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Corporate Finance : Spain’s Biggest Gas Company Seeks Largest Electric Utility

EUROPE Gas Natural, Spains biggest gas distributor, made a hostile bid for the countrys largest electric utility, Iberdrola, but the...

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THE AMERICAS Canadian Dollar Turns Suddenly Popular Rising interest rates, solid economic growth, a big trade surplus and strong commodity...

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THE AMERICAS A surge in new issuance of high-yield bonds in the US market is being met by strong demand....

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SOUTH AFRICA Telkom, South Africas state-controlled telephone and wireless operator, listed its shares on the Johannesburg and New York stock...

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THE AMERICAS Devon Energy Moves Into Deeper Water Oklahoma City, Okla-homa-based Devon Energy agreed to merge with Ocean Energy of...

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UNITED STATES The global slowdown has helped us. Carriers are used to buying from providers that cost five times more....

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EUROPE William Morrison Supermarkets touched off a bidding war for rival British supermarket chain Safeway with an offer valued at...

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THE AMERICAS The US corporate bond market rallied strongly in the early weeks of 2003, with lower-rated bonds outperforming higherrated...

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CEOs are saying, We want to understand our customers better today and use technology to be more effective. UNITED STATES...

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THE AMERICAS Trading of American depositary receipts rose 6.8% in volume terms in 2002 to 28 billion shares, according to...

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THE AMERICAS The US dollar fell 9.2% on a trade-weighted basis in 2002, and analysts predict further losses for the...

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EUROPE For the first time in 11 years, the value of European corporate takeovers in 2002 was greater than the...