Most U.S. Stocks Advance; Fannie Mae, Morgan Stanley Gain
By Eric Martin
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Most U.S. stocks rose as approval
for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more mortgages and better-
than-forecast earnings at Morgan Stanley overshadowed a drop in
energy shares.
[...]
Kerry Properties Profit Rises on China, Revaluations
By Kelvin Wong
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Kerry Properties Ltd., a Hong Kong-
based builder controlled by the family of Malaysian tycoon Robert
Kuok, said profit rose 40 percent last year on property sales in
China and gains [...]
U.S. Stocks Drop, Led by Commodity Producers; Financials Gain
By Eric Martin
March 19 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks retreated, led by
energy and mining companies, as oil dropped more than $4 a
barrel and gold plunged the most in almost two years.
[...]
Media General Urges Investors to Deny Harbinger Slate
By Leon Lazaroff
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Media General Inc. Chief Executive
Officer Marshall Morton said directors nominated by dissident
investor Harbinger Capital Partners arent qualified and
shouldnt be elected to the companys board.
[...]
Oil Search to Sell Middle East Assets to Focus on LNG (Update3)
By Angela Macdonald-Smith
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Oil Search Ltd., Papua New Guineas
biggest oil producer, plans to sell interests in the Middle East
and North Africa to help finance a liquefied [...]
Mboweni Says South African Rand Adds to Inflation, Rate Concern
By Nasreen Seria
March 19 (Bloomberg) — This years slump in the South
African rand will keep inflation above the target range for longer
than forecast and add to pressure on interest rates, central [...]
Becton, Google, Bertelsmann: Intellectual Property
By Victoria Slind-Flor
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Becton, Dickinson %26amp; Co., the New
Jersey-based maker of medical supplies and diagnostic tools, was
sued for patent infringement by a South Carolina-based
competitor.
MedSafe Technologies Inc., [...]
Chinalco Eyes Acquisitions, Could Fund $14.5 Billion
By Theresa Tang and Xiao Yu
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Aluminum Corp. of China, the
nations biggest producer of the metal, is considering
acquisitions to take advantage of a slump in global stock
markets that reduced the price [...]
European Stocks Decline, Led by Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom
By Sarah Thompson
March 19 (Bloomberg) — European stocks fell, led by
technology and telecommunications companies, after Ericsson ABs
handset unit said profit will decline and Deutsche Telekom AG
predicted a slide in domestic earnings.
[...]
Indias Stocks Rise Paced by Larsen; YES Jumps Most in 5 Months
By Shailendra Bhatnagar
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Indias Sensitive Index rose, paced
by Larsen %26amp; Toubro Ltd., after the company said it would
increase capacity to make large turbines and may convert [...]
