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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb's campaign to pressure Sony Corp into spinning off its...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Japan, Charles Schwab, Sony Corp., Career and Workplace
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Big Sony options action before Loeb stake raises eyebrows
Reuters(Reuters) - A surge in option market bets on Sony Corp just before a large hedge fund investor announced a big stake and called for a major restructuring of the company has raised concerns that some traders may have had advance word of the news. U.S.-...Tags: Japan, Stock Options, Sony Corp., Heavy Engineering, Science and Technology
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Pakistan election bolsters bull market case for Mobius, Goldman
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - After 18 years as a banker at firms such as Citigroup and Nomura, Shaheryar Chishty took a different direction in late 2011, starting an investment firm that, among other things, helped guide Chinese and South Korean money into...Tags: Credit Ratings, Asia, Economy, Business and Finance, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Hedge fund proposes revamped Hess board to end proxy fight
Reuters(Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp, which has already rejected a settlement offer from Hess Corp that would have given the activist investor two seats on the oil and gas company's board, said it would be willing to settle if Hess puts all five...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, General Electric Company, Politics, Petroleum Industry
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Sony climbs 14 percent after U.S. fund proposes listing of entertainment unit
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Sony Corp climbed 14 percent on Wednesday in Tokyo trade after hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb on Tuesday called on the electronics company to list its entertainment unit. Sony jumped 14 percent to 2,146 yen and was the...Tags: Sony Corp., Entertainment
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Major Sony Shareholder Calls for Company to Partially Spin Off Entertainment
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - Hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb has urged Sony to partially spin off its entertainment division in a letter addressed to CEO Kazuo Hirai on Tuesday. In his letter, Loeb not only suggested Sony make some of its shares in the...Tags: The New York Times, Japan, Electronics, Scott Thompson, Sony Corp.
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COLUMN-Weak yen a boon for investors, not Japan: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 14 (Reuters) - Buy Japanese stocks if you must but don't expect Abenomics and the fall of the yen to revitalize Japan's economy. The yen has fallen by more than...Tags: Japan, Marketing, Investments, Donovan, Federal Reserve
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Stock market rises back into record territory, led by gains in small-company shares
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is back in record territory after an upturn in small-company stocks. A survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business found that small business owners were slightly more optimistic in...Tags: Stock Market, Stock Activities, Sony Corp., Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Small Businesses
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A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS
New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Television, Television Networks, Science and Technology, Electronics
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REFILE-REFILE-Big Sony options action before Loeb stake raises eyebrows
Reuters* Sony option and share volume far above normal on Monday * Trades include June $19 call buy and June $16, $17 put sales By Doris Frankel May 14 (Reuters) - A surge in option market bets on Sony Corp just before a large hedge fund investor announced...Tags: Stock Options, Japan, Electronics, Sony Corp., Services and Shopping
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Einhorn's advice to investors: don't take my advice
ReutersBy Steven C. Johnson and Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - David Einhorn, one of the most closely followed managers in the $2 trillion hedge fund industry, had some blunt advice on Wednesday for his fellow investors: Do your own homework....Tags: Greenlight Capital Inc., Stock Market, David Einhorn, S&P 500, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
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Cloned: Inheritance Windfall: Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes Helps Fuel Budget Surplus
The Hartford CourantEven if death and taxes are the only things certain in life, state legislators say they can never be certain about death taxes. With no crystal ball and no idea when spectacularly wealthy Connecticut residents might die, state officials make an educated...Tags: New York City, Economy, Business and Finance, Ann Taylor, Fiscal Cliff, State Budgets
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