Sells shares
January 1st, 2009Sells shares
\n Bank of America sells shares in Chinese bank
BEIJING -Bank of America Corp. raised more money Wednesday to cope with U.S. economic turmoil by selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank Ltd., China's second-biggest ... (more...)
MetLife Sells Shares at Discount After Stock Sinks - Financials * US ...
MetLife sold new shares at a discount on Wednesday in a bid to shore up its finances at the end of a day that saw the insurer's shares drop sharply following disappointing results. (more...)
Visteon executive chairman sells shares
NEW YORK - The executive chairman at auto supplier Visteon Corp. sold 1.4 million shares of common stock following their automatic conversion from restricted shares, according to a ... (more...)
Kerkorian sells shares of struggling Ford - The Boston Globe
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is unwinding his Ford Motor Co. stake after the auto industry recession cut the value of his $995 million holding by two-thirds and ... (more...)
Illumina director Walt sells shares - Boston.com
A director of Illumina Inc. , which makes life-science technology, sold 5,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to Securities and Exchange ... (more...)
Business briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
NEW YORK -- Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife sent at least 16 watches, a jade necklace and a diamond bracelet to family and relatives, proving he will continue to dissipate what little is left from his $50 billion fraud, a prosecutor ... (more...)
GameStop holiday sales surge, shares jump - USA Today
NEW YORK ? In what was a dismal holiday season for many store chains, video game retailer GameStop Corp. proved an exception. The company said Thursday its sales for the November-December period jumped more than 22%, boosted by strong sales of new ... (more...)
Palm's new phone and operating system ignite shares - Yahoo News
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) ? Palm Inc ( PALM .O) overhauled its mobile operating system and introduced a new touch-screen phone, sending its shares soaring 35 percent as investors hoped the moves can help win back customers from rivals such as Apple Inc ... (more...)
Land Securities sells Trillium arm for lower-than-expected £750m - The Independent
Brown goes from boom to bust Foxtons stuck in housing market slump Fraud office turns to Madoff funds in UK Ireland's second biggest employer defects to Poland Andreas Whittam Smith: Amid the gloom and doom, I've a small piece of advice to offer ... (more...)
UPDATE 2-US FDA backs Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin - FXStreet.com
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. regulatory review of the controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, made by Merck & Co Inc and Schering-Plough Corp, found the drug works and should still be used, but the positive finding may be too late to win back ... (more...)