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Bloomberg America’s biggest owner of drilling rigs fell the most in seven months after the chief of Helmerich & Payne Inc. said he called the bottom too soon. Three months ago, when Helmerich had 220 of its rigs hired out, CEO John Lindsay told investors second quarter would be nadir for his fleet. But after the number of Helmerich rigs ...

Bloomberg The Bank of Russia reduced interest rates for a second time this year and signalled more cuts to come, as inflation and economic growth slow. The key rate was cut to 7.25 percent from 7.50 percent, according to a statement. The move was forecast by all but one of the 40 economists polled in a Bloomberg survey, with the ...

Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Bank of America (BofA) crept above 10 percent, crossing a threshold that’s caused the conglomerate headaches in the past, as the bank bought back its own stock. Berkshire said in a regulatory filing that it owned 950 million shares in the lender, a holding that put it above a 10 percent ownership stake. The total ...

Bloomberg A day after the first doubts emerged about Deutsche Bank’s fresh turnaround plan, the European Central Bank (ECB) stepped in to allay at least some of them. The ECB said it will study options to mitigate the punitive effect of negative interest rates on euro area banks, pushing Deutsche Bank’s stock to the highest in almost three months. The ...

Bloomberg Nedbank Group Ltd is in talks with about 1,500 employees over potential job cuts at the South African lender’s retail and business-banking division to cope with a struggling economy and increased competition. The company forecasts that “between 50 and 100 employees are at risk of not being placed in a role,” Johannesburg-based Nedbank said in an emailed response to ...

Bloomberg China plans to start regulating large conglomerates that may pose systemic risks to the nation’s financial sector. Certain non-financial firms or individuals with businesses that straddle at least two financial industries will be classified as “financial holding companies” and will need licenses from the People’s Bank of China to operate, the regulator said in proposals. If adopted, the rules ...

Bloomberg Europe has identified five candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the lender set a September 6 deadline for applicants. The contenders are Spanish Finance Minister Nadia Calvino, Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno, former Dutch finance minister JeroenDijsselbloem, World Bank chief executive KristalinaGeorgieva of Bulgaria and Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn, ...

Bloomberg Boeing warned it will consider slowing or even temporarily halting production of 737 Max, the company’s most important jetliner, if a global flying ban drags on longer than anticipated. The planemaker’s best estimate is that it will submit software updates and paperwork for the Max by September to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), followed weeks later by approval ...

Bloomberg US buyout firm Advent International Corp agreed to acquire UK defense and aerospace company Cobham Plc for about 4 billion pounds ($5 billion), as cash-flush private-equity firms seek targets in Britain. Cobham shareholders will receive 165 pence a share in cash, a 34 percent premium to the closing price, the companies said. The stock traded 35 percent higher at ...

Bloomberg Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc jumped after second-quarter earnings showed the burrito chain’s investment in digital ordering, delivery and advertising is paying off. Same-store sales, a key gauge of success for restaurants, rose 10 percent, compared with the 8.4 percent projected by analysts surveyed by Consensus Metrix. That’s the 10th straight quarter in positive territory and shows the company is ...