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Two companies' shares fell in their debuts on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, capping a week of poor performance for initial public offerings as investors grow choosier at year-end.
The House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and congressional Democrats.
German chemicals distributor Brenntag made concessions to investors to secure a loan waiver that will allow its planned initial public offering (IPO) to proceed, a banker close to the deal said.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp resisted pressure from the administration of President George W. Bush to extend assistance to Bank of America to complete its purchase of Merrill Lynch but was ultimately convinced of the need, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said on Friday.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEHMQ.PK) is close to selling two of its real estate private equity funds to real estate investment firm PCCP, a spokeswoman for Lehman said on Friday.
The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to approve the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration.
Private equity company BC Partners BCPRT.UL has hired four investment banks to supervise an initial public offering for chemicals distributor Brenntag, several sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Rostelecom (ROS.N), Russia's largest long distance call operator, said it would delist from the New York Stock Exchange as part of a reform of the state telecoms sector, though it will remain listed on local bourses.
Quicksilver Gas Services LP said its offering of 4 million limited partner units was priced at $21.10 a piece, a 5 percent discount to the stock's close on Thursday.
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Stock index futures rose on Friday as investors awaited data that could provide a look at the health of the consumer, including reports on retail sales and consumer sentiment.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Friday ahead of U.S. retail sales data, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 up 0.4 to 0.7 percent at 4:37 a.m. EST.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Friday ahead of U.S. retail sales data, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 up 0.4 to 0.7 percent at 0937 GMT.
Two Chinese companies struggled to gain a foothold in the U.S. equity markets on Thursday, with one falling as much as 11.1 percent in its first day of trading and another withdrawing its initial offering altogether.
Specialty finance company Ellington Financial LLC pulled its initial public offering on Thursday due to market conditions, according to an underwriter.
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BlackRock Inc plans to launch a portfolio that will let wealthy individual investors access hedge funds that have boosted pension funds' and endowments' returns, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
Endowment funds of major colleges and universities lost 19 percent for the year ended June 2009, outpacing the 28 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's 500, according to a survey released on Thursday.
The Obama administration's pay czar plans to announce on Friday his next wave of rulings as bailout recipients struggle to get out from under his thumb.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to pay top managers their 2009 bonuses in stock, rather than cash, as it seeks to deflect outrage over a near-record pay haul months after it repaid billions of dollars in taxpayer aid.
Stocks gained on Thursday as signs of improving trends in the job market and a decline in the U.S. October trade deficit reassured investors the economy was on a steady growth path.
