Finance & Stock Market News
Piramal Healthcare to buy 5.5 pct of Vodafone India unit
Feb 4 (Reuters) - India's Piramal Healthcare Ltd said on Saturday it will buy a 5.5 percent stake in Vodafone's India unit for 30 billion rupees ($616.14 million), taking its total stake in the mobile company to about 11 percent.[15 Minutes Ago]
Manning to face full court-martial in WikiLeaks case
By Sarah N. Lynch[5 Hours Ago]
Carnival cut chairman's bonus in fiscal 2011
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Carnival Corp said on Friday that it cut the annual cash bonus of Chairman and Chief Executive Micky Arison by 16 percent in fiscal 2011, a move that preceded the wreck last month of its cruise ship Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy.[Yesterday 23:50]
UPDATE 2-Audit watchdog choice challenged by US SEC member
* Oversight board must decide on sweeping auditor reforms[Yesterday 22:39]
UPDATE 1-Gabon and BHP Billiton have Belinga deal-govt official
LIBREVILLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Gabon and mining firm BHP Billiton have reached a deal over the Belinga iron ore concession in Gabon after it was taken off China's CMEC, a government official from the Central African nation's government told Reuters on Friday.[Yesterday 21:56]
US Air Force plans to buy 160 F-35s through '17
By Andrea Shalal-Esa[Yesterday 21:56]
Gabon and BHP Billiton have Belinga deal-govt official
LIBREVILLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Gabon and mining firm BHP Billiton have reached a deal over the Belinga iron ore concession in Gabon, a government official from the Central African nation's government told Reuters on Friday.[Yesterday 21:43]
UPDATE 9-Oil up sharply on U.S. jobs surge, Iran
By Robert Gibbons[Yesterday 21:38]
Brent crude ends at near 3-month high on U.S. jobs, Iran
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures rose on Friday for the fourth day in a row and settled at the highest level in nearly three months, as strong U.S. jobs growth in January and a string of upbeat business activity data on both sides of the Atlantic improved prospects for oil demand.[Yesterday 20:42]
US crude up, snaps 5-day losing streak on jobs, Iran
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rose on Friday, snapping a five-day losing streak, as a surprise surge in U.S. jobs in January added to recent signs of improving economic growth and raised hopes for better oil demand going forward.[Yesterday 20:04]
