en-us Reuters UK) - British water bills will barely fall during the next five years, disappointing recession-hit consumers and reassuring water companies who had feared the regulator would force them to make big cuts. Regulator Ofwat sets the amount water companies operating in England...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - British water bills will barely fall during the next five years, disappointing recession-hit consumers and reassuring water companies who had feared the regulator would force them to make big cuts.Regulator Ofwat sets the amount water companies operating in England and Wales...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:15:52 -0800 Reuters) - The government-run fund that safeguards U.S. bank deposits tumbled to a negative balance of $8.2 billion in the third quarter, as the number of problem banks surged by a third to 552.It was the first shortfall since 1992 when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp was...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:36 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:13 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:44:43 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:22 -0800 ADSK ADSK Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:13:38 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:48:28 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -0800 Reuters) - Blackstone Group BX said on Friday its Chief Operating Officer sold $67.5 million of his stake in the private equity firm to invest in various Blackstone funds.Blackstone's COO Tony James sold 4.5 million units at $15 per unit, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15:28 -0800 BX BX Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:25:34 -0800 AMR DAL 9205 AMR,DAL,9205 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:09 -0800 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:47 -0800 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:56:18 -0800 VOD VOD Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:09:50 -0800 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:21 -0800 Reuters UK) - French utility EDF EDF has set an indicative timetable in its sale of Britain's biggest electricity distribution network as industry and financial parties begin to form consortiums, sources said.EDF has sent out what bankers call a 'teaser' to potential bidders previewing...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:02:37 -0800 BX BX Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:27:49 -0800 Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP BX posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.The company, which has immense real estate and private equity assets, has stepped...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:32 -0800 ABI BX FIG RX ABI,BX,FIG,RX Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP BX posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover. The company, which has immense real estate and private equity assets,...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:40 -0800 BX BX