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CNOOC shares suspended on acquisition - source
9 Jan 2006
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today.reuters.co.uk
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of China's top offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd. was suspended in relation to an acquisition, a company source said on Monday. "We are waiting for the stock exchange to clear an announcement in relation to an overseas acquisition," a source told Reuters from Beijing. The source added the acquisition would likely be made with cash. The Hong Kong stoc ... |
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Springer mulls dropping ProSieben TV bid - paper
8 Jan 2006
source:
today.reuters.co.uk
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Newspaper publisher Axel Springer (SPRGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering dropping a bid to buy Germany's biggest television broadcaster after a regulatory set-back, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The publisher of Europe's top-selling newspaper Bild has been trying to convince authorities to approve a 2.5 billion euro ($3 billion) takeover of ProSiebenSat.1 (PS ... |
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Baugur, FL Group move on Iceland's Islandsbanki-sources
8 Jan 2006
source:
today.reuters.co.uk
By Gunnlaugur Arnason REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A group of investors is in talks to gain control of Islandsbanki (ISB.IC: Quote, Profile, Research) , Iceland's third largest bank, in a deal worth over 60 billion Iceland krona ($970 million), banking sources said on Sunday. The group, which includes Baugur Chief Executive Jon Asgeir Johannesson and FL Group Chief Executive Hannes Smarason, is close t ... |
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Sparkling Marks lights up High St
8 Jan 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Teena Lyons, Mail on Sunday8 January 2006 STRONG High Street sales over the vital Christmas period are expected from a string of retailers this week as trading updates confound earlier gloomy forecasts. OTHER STORIES BP breaks pledge to watchdog 'Dotcom boom' start for markets Market report: Friday close We don't trust financial advisers Car buyers slam on the brakes THE EDIT ... |
