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New York Times says targeted by China hackers after Wen report Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 08:07 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Thursday that Chinese hackers had "persistently" attacked its computers over the past four months since the paper published a story on Premier Wen Jiabao, but sensitive material related to the report was not accessed. The New York Times said the attacks coincided with its report last October that Wen's family had accumulated at least $2.7 billion in "hidden riches". China said at the time the report smeared its name and had ulterior motives. ... Full Story | Top |
Prominent New York prosecutor enters private practice Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 08:06 PM PST (Reuters) - Reed Brodsky, the former prosecutor who led the insider trading prosecution of former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, is leaving the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office to join law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in New York, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the move. Brodsky, who is expected to specialize in white collar defense and general litigation at the Los Angeles law firm, also helped convict the hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam on insider trading charges in 2011. ... Full Story | Top |
Hanlong's $1.4 billion takeover of Sundance faces new delay Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:42 PM PST MELBOURNE (Reuters) - China's Hanlong Group has left Sundance Resources Ltd shareholders in suspense again over whether it will be able to fund its $1.4 billion takeover of the Australian company, with signs that it will not meet a key deadline on Thursday. Sundance, targeted for its $4.7 billion Mbalam iron ore project in Africa on the border between Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, late on Wednesday indefinitely postponed a shareholder vote that had been set for Friday on the long-delayed deal. ... Full Story | Top |
Asian shares off highs, Fed's stance underpins markets Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:36 PM PST | Top |
Apollo, Metropoulos submit $410 million offer for Hostess Twinkies Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:03 PM PST (Reuters) - Hostess Brands Inc said private equity firms Apollo Global Management LLC and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co have set a baseline offer of $410 million to buy the company's snack cake brands including Hostess Twinkies and Dolly Madison. The so-called stalking horse bid by the private equity firms, working together to buy the 82-year-old baker, would serve as the minimum offer for the business, which could still be topped by others. Apollo and Metropoulos have agreed to purchase the brands, five bakeries and certain equipment. ... Full Story | Top |
Vince Cable sees merit in growth target for BoE Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 06:45 PM PST | Top |
Chesapeake faces enduring entanglements with departing CEO Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:21 PM PST | Top |
Facebook's mobile ad revenue doubles in fourth quarter Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:19 PM PST | Top |
Exclusive: Time Warner kicks off possible sale of NY headquarters Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:17 PM PST | Top |
Exclusive: Quintiles picks MS, Barclays, JPM for IPO - sources Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 04:36 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quintiles Transnational Corp, the largest provider of testing services to drugmakers, has chosen Morgan Stanley , Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co as joint bookrunners for a planned initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Quintiles, owned by private equity investors that include Bain Capital LLC and TPG Capital LP, held "bake-off" talks with investment banks to appoint bookrunners for an IPO, Reuters reported last week. ... Full Story | Top |
Boeing forecast assumes little impact from 787 problems Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 03:38 PM PST | Top |
Facebook CEO plans to grow headcount in 2013 Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 03:11 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company expects to grow its headcount in 2013 as it invests in new products. Zuckerberg said the world's No.1 social network will be focused on building the business for the long-term and will not be operating to maximize profit in 2013. (Reporting By Alexei Oreskovic) Full Story | Top |
Fed keeps stimulus in place as U.S. economy "paused" Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 02:35 PM PST | Top |
GDP unexpectedly shrinks, decline seen temporary Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 02:34 PM PST | Top |
AMR CEO Horton's fate in balance as US Airways merger nears Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 02:28 PM PST | Top |
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