US IG WRAP-Busy high-grade day sees close to US$5bn in supply
A total US$4.85bn was raised on Wednesday by mostly Yankee borrowers jumping in to get ahead of an expected increase in US bank issuance in coming weeks. Societe Generale (Paris: FR0000130809 - news) received US$6.6bn of orders for a subordinated 10-year and Glencore Funding US$8.68bn for its multi-tranche deal as investors resumed their hunt for yield. Demand for Societe Generale's US$1.5bn 4 ...
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Dentons US and McKenna Long to Combine
A merger of Dentons US LLP and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has been approved by the partners of both firms. The news builds on the momentum of the previously announced combination between Dentons and 大成, creating the world's largest law firm.
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US stocks lifted by Shell, pharmaceutical deal news
US stocks rose on Wednesday as a big Royal Dutch Shell acquisition and a large potential pharmaceutical deal offset concerns about earnings season and US monetary policy.
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US stocks lifted by Shell, pharma deal news
US stocks rose Wednesday as a big Royal Dutch Shell acquisition and a large potential pharma deal offset concerns about earnings season and US monetary policy
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US stocks lifted by Shell, pharma deal news
US stocks rose Wednesday as a big Royal Dutch Shell acquisition and a large potential pharma deal offset concerns about earnings season and US monetary policy
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Europe's stocks down awaiting US rate pointer
Europe's main stock markets closed down on Wednesday as traders awaited an update on the outlook for US interest rates. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slid 0.35 percent on the day to 6,937.41 points after earlier showing gains on the back of news that Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a huge takeover of BG Group. Traders were looking ahead to the 1800 GMT release of minutes of the last interest ...
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One US soldier was killed and another two injured in Jalalabad on Wednesday when an Afghan soldier opened fire on the troops, a US official told AP. The shots were fired shortly after Afghan provincial leaders met with a US Embassy official in the compound of the provincial governor in Jalalabad.
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US warns vs militarization of Asian sea row
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter kicked off his first Asian tour yesterday with a stern warning against the militarization of territorial rows in a region where China is at odds with several nations in the East and South China Seas. Carter’s visit to Japan coincides with growing US concern over China’s land reclamation in the Spratlys. Japan and China have a separate row over Japanese ...
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US warns vs militarization of territorial disputes
TOKYO -- US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter kicked off his first Asian tour on Wednesday with a stern warning against the militarization of territorial rows in a region where China is at odds with several nations in the East and South China Seas, including the Philippines.
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US stocks rise after huge Shell deal
New York (AFP) - US stocks rose early Wednesday following news of Royal Dutch Shell's $70 billion takeover of BG Group as the market awaited the kickoff of earnings season.
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US soldier 'shot by Afghan soldier'
A US soldier in eastern Afghanistan is killed, reportedly after being fired upon by an Afghan soldier in an "insider" attack.
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US troops targeted in 'insider attack' in Afghanistan
Firefight in Jalalabad reported to have left American and Afghan soldiers wounded and the Afghan attacker dead.
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US policeman charged for unarmed man shooting
A WHITE police officer has been charged with murder in the US hours after authorities saw a dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing black man several times in the back,
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White House System Hacked By Russians - Report
Russian hackers who compromised computers in the US State Department used the foothold to target the White House computer system, it is claimed. Computer experts allegedly backed by the Russian government penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system, CNN and other US news networks cited senior officials as saying. The hackers routed their attacks through computers around the ...
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White House System Hacked By Russians - Report
Russian hackers who compromised computers in the US State Department used the foothold to target the White House computer system, it is claimed. Computer experts allegedly backed by the Russian government penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system, CNN and other US news networks cited senior officials as saying. The hackers routed their attacks through computers around the ...
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US warns China and its rivals against militarisation of territorial disputes
Secretary of Defence Ash Carter says US is concerned rows over sovereignty in areas such as the Spratlys could escalate US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter kicked off his first Asian tour on Wednesday with a stern warning against the militarisation of territorial rows in a region where China is at odds with several nations in the East and South China Seas. Carter’s visit to Japan coincides with ...
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US boosts arms for Yemen coalition
The US says it is speeding up weapons deliveries to a Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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US STOCKS-Wall St ends down, dollar gains offset deal news optimism
U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday, reversing course late in the session as strength in the dollar offset optimism about deal news. The S&P utilities sector, which helped lead gains on Monday, ...
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US stocks dip on earnings caution
US stocks finished lower Tuesday as cautious sentiment about earnings season offset major deals involving FedEx and Informatica
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US stocks dip on earnings caution
US stocks finished lower Tuesday as cautious sentiment about earnings season offset major deals involving FedEx and Informatica
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