Posts Tagged ‘Focus’

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-16 11:40 UPDATE 1-Capital One credit card defaults rise in January

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-16 11:40 UPDATE 1-Capital One credit card defaults rise in January
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Capital One Financial Corp’s U.S. credit-card defaults rose in January, in a sign that consumers continue to remain under stress, it said in a regulatory filing.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 22:18 BRIEF-Moody’s raises AmeriCredit subprime auto loan transactions

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-10 22:18 BRIEF-Moody’s raises AmeriCredit subprime auto loan transactions
Feb 10 (Reuters) – AmeriCredit Financial Services Inc:

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 08:09 Glance-European Factors-Shares to open mixed; peripheral eyed

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 08:09 Glance-European Factors-Shares to open mixed; peripheral eyed
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – European shares are set to open mixed on Tuesday after the previous session’s gains, but investors remained cautious with the U.S. Dow Jones closing below the 10,000 mark for the first time since November on concerns over euro zone debt problems.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 07:49 UPDATE 1-After record Jan car sales,India seen steaming into Feb

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 07:49 UPDATE 1-After record Jan car sales,India seen steaming into Feb
By C.J. Kuncheria

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-08 21:01 UPDATE 1-Spyker gets financing to close Saab deal

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-08 21:01 UPDATE 1-Spyker gets financing to close Saab deal
AMSTERDAM, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars on Monday said it has secured the financing to close its purchase of the Swedish auto brand Saab from General Motors, but still has not secured the funds for a required subsequent payment. Spyker said it entered into a $25 million convertible loan agreement with Heerema Holding Co Inc, the holding company for a family of businesses …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-29 13:24 UPDATE 1-Continental may delay or cancel junk bond -sources

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-29 13:24 UPDATE 1-Continental may delay or cancel junk bond -sources
HANOVER, Germany, Jan 29 (Reuters) – German car parts maker Continental AG is facing scant demand for a planned high-yield bond and might postpone or cancel the issue, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. “Our plan was to get the bond done by Feb. 12. But if the conditions are too unfavourable we might do it later or not at all,” a company source told Reuters. Instead of the …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 17:37 FACTBOX-Where has the U.S. bailout money gone?

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 17:37 FACTBOX-Where has the U.S. bailout money gone?
Jan 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday that General Motors will repay $6.7 billion in financial rescue funds to the government in June.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 21:49 WRAPUP 3-Saab snapped up by Dutch company Spyker for $400 mln

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 21:49 WRAPUP 3-Saab snapped up by Dutch company Spyker for $400 mln
By Johan Ahlander and David Bailey

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-27 02:00 WRAPUP 4-GM’s Saab bought by Dutch company Spyker for $400 mln

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-27 02:00 WRAPUP 4-GM’s Saab bought by Dutch company Spyker for $400 mln
By Johan Ahlander and David Bailey

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 18:55 WRAPUP 1-Saab snapped up by Dutch firm Spyker for $400 mln

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-26 18:55 WRAPUP 1-Saab snapped up by Dutch firm Spyker for $400 mln
By Johan Ahlander and Kevin Krolicki

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