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Investing
Europe Starts To Hold The Line, Markets Recover (BP)(DT)
Markets in Europe have gained back most of their sell-offs at 5.40 AM Eastern time. The FTSE is off .1% at 5,571. BHP Billiton (BHP) is up 1.9% to 1259. BP (BP)…
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4:12am ET
Media
Media Digest 1/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, S&P futures are down 5.3%. Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) plans to cut several hundred jobs. Reuters reports that GM (GM) has unveiled a China-made hybrid. Reuters writes that…
12:23pm ET
Commodities & Metals
BHP Billiton (BHP) And Rio Tinto (RTP) Lose 10% Of Their Values
Shares in BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RTP) both lost over 10% of their market caps in Europe trading today. For BHP that is almost $18 billion and for RTP is…
Douglas A. McIntyre 7:27am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 1/21/2008 Damage Galore (BHP) (SI)
Markets in Europe were down significantly at 7.20 AM The FTSE fell 4.9% to 5,613. BHP Billiton (BHP) was off 7.5% to 1275. BT (BT) was off 5% to 262. The DAXX…
4:31am ET
Media
Media Digest 1/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, BHP Billiton (BHP) is lining up more bank financing in its bid to buy Rio Tinto (RTP). Reuters writes that the GE (GE) jet engine backlog in China has…
6:51am ET
Investing
Rio Tinto (RTP) Hints BHP Billiton (BHP) Bid Could Work
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) could take a sweetened bid from miner BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP). Up until now, RTP have told investors that a deal is not possible. Rio Tinto’s shareholders are probably exerting…
Douglas A. McIntyre 7:17am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 1/18/2008 (BHP)(SAP)(ALU)
Markets in Europe were up modestly at 7.10 AM. The FTSE rose 1.4% to 5,982. BT (BT) was up 2% to 280.75. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.9% to 1375. The DAXX was…
7:23am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 1/16/2008 (BHP)(SAP)
Markets in Europe were sharply lower at 7.20 AM Eastern time The FTSE fell 1.6% to 5,930. BHP Billiton (BHP) was off 4.8% to 1413. Diageo was up 1.7% to 1014. The…
6:52am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 1/4/2008
Markets in Europe were mixed at 6.50 AM New York time. The FTSE was up .7% to 6,525. BP (BP) was up 1.5% to 645. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 2.9% to…
7:20am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 12/31/2007
Markets in Europe were mixed at 7.20 AM New York time The FTSE fell .5% to 6,444. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.1% to 501. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.1% to 1544.…
5:13am ET
Investing
China Wants To Kill BHP Billiton (BHP) Bid For Rio Tinto (RTP)
As a huge consumer of metals, China does not want to see a merger between Rio Tinto (RTP) and BHP Billiton (BHP). The new company might have too much leverage in raising…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:37am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 12/17/2007
Markets in Europe were down at 6.30 AM The FTSE was down 1.2% to 6,319. BHP Billiton (BHP) was off 2.6% to 1505. Vodafone (VOD) was off 1% to 181.4. The DAXX…
6:24am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 12/14/2007
Markets in Europe were mixed at 6.20 AM New York time. The FTSE was off .2% to 6,353. Northern Rock was up 9.3% to 94. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.7% to…
6:00am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 12/13/2007
Markets in Europe were down sharply at 6 AM New York time. The FTSE fell 1.6% to 6,452. Barclays (BCS) was off 4.7% to 530. BHP Billiton (BHP) was off 3.1% to…
6:17am ET
Investing
Europe Markets 12/12/2007
Market in Europe were down at 6.15 AM New York time The FTSE was off .9% to 6,477. Barclays (BCS) was off 3.9% to 535.5. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 2.9% to…