KKR says plans to list on NYSE

July 27, 2008 on 11:59 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, one of the world’s most powerful private equity firms, plans to brave the turbulent equity markets and list on the New York Stock Exchange this year, joining rival Blackstone in bringing the famously secretive industry into public …

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Oil rises towards $124

July 27, 2008 on 11:23 pm | In Business News | No Comments

PERTH (Reuters) - Oil rose towards $124 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from a seven-week low, in what analysts said was technical buying and short-covering after recent declines left the market oversold.

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Oil pauses from decline

July 27, 2008 on 7:57 pm | In Business News | No Comments

PERTH (Reuters) - Oil held steady and hovered at a seven-week low of about $123 a barrel on Monday, pausing from a decline that has knocked more than $23 off crude in two weeks, despite escalating tensions in Iran and Nigeria.

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Qantas CEO retires, replaced by Jetstar CEO Joyce

July 27, 2008 on 7:45 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive named Alan Joyce as its new chief executive on Monday, with Geoff Dixon retiring after eight years heading Australia’s largest airline.

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House prices fall 4.4 percent: Hometrack

July 27, 2008 on 7:17 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - House prices fell for a 10th straight month in July to stand 4.4 percent lower on the year, a survey by property consultants Hometrack showed on Monday.

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Farmland prices buck trend

July 27, 2008 on 7:16 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Farmland prices bucked a slump in property and land markets in the first half of 2008 and grew at the quickest rate since at least 1995, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said on Monday.

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Qantas CEO to retire

July 27, 2008 on 7:04 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Geoff Dixon will retire from the top job at Australia’s national airline and will be succeeded by Alan Joyce, head of low-cost subsidiary Jetstar, Qantas said on Monday.

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ANZ says provisions seen at A$1.2 bln in H2

July 27, 2008 on 7:00 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group , Australia’s third-biggest lender, said on Monday it was likely to book provisions of around A$1.2 billion (528 million pounds) in its second half due to the ongoing deterioration in global credit markets.

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WTO talks boosted by banana row progress

July 27, 2008 on 6:49 pm | In Business News | No Comments

GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks to rescue a global trade deal got another boost on Sunday with progress towards settling a row over bananas and other long-standing disputes, but concerns grew about China’s openness to imports.

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Swiss Re in talks to buy Barclays life arm

July 27, 2008 on 3:59 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Reinsurance giant Swiss Re is in talks to buy the life assurance arm of British bank Barclays , The Sunday Times said.

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