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Euro-area consumer confidence for November, on Thursday, may drop to 25.8, according to a Bloomberg survey, after unemployment reached a record high. The index has been below the 10-year average of minus 14.8 for 15 months. This sample data is from Economics Europe. To take a trial click here.
European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., Europe’s biggest manufacturer of civil and military aircraft, increased its use of currency hedges by $11.3 billion in the first nine months of the year, betting that the euro will strengthen against the dollar. Read more>>
High-yield companies sold at least $2.6 billion of debt this week, down 81 percent from the prior period and below the 2012 average of $6.9 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bombardier postponed a $1 billion offering as the cost to borrow rose to the highest since early September. To continue reading full article click here
Guest Commentary by Kristin Bentz, PMG Venture Group With the U.S. elections over, investor focus, when not trained on the so-called fiscal cliff, is now beginning to turn toward the approaching holiday shopping season. The Friday after Thanksgiving, known as ‘Black Friday,’ is perceived by many to be busiest and most important shopping day of the year. It is not well understood by [...]
China’s goal of doubling per capita income by 2020 — which was discussed at the 18th Communist Party Congress that concluded yesterday — is likely to help place the country on the right track to sustainable growth. Still, the reform agenda will take years to implement, and change is not guaranteed. In the near term, a fiscal-led turnaround in fourth-quarter GDP growth is [...]
KRG Capital Partners is seeking $1.5 billion for its next fund that invests in middlemarket companies, according to two people familiar with the situation. KRG Capital Fund V LP is targeting less than the around $2 billion the prior fund gathered in 2007. The firm sent out marketing materials for the fund last week, one of [...]
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., the largest U.S. tanker operator, filed for bankruptcy protection after global shipping rates declined and demand for oil fell in North America and Europe. The 64-year-old company, based in New York, listed assets of $4.15 billion and debt of $2.67 billion in a Chapter 11 filing today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Read more>>
This morning’s October retail sales report will be the first leading monthly data series to reflect the impact of Hurricane Sandy. The report will probably document a transitory shift in the composition of demand away from household discretionary items toward consumer staples and building materials. Due to some homeowners’ lack of flood insurance and the slow nature of the rebuilding process after Hurricane [...]
