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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Inquiring minds are noting a selloff in equity market futures as the Yen rallies and the dollar sinks further. Please consider Yen Rises to 14-Year High on View Authorities to Tolerate Gains The yen rallied to a 14-year high against the dollar on speculation Japanese monetary authorities will tolerate further appreciation of the currency. Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said today the government needs...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The proposed acquisition of Bank of Kigali (BK) by Barclays Bank PLC will not materialise soon, a top official of the Barclays has revealed.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings was notified of the intention to change the interest rate swap and basis swap counterparty (Novation) of Commodore CDO III Ltd./Inc (Commodore III) to Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays, rated 'AA-/F1+' with a Stable Rating Outlook by Fitch), from AIG Financial Products Corp (AIG FP, rated 'BBB/F1' with an Evolving Outlook). In reviewing the Novation documents, Fitch...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays Capital"), as Lead Arranger for the debt financing of the Detour Lake gold deposit (the "Project") in Ontario, Canada. Barclays Capital will...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
CHICAGO — Tribune Co., the owner of The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and other news outlets, said Tuesday it will pay back $170 million worth of outstanding "debtor-in-possession" debt, which it took out to pay for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Tribune had filed for bankruptcy protection in December because of dwindling advertising revenue and a crushing debt load of...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Company announced today that it will pay back the entire $170 million loan outstanding under the Company's syndicated accounts receivable asset-backed Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) facility led by Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays). All lenders will be notified of Tribune's intent today.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC and publisher of leading fixed income benchmarks, today announced the launch of a new family of benchmark bond indices that use gross domestic product (GDP) to weight country blocs within an index. This new benchmark family continues to expand the number of alternative weight bond indices available in...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings was notified of the intention to change the interest rate swap, interest rate cap, and basis swap counterparty (Novation Transactions) of five structured finance CDO transactions to Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays), rated 'AA-/F1+' with a Stable Outlook by Fitch, from AIG Financial Products Corp (AIG), rated 'BBB/F1' with an Evolving Outlook. As a result of the Novation...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. (TSX: JIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John King Burns as Director of the Company, effective October 27, 2009. Mr. Burns has extensive experience in the global resource sector and is currently Managing Director of NuCoal Energy Corp. a private Saskatoon based energy company. Mr. Burns is a former Vice President and...
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ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Several exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs) have been hit by the forthcoming regulations by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Add a platinum ETN to the growing list. Barclays Bank PLC has temporarily suspended any further sales from inventory and any more...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
NEW YORK - Barclays Bank PLC announced today that it has temporarily suspended any further sales from inventory and any further issuances of iPath® Dow Jones-UBS Platinum Subindex Total ReturnSM Exchange Traded Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes trade on the
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barclays Bank PLC announced today that it has temporarily suspended any further sales from inventory and any further issuances of iPath® Dow Jones-UBS Platinum Subindex Total ReturnSM Exchange Traded Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes trade on the NYSE Arca stock exchange under the ticker symbol “PGM”. This suspension may cause fluctuations in the...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced several global enterprises that have selected Microsoft Dynamics CRM as their relationship management solution of choice. Businesses are choosing Microsoft Dynamics CRM for its quick deployment, ability to easily adapt to meet unique business needs, and unparalleled value. Customers include Barclays Bank PLC, Booz Allen...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Barclays Bank PLC, a consumer banking division in the United Arab Emirates, has seen a 15 percent improvement in customer satisfaction and has attributed Microsoft Dynamics CRM for a 22 percent drop in service costs per customer incident.Booz Allen Hamilton, a strategy and technology consulting firm that licensed the 1 millionth Microsoft Dynamics CRM seat, is standardizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM as...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Bank Plc is likely to enter exclusive talks this week to buy insurer Standard Life 's banking division, the Mail on Sunday reported. Reuters reported last week that Barclays was among the interested parties for the insurer's mortgage-focussed banking business, but that an imminent deal was unlikely.