en-us Reuters UK) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data.Gold punched above $1,192.60 an ounce on expectations more central banks will buy...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:15:27 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:46:10 -0800 GOOG GOOG Reuters UK) - Betfair, the world's largest internet betting exchange, is close to appointing Rothschild as independent adviser for a potential listing, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.The appointment takes the company a step closer to an eventual initial public offering IPO,...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:50 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:52:35 -0800 Reuters) - LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters."Probably at some point a balance will occur when that's the right thing. That will not...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:15:22 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:42 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:22 -0800 GE GE Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:51 -0800 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:54:16 -0800 Reuters UK) - Fund raising by oil and gas companies on London's junior AIM market rose to the highest quarterly level since mid 2006, accountancy firm Ernst & Young said in a report.The companies, including Sterling Energy SEY, Regal Petroleum RPT and Roc Oil ROC ROC, raised...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:30 -0800 RPT ROC RPT,ROC Reuters UK) - Global miner Rio Tinto RIO RIO expects to receive at least $741 million from the flotation of its U.S. coal-mining unit, Cloud Peak Energy CLD, on the New York Stock Exchange, Rio said on Monday.Cloud Peak Energy shares fell in their debut on Friday after its...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:45:27 -0800 Reuters UK) - Investors bet on growth in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online education company on Friday, but were less enthusiastic about a spin-off of mining giant Rio Tinto.Rio Tinto's U.S. coal-mining spin-off, Cloud Peak Energy Inc CLD...]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:18 -0800 GTEC SVN GTEC,SVN Reuters) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night.Citing people involved in the discussions, the newspaper said the two sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:39 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:37 -0800 Reuters) - Investors bet on growth on Friday, bumping up shares in two newly listed companies with strong trajectories while remaining neutral or down on two others whose prospects are murkier.Mining giant Rio Tinto's spin-off Cloud Peak Energy Inc CLD edged down in...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:46 -0800 GTEC SVN GTEC,SVN Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's VIV NBC Universal NBCU stake to General Electric Co GE hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The two sides are up...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:32 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters) - Cloud Peak Energy Inc CLD, a unit of Rio Tinto Plc, fell in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday after its shares priced below expectations in the U.S. coal miner's initial public offering.Shares opened at $14.50, more than 3 percent below the...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:18 -0800 Reuters UK) - Private equity-owned fund manager Gartmore GRTMO plans to list in London in a move which could kick-off a much-touted run of initial public offerings among companies owned by cash-hungry buyout firms.Gartmore, which was bought out by management in 2006 backed by...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:50 -0800 C MS C,MS Reuters) - Investors proved to be selective as four U.S.-listed initial public offerings priced either below or at their expected ranges on Thursday evening.The largest IPO came from Cloud Peak Energy Inc CLD, the U.S. coal mining unit of Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:27 -0800 GTEC SVN GTEC,SVN Reuters) - Blackstone Group's BX Pinnacle Brands Corp is likely to buy U.S. frozen vegetable company Birds Eye Foods for more than $1.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.The all-cash deal for Birds Eye, which is majority owned by private equity firm Vestar Capital...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:26 -0800 BX BX