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| CA-BUSINESS Summary Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:52 PM PDT Suncor buoys TSX as index turns positive on year TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index recorded its second-biggest percentage jump of the year so far on Tuesday, boosted by gains in almost all main sectors and in Suncor Energy Inc shares after a strong earnings showing. The climb helped the index, which has advanced in eight of the last nine sessions, recover from a massive commodities-led selloff earlier this month and turn positive on the year. ... Full Story | Top |
| EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:51 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The European Union voiced strong concern over labor conditions in Bangladesh after a building collapse there killed hundreds of factory workers, and said it was considering action to encourage improvements, including the use of its trade preference system. Anger has been growing since the illegally built structure collapsed last week, killing at least 390 people. Hundreds remain unaccounted for but rescue officials said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding any more survivors. ... Full Story | Top |
| No end in sight for Fed stimulus as inflation sags Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:17 PM PDT  By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's debate over U.S. monetary policy could begin to shift away from the prospect of reducing stimulus toward a discussion about doing more, given the signs of economic weakness and slowing inflation. But policymakers are not there yet. At a two-day meeting that wraps up on Wednesday, the Fed is widely expected to maintain its monthly purchases of $85 billion in bonds to support an economic recovery that is nearly four years old but still too weak for the job market to truly heal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Britain to quiz Google and auditor again on tax Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:10 PM PDT  By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Executives from Google Inc. and its auditor Ernst & Young will be called again to a British parliament committee to testify on tax, after a Reuters investigation highlighted inconsistencies in the way Google portrays its activities in Britain, the committee's chairwoman told Reuters. Margaret Hodge, head of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is tasked with ensuring value in government financial affairs, said she would summon the companies' representatives to explain previous comments to the committee in light of the report. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dollar pressured, awaits Fed policy statement Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:54 PM PDT  By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar eased on Wednesday as investors warily awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day, while expectations for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates on Thursday capped the euro. Financial bookmakers were predicting London's FTSE 100 would open nearly flat, with most other European markets shut for the Labor Day holiday. U.S. stock futures were also little changed -- hinting at a subdued Wall Street open after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index settled at an all-time high on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Boosting European lending without banks Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:52 PM PDT  By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - With a lack of bank lending to European businesses stifling the region's economy, sidestepping the middlemen - if not quite cutting them out altogether - is becoming more attractive. Stricter regulation, higher capital buffers and basic risk aversion among banks has meant floods of cheap liquidity from central banks is still not getting to the real economy. As the economy weakens, ebbing loan demand compounds the problem. ... Full Story | Top |
| China factory PMI raises doubts about economy's strength Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:30 PM PDT  By Langi Chiang and Jonathan Standing BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly slowed in April as new export orders fell, raising fresh doubts about the strength of the economy after a disappointing first quarter. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 50.6 in April from an 11-month high in March of 50.9. Analysts had expected the April PMI to be 51.0. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kodak expects to exit bankruptcy as soon as July Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:26 PM PDT  By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co said on Tuesday it expects to emerge from bankruptcy as soon as July as a commercial imaging business under the control of its creditors. It said in court documents filed with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan that it expects to issue new stock with the majority of it going to its second-lien note holders. The holders of the second-lien notes include investment funds P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, D.E. Shaw Group and Bennett Management Corp. A new board will be appointed and the company said the new directors will be identified later. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Investor wants buybacks, spinoffs on Tim Hortons menu Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:09 PM PDT  By Lauren Tara LaCapra, Jessica Toonkel and Olivia Oran NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc has come under pressure from a large investor to aggressively boost returns through debt-funded share buybacks and a scaling back of U.S. expansion plans, according to documents seen by Reuters and two sources familiar with the matter. Hedge fund Highfields Capital, which owns about 1.5 percent of the company and which has a track record of bringing about change at other firms, wants Tim Hortons to borrow $3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fight for Kings NBA team not over, Seattle investor vows Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:48 PM PDT  By Sharon Bernstein and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - A Seattle hedge fund manager whose bid to move basketball's Sacramento Kings to the Pacific Northwest city was rejected by a committee of NBA owners vowed on Tuesday to push forward with efforts to buy the team. A day earlier, the National Basketball Association's relocation committee unanimously recommended against approving a request by Chris Hansen and partners, who include Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, to move the Kings from Sacramento, California, to Seattle. ... Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software - sources Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:09 PM PDT By Greg Roumeliotis and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Bain and Golden Gate, which made a binding bid for the business software maker on April 22, offered more than a rival consortium of KKR & Co LP, TPG Capital LP and Thoma Bravo LLC, the sources said. ... Full Story | Top |
| First legal online poker site goes live in Nevada Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:16 PM PDT By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Already home to the Las Vegas strip with its casinos and high-stakes games, Nevada on Tuesday became the first state where residents can legally play poker online for money. Station Casinos went live with UltimatePoker.com after Nevada legalized online poker in February. New Jersey and Delaware have legalized online gambling, which could eventually generate billions of dollars in revenue for companies and local governments. UlimatePoker.com will operate under a 30-day license, said A.G. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:58 PM PDT "The Croods" animate DreamWorks after "Guardians" flop (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by the worldwide success of its animated film, "The Croods", sending its shares up 9 percent in after-hours trading. "The Croods," which tracks a prehistoric family on a road trip and features the voices of Nicholas Cage and Ryan Reynolds, raked in nearly $479 million worldwide, of which about 66 percent was from international markets. Aereo targets 30 percent of U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| "The Croods" animate DreamWorks after "Guardians" flop Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:58 PM PDT  By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by the worldwide success of its animated film, "The Croods", sending its shares up 9 percent in after-hours trading. "The Croods," which tracks a prehistoric family on a road trip and features the voices of Nicholas Cage and Ryan Reynolds, raked in nearly $479 million worldwide, of which about 66 percent was from international markets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Raytheon to pay fine for U.S. export control violations Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:49 PM PDT  By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Raytheon Co , one of the largest U.S. weapons makers, has agreed to pay $8 million in civil penalties to resolve hundreds of alleged violations of U.S. export control laws over the past decade, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The State Department said it reached the agreement with Massachusetts-based Raytheon after an extensive review showed the company's "numerous violations demonstrated a recurring, corporate-wide weakness" in maintaining effective compliance controls. ... Full Story | Top |
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