1 Portugal raises 1.039 billion euros through government debt bonds
LISBON: Portugal successfully placed government debt bonds to raise a total of 1.039 billion euros (1.32 billion dollars) on Wednesday, but revealed it had to pay sharply increased rates even though the offers were oversubscribed. Source: Channel NewsAsia
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2 Vale Raises $1.75 Billion in its Biggest Overseas Bond Offering Since 2006
Vale SA , the world’s largest iron- ore producer, sold $1.75 billion of bonds in its largest overseas debt sale since 2006 after boosting the size. Source: Bloomberg
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3 Retail Capitulation: Stock Outflows Surge By Over $7.5 Billion In 18th Consecutive Week Of Record Stock Market Boycott
This is getting really ridiculous. In the week ended September 1, domestic equity mutual funds saw $7.5 billion in outflows : the biggest one week outflow in 2010 since the $13.4 billion redeemed in the Flash Crash week. The trend developing is simple: retail investors withdraw increasingly greater numbers in weeks in which the market is down even a little, and withdraw just a little in weeks in ... Source: Zero Hedge
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4 Foster's knocks back $2.5-billion offer for wine, finds it too cheap
Foster's Group, Australia's largest brewer, knocked back a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion for its wine business as too cheap, but the approach could spark offers for the entire group. Source: Express India
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5 E-payments 'could save €1 billion'
Up to €1 billion could be saved each year if Ireland moved to electronic payments, a new study said today. Source: The Irish Times
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6 Diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020
Diabetes could soon cost Ontario $7 billion a year if action isn't taken now to slow the number of new diagnoses, the Canadian Diabetes Association says in a new study. Source: CTV Toronto
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7 Vale to Sell $1.5 Billion of Bonds in Two-Part International Debt Offering
Vale SA , the world’s largest iron- ore producer, plans to sell $1.5 billion of bonds in overseas markets as soon as today, said a person familiar with the offering. Source: Bloomberg
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8 143 GOCCs owe Gov’t P24 Billion
Manila, Philippines — About 143 government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) still owe the national government P24 billion from their P74 billion total earnings in 2008. This was uncovered on Wednesday during a public hearing by the Senate Finance Committee that is looking into the alleged excessive and unwarranted salaries, allowances, bonuses, and other benefits of top officials of ... Source: Manila Bulletin
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9 Medical Malpractice System Accounts For 2.4% Of America's Health Care Spending, $54.4 Billion Annually
A new report reveals that $54.4 billion is spent annually on medical malpractice systems; 2.4% of America's health care spending. America's health care has existed with two separate, but related crises - its high rates of medical errors, and dissatisfaction with the malpractice liability system. The Institute of Medicine, in a 1999 study estimated that between 44,000 and 98,000 thousand patients ... Source: Medical News Today
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10 SM Development Sets Stock Rights Offer Worth P13.3 Billion
SM Development Corporation, the residential property development arm of SM Investments Corporation, is planning to raise fresh funds from a stock rights offering amounting to 1.83 billion shares with a market value of P13.3 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SMDC vice president Jose Gabionza said proceeds from the offer will be used by the company for its land banking and ... Source: Manila Bulletin
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