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Woodside Considers Buying Back Shell’s $7.6 Billion Stake With Pluto Cash
Enlarge image Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg Peter Coleman, chief executive officer of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Peter Coleman, chief executive officer of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg... Read more »
Tony Blair’s Wife Cherie Sues News Corp., Convicted Phone-Hacker Mulcaire
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie sued News Corp. (NWSA) and a former private investigator for its now-defunct News of the World tabloid for hacking into her phone.... Read more »
Banks Lobbied to Widen Volcker Rule Before Inciting Foreigners Against Law
Enlarge image Bank Lobby Jin Lee/Bloomberg Last year, U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley lobbied the Fed and other regulators to apply the regulation more broadly... Read more »
Strauss-Kahn Released After Questioning
Enlarge image Dominique Strauss-Kahn Francois Lo Presti/AFP/Getty Images French disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves free, in a car, from a French police station, on Feb. 22, 2012 in... Read more »
German Business Confidence Probably Hit Seven-Month High as Crises Abate
German business confidence probably rose to the highest in seven months in February as progress in taming Europe’s debt crisis tempered the risk of a recession. The Ifo institute’s business... Read more »
Cable & Wireless Takeover Tempts Vodafone With Lowest Valuation: Real M&A
Enlarge image Cable & Wireless Tempts Vodafone With Lowest Valuation Jason Alden/Bloomberg Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile-phone company, said this month it’s in the early stages of evaluating a bid... Read more »
Warner Said to Continue EMI Chase as Universal Music Deal Faces Scrutiny
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Gordhan Unexpectedly Reduces South African Budget Deficit Target for 2013
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Ukraine Fans Default Risk in Russia Bet as Vote Molds Policy
Ukraine’s efforts to seek cheaper natural gas from Russia rather than comply with the terms of a bailout have alarmed investors, propelling the former Soviet republic’s credit risk above Argentina’s... Read more »
Shell Bids $1.6 Billion for African Oil Explorer Cove Energy
Enlarge image Shell Bids $1.6 Billion for African Oil Explorer Cove Energy Shell Aerial view of Shell’s E11 Offshore Platform. Aerial view of Shell’s E11 Offshore Platform. Source: Shell Enlarge... Read more »