Oil gains as Gustav shuts U.S. output

August 31, 2008 on 11:16 pm | In Business News | No Comments

PERTH (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1 on Monday after energy firms in the U.S. Gulf shut down nearly all offshore oil output and a host of flood-prone coastal refineries ahead of Hurricane Gustav, the biggest threat since 2005’s devastating Katrina.

Oil gains as Gustav shuts U.S. output

Gold steady after piggybacking on oil gains

August 31, 2008 on 11:10 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold was trading largely unchanged on Monday, after gaining $5 early in the day on the back of oil-led gains ahead of Hurricane Gustav, but volumes will likely remain low because of a U.S. holiday.

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Lehman in talks with KDB to raise billions

August 31, 2008 on 9:19 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SEOUL (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings has “intensified” talks with Korea Development Bank (KDB) to raise as much as $6 billion (3.33 billion pounds) in a share sale that could be concluded this week, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

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Oil tops $117 as hurricane shuts U.S. Gulf production

August 31, 2008 on 8:49 pm | In Business News | No Comments

PERTH (Reuters) - Oil rose nearly $2 to over $117 on Monday as U.S. energy companies raced to shut down offshore oil production and flood-prone refineries in the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Gustav, which is evoking memories of 2005’s devastating Hurricane Katrina.

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Sterling slides on worries about economy

August 31, 2008 on 8:43 pm | In Business News | No Comments

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sterling fell versus the dollar to its lowest level in more than two years and slid to a …

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Gold bounces on oil-led buying

August 31, 2008 on 8:40 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold advanced on Monday, tracking a gain of more than $1 in crude oil as Hurricane Gustav took aim at a swath of U.S. oilfields and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gold bounces on oil-led buying

Commerzbank to buy Dresdner and axe 9,000 jobs

August 31, 2008 on 5:38 pm | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank agreed to buy Dresdner Bank from Allianz on Sunday in a $14.5 billion (8 billion pounds) all-German deal that will break the country’s banking mould and cost 9,000 jobs.

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Commerzbank to buy Dresdner

August 31, 2008 on 4:39 pm | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank agreed to buy Dresdner Bank from Allianz on Sunday in a $14.5 billion all-German deal that will break the country’s banking mould and cost 9,000 jobs.

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Commerzbank to buy Dresdner in $15 bln deal

August 31, 2008 on 3:00 pm | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank agreed to buy Dresdner Bank from Allianz on Sunday in an all-German, cost-saving deal that values Dresdner at $15 billion (8.2 billion pounds) and breaks the country’s rigid banking mould.

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Allianz and Commerzbank poised for Dresdner deal

August 31, 2008 on 11:39 am | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Management at Allianz SE and Commerzbank AG sought approval from their supervisory boards on Sunday to sell control of the insurer’s Dresdner Bank to Commerzbank.

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