Archive for January 2010
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Reformist ex-president Mohammad Khatami defended opposition protesters and accused Iran's leadership of "lying" to the people, his website reported on Tuesday. Khatami, a key figure in the opposition camp which has infuriated hard-liners with its
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Iran's Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Tuesday that Western warships stationed in the Gulf are "best targets" for the Islamic republic if its nuclear sites are attacked, Fars news agency reported. Iranian officials have repeatedly
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US stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bet that a Senate race in Massachusetts could put President Obama's reform plans, especially those on healthcare, in jeopardy. The S&P Healthcare Index climbed 2.1 percent, led by
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Indian shares provisionally dropped 1 percent on Tuesday, with software companies losing the most, as weakness in world stocks weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE index provisionally ended down 176.52 points at 17,464.56 with
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European shares rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest close in more than 15 months, boosted by drugmakers, while Cadbury hit record highs after the firm accepted a $19.6 billion take-over offer from Kraft. The pan-European
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Credit default swaps on Cadbury tightened by around a third on Tuesday on relief that a bidding war for the company did not seem to be on the cards, while Europe's benchmark CDS indexes widened.
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Credit default swaps on Cadbury tightened by around a third on Tuesday on relief that a bidding war for the company did not seem to be on the cards, while Europe's benchmark CDS indexes widened.
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Investors were subdued on Tuesday ahead of US bank earnings reports this week, sending Asian stocks down, while Japan Airlines sank to a fresh low ahead of an expected bankruptcy filing. With Wall Street closed
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New York-based travel service company Travelport launched a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday to cut debt, with more IPOs on the way as private equity houses seek to offload companies they own.
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New York-based travel service company Travelport launched a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday to cut debt, with more IPOs on the way as private equity houses seek to offload companies they own.
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