnect.com - (Reported 5/13/2010)










  • Asia stocks rally, bond risk falls as Europe debt concern eases; Won gains.
  • Australian employment rises, driving currency higher on rate speculation.
  • Bank of Korea to press government to reduce its involvement in meetings on interest rates.
  • Experts see Europe crisis delaying Fed rate boost.
  • US Prosecutors start criminal probe into Wall Street banks.
  • Yuan Forwards climb as US-China talks may lead to appreciation.
  • Celanese announces emulsions price increases of €80/tonne in Europe, Africa & Middle East.
  • Allianz 1Q net income beats estimates on life and asset management
  • AstraZeneca's $520M U.S. settlement rewards repeat whistleblowers
  • BOA’s Moynihan becomes Obama's top Wall Street ally on financial-rules overhaul
  • BT Group 4Q operating profit increases helped by job cuts
  • Cincinnati Bell to acquire CyrusOne Data Center operations for $525M cash.
  • Cisco says FY4Q sales up 25-28% to $10.68-10.93B from year-ago.
  • Crescent Point Energy Corp. to buy closely held Shelter Bay Energy for $960M.
  • DryShips Inc. swung to Q1 profit following a $166.7M prior-year loss on contract cancellations.
  • Enel SpA Q1 profit slipped 45% to €1.05B after a gain had flattered year-earlier results.
  • HTC Corp. files patent complaint to block Apple IPhone, IPad in US.
  • Kohl's May net income up from $137M to $199M.
  • Jones Apparel is shopping for more brands in the "accessible luxury" segment.
  • Procter & Gamble raises $1.1B from first Yen bond sale in a decade
  • SAP to buy Sybase for $5.8B, expanding software rivalry with Oracle.
  • Sara Lee to sell its 51% stake in Godrej Sara Lee JV to India's Godrej Consumer for €185M.
  • SingTel Q4 net up 12% at S$1.02B; operating revenue growth to slow.
  • Sony's first annual profit forecast in three years falls short of estimate.
  • Sprint's first 4G phone to go on sale June 4.
  • URS Corp.'s Q1 profit grew 27% on a tax benefit, to $95.6M. Revs fell 12% to $2.21B.
  • Whole Foods' Q2 net more than doubled to $67.4M; ups full-year EPS f'cast.


Source: ZeroHedge


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