October 2011
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CME takes some comfort in CFTC position limit plan
“For the most part, the conditional limits of one-to-one, with the exception of (natural) gas, we are not terribly disappointed with that except with the one product,” CME Executive Chairman Terrence Duffy said in an interview.
Oct 20th
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CME takes some comfort in CFTC position limit plan
“For the most part, the conditional limits of one-to-one, with the exception of (natural) gas, we are not terribly disappointed with that except with the one product,” CME Executive Chairman Terrence Duffy said in an interview.
Oct 20th
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CME takes some comfort in CFTC position limit plan
“For the most part, the conditional limits of one-to-one, with the exception of (natural) gas, we are not terribly disappointed with that except with the one product,” CME Executive Chairman Terrence Duffy said in an interview.
Oct 20th
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UPDATE 1-Field workers at Waha Oil back on strike...
* Worker representative - restart possible soon at Dahra, SamahBy Jessica DonatiTRIPOLI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A strike at Waha Oil, a U.S. joint venture in Libya, has resumed after an initial deal between the workforce and the head of the state oil company to remove the venture’s managers was overturned by the government, a workers’ representative said.The joint venture with American...
Oct 18th
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Hutchison exec rules out sale of 3 Italia-paper
3 Italia was the only contender that failed to secure the coveted 800 MHz band, feeding speculation this may lead to its exit from the Italian market.”This looks to me more like somebody’s wish than the reality,” Hutchison Managing Director Canning Fok was quoted saying. “We had set a limit above which it was no longer economical for us to bid for the...
Oct 18th
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UPDATE 1-Italy fund eyes 150 mln euros investment...
* Banker Arpe also eyes management control (Releads, adds details, background)By Andrea MandalaMILAN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The head of Italian private equity fund Investindustrial said on Monday he is ready to invest up to 150 million euros ($206 million) in Banca Popolare di Milano as the campaign to take charge of the co-operative bank gathers pace.Investindustrial’s Andrea Bonomi is...
Oct 17th
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Ubiquiti shares rise in Nasdaq debut
Investors shrugged off concerns over a U.S. government review of the company’s sales into Iran and other countries to send its shares 16.0 percent above the $15 IPO price in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq. The shares were at $17.40 after going as high as $19.00, up 26.7 percent, earlier in the session.Ubiquiti makes wireless networking and video surveillance equipment. It priced 7.04...
Oct 14th
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UPDATE 1-PCCW's planned spinoff to pave way for...
* PCCW shares ease 0.34 pct vs market’s 1.04 pct gainBy Lee Chyen Yee and Alison LeungHONG KONG, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s PCCW Ltd got the green light from shareholders on Wednesday for its plan to spin off and list its multi-billion dollar telecoms unit, paving the way for owner Richard Li to create the media empire he has long yearned for.But whether Li can become a media...
Oct 12th
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Just Retirement hit by eurozone bond sales
The bond sales left the company with no exposure to Greek, Irish or Portuguese sovereign debt, seen as at risk of default due to the issuing governments’ stretched finances, the company said.European insurers’ shares have lost about a third of their value in the last eight months on worries they could be forced to take big writedowns on their holdings of bonds issued by...
Oct 11th
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Just Retirement hit by eurozone bond sales
The bond sales left the company with no exposure to Greek, Irish or Portuguese sovereign debt, seen as at risk of default due to the issuing governments’ stretched finances, the company said.European insurers’ shares have lost about a third of their value in the last eight months on worries they could be forced to take big writedowns on their holdings of bonds issued by...
Oct 11th
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