Bloomberg If history is a guide, the heaviest selling by foreigners of Indian stocks since the global financial crisis is poised to end, with any turnaround likely to be led by stocks with major holdings among the overseas investors. That’s the view from Bloomberg Intelligence after foreign institutional investors net-sold $10 billion of local stocks since October, the most …
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United explores minority stake sale of MileagePlus
Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. is exploring a potential sale of a minority stake in its frequent-flier program MileagePlus, according to people familiar with the matter. United is working with financial advisers who have begun contacting potential investors including private equity firms, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Any minority stake in …
Read More »Lockheed, Airbus take on Boeing with made-in-USA tanker
Bloomberg Get ready for the tanker wars, part two. Airbus SE is teaming up with Lockheed Martin Corp. to take on Boeing Co.’s troubled aerial tanker with an American-made version of the European company’s A330 jetliner. The wide-body plane was at the heart of a proposal that first beat, then on appeal lost out to, Boeing’s KC-46 tanker in …
Read More »Danske slides as cost cuts fall short, dividend raises doubts
Bloomberg Danske Bank falls the most in three months in Copenhagen trading after cost-cutting measures by Denmark’s biggest bank failed to yield the results expected by the market. The shares slid almost 6% before regaining some ground to trade down 3.3% in the Danish capital. The bank’s guidance on costs for this year was worse than expected, Jyske Bank …
Read More »BofA extends bank issuance frenzy with $9 billion bond sale
Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) sold $9 billion of bonds, joining Wall Street peers in a flood of new deals at the start of 2022 to beat an expected rise in interest rates. The lender sold bonds in five parts, according to a person familiar with the matter. The longest portion, an 11-year fixed-to-floating-rate security, yields 117 basis …
Read More »Mexico central bank to up interest rates this month
Bloomberg Mexico’s central bank will probably raise the key interest rate this month, and then follow inflation data and US Federal Reserve decisions closely to decide its next moves, Banxico board member Jonathan Heath said. The debate for February’s decision will be whether to increase borrowing costs by a quarter point or half a point, he noted in a …
Read More »Monte Paschi to review CEO position at February 7 meet
Bloomberg Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA said it will review the position of its chief executive next week, signalling a response to government pressure to replace him amid talks with the European Union (EU) over the nationalised bank’s future. The bank announced that “an item of corporate governance†concerning Chief Executive Officer Guido Bastianini had been added …
Read More »Citi to work with black-owned banks
Bloomberg Citigroup created a new team inside its trading division that will focus on working more closely with minority depository institutions and diverse broker dealers and asset managers. The firm’s new diverse financial institutions group team will be led by Harold Butler, a senior banker who spent 16 years covering the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve System …
Read More »Thailand poised to join global rush for virtual banks
Bloomberg Thailand is preparing rules for the setting up of virtual banks, set to join peers including Singapore and Malaysia in promoting financial technology to spur competition and wider access to banking services. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans to issue guidelines for digital banks by June and may allow existing lender and new applicants to seek licenses, Assistant Governor …
Read More »US futures, Europe stocks decline on earnings shock
Bloomberg The rally in global stocks faltered following disappointing earnings from technology bellwethers and as traders await more clues on how quickly key central banks will tighten the monetary policy. US equity futures dropped, with contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 losing 1.8%, after Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc and streaming service Spotify Technology SA plunged in late trading …
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