LONDON (Reuters) – Michael Geoghegan, the chief executive of Europe’s biggest bank HSBC Holdings , is set to give his bonus to charity, newspapers have reported, following a high-profile row over the sums paid to bankers.
Archive for Luty, 2010
HSBC CEO to give bonus to charity: reports
UK’s Prudential negotiates $35.5 billion deal for AIG unit
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prudential , Britain’s largest insurer, is in advanced talks to buy the Asian arm of American International Group in a deal worth about $35.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
Toyota head to brief in China on quality issues
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said its president would hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday as the automaker looks to limit the damage from a massive global recall on the fast-growing Chinese market.
Tesoro Hawaiian refinery not impacted by tsunami
TORONTO (Reuters) – Tesoro Corp said on Saturday that the tsunami generated by an earthquake in Chile had not hurt its 94,000 barrel per day refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Chile quake halts refineries, copper mines
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday halted production at two oil refineries and two major mines in the world’s top copper supplier, but exports of the metal will not be affected, officials said.
Payrolls, ISM may steer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Payrolls could give the U.S. stock market some direction next week as investors comb through the key report on one of the economy’s weakest areas.
Iceland, Britain restart talks on Icesave: report
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Officials from Britain and Iceland met on Saturday in a renewed attempt to reach a deal on repayment of more than $5 billion lost by overseas savers when Iceland’s banks collapsed, Icelandic media reported.
Germany, France, Dutch to buy Greek bonds: MEP
ATHENS (Reuters) – Germany, France and the Netherlands plan to buy Greek bonds to help Athens cope with a severe debt crisis, a German member of the European Parliament said on Saturday.
Berkshire net rises, Buffett sees housing rebound
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc said fourth-quarter profit surged, helped by derivatives bets tied to global stock markets, though operating profit fell 40 percent as the weakened economy weighed on several businesses.