NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–U.S. investment-grade companies seized the opportunity to
sell debt Tuesday, including a $4 billion 30-year bond offering from General
Electric Capital Corp. that will not carry a government guarantee.
The bonds launched carrying a risk premium of 400 basis points over Treasurys,
which would give them a yield of approximately 7.07%.
On Monday, GECC, the financing arm [...]
LONDON (MarketWatch) — InBev said it’s completed the acquisition of St. Louis brewer Anheuser-Busch paying the agreed-upon $52 billion, or $70-a-share, price. The new Anheuser-Busch InBev will start trading on the Euronext Brussels exchange on Friday.
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Here come the price hikes. Even as oil went up and back down the price of Bud never changed. InBev [...]
Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-
Last Update: 8/29/2008 10:38:32 AM
The following provides information on selected mergers and acquisitions. All
figures are updated by Dow Jones Newswires, with share prices as of 10 a.m.
Friday EDT.
Annualized rate of return is based on Friday’s date and the expected closing date
and isn’t compounded. Expected closing dates are compiled [...]
Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-
Last Update: 8/26/2008 11:15:52 AM
The following provides information on selected mergers and acquisitions. All
figures are updated by Dow Jones Newswires, with share prices as of 10 a.m.
Tuesday EDT.
Annualized rate of return is based on Tuesday’s date and the expected closing
date and isn’t compounded. Expected closing dates are compiled [...]
Buffett’s Berkshire Nearly Doubles Union Pacific Stake In 2Q
Last Update: 8/15/2008 10:15:46 AM
By Sam Mamudi
The investment vehicle of legendary investor Warren Buffett nearly doubled its
stake in transport outfit Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) in the second quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) also added stakes in Bank of America Corp.
(BAC), Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) [...]
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Stock-index futures point toward a sharply lower opening for Wall Street Tuesday,
with a steep fall in Europe and continuing worries about rising oil prices
expected to start the third quarter on a negative note.
Dow Jones Industrial futures were off 111 points to 11228.
S&P 500 futures were down 13 points to [...]
US HOT STOCKS TO WATCH: Boeing, Yahoo, Phillip Morris Intl
Last Update: 4/23/2008 8:17:06 AM
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see
active trade in Wednesday’s session are Apple Inc. (AAPL), Anheuser Busch Cos.
(BUD) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said its first-quarter net income rose to $542 million, or 37
cents [...]
U.S. stock futures turn lower as Ambac reports loss
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7:13 AM ET Apr 23, 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures edged lower on Wednesday after a
downbeat start to the week, with earnings on deck from companies ranging from
plane producer Boeing to brewer Anheuser-Busch as oil and the euro moved away
from record [...]
U.S. stock futures creep up after tough start to week
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 5:50 AM ET Apr 23, 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures crept higher on Wednesday after a
downbeat start to the week, with earnings on deck from companies ranging from
plane producer Boeing to brewer Anheuser-Busch as oil and the euro moved away
from [...]
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