CKE Restaurants to sell equity firm for $694M (AP)
The operator of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants has accepted a higher buyout offer from a second suitor, an affiliate of Apollo Management VII LP, worth $694 million. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Goldman committee to review firm's conflicts (Reuters)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it is setting up an internal committee to look at how the company deals with potential conflicts of interest and how it can better disclose what it does. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Goldman names O'Neill asset management chairman
[AP] - Goldman Sachs has named Jim O'Neill chairman of its asset management division. O'Neill coined the term BRIC in 2001, and called for a new global economic model that accounts for the growing economic might of Brazil, Russia, India and China. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mexico hedges against fall in the price of oil
[at Financial Times] - Mexico is taking out an insurance policy against oil prices falling next year, hedging its oil exports for 2011 at about $65-$70 a barrel as it adopts a cautious view on global economic recovery. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bulls and bears do battle over China's 'miracle'
[at Financial Times] - Few hedge fund managers would bother to travel to China with a handycam to provide investors with video evidence of the Chinese economic miracle. us.rd.yahoo.com |