en-us Reuters UK) - Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, completing a long-delayed 403.8 billion yen (2.8 billion pound) deal.The transaction had been widely expected to hand Panasonic a majority stake as Sanyo's...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:54:52 -0800 F GS SANYY F,GS,SANYY Reuters UK) - Japan's government agreed on a $81 billion (50 billion pound) stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports.Economists said the 7.2 trillion yen plan, equal to about 1.5 percent...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:50:04 -0800 Reuters) - Global regulators will give banks a grace period before forcing them to implement stricter capital rules, three people said on Wednesday, easing concerns that lenders might need to issue massive amounts of shares in the near future.Shares of major Japanese banks surged...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:54:34 -0800 Reuters) - Shifting views on interest rates in 2010 whipsawed markets on Wednesday, with the Australian dollar tumbling as investors scaled back their bets on aggressive rate hikes, while U.S. Treasuries rose before the last Federal Reserve meeting this year.Asian stocks mainly slid on profit taking,...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:53:44 -0800 Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, priced a share sale at 428 yen on Monday to raise up to 1.03 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) to help meet stricter global capital requirements.The new share issue will be a record for a Japanese firm, and the price of...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:33:42 -0800 MSBHY MSBHY Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd , the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, completing a long-delayed 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion) deal.The transaction had been widely expected to hand Panasonic a majority stake as Sanyo's top three...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:52:05 -0800 F GS SANYY F,GS,SANYY Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:43:24 -0800 SANYY SANYY Reuters) - Thirty global financial institutions have been selected for cross-border supervision exercises by regulators, the Financial Times reported on Monday.Compiled under the guidance of the Financial Stability Board FSB, an international body of regulators and central bankers, the list is part of an effort to pre-empt the spread...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:00:32 -0800 AV AXA BAC GS JPM MS STAN AV,AXA,BAC,GS,JPM,MS,STAN Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:26 -0800 MSBHY MITSY SSUMF MSBHY,MITSY,SSUMF Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group posted a 59 percent rise in quarterly profit helped by stronger lending, becoming the third major Japanese bank to post market-beating results, in a sign that Tokyo's lenders may now be on the mend.Japan's biggest bank also confirmed earlier reports...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:45:33 -0800 MSBHY MS MSBHY,MS Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:25:34 -0800 AMR DAL 9205 AMR,DAL,9205 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:41 -0800 BA BA Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:27:23 -0800 SANYY SANYY Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:23:50 -0700 9205 9205 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:03:46 -0700 9205 9205 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:45:08 -0700 LMT LMT Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:41:53 -0700 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:08:31 -0700 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:06:02 -0700 Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said on Friday it would spend at least $4.5 billion to take control of smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, creating Japan's second-largest electronics maker behind Hitachi Ltd. Panasonic, the world's No.1 plasma TV maker, said it would offer 131 yen per Sanyo common share,...]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:05:34 -0700