Courtesy of Tyler Durden
- PBOC Reiterates Inflation Control Is Its Top Priority (Shanghai Daily)
- Portugal Reaches Deal on €78bn Bail-Out (FT)
- China Allows Firms to Sell Bonds via Private Placement (WSJ)
- Demand for Bank Loans Mounts in Emerging World, Survey Says (WSJ)
- China 2011 Growth Seen Solid, Inflation to Quicken: Reuters Poll (Reuters)
- Yemen-based Jihadist Has Potential to Fill Role (FT)
- Netflix Said to Seek TV, Film Rights for Latin America Service (Bloomberg)
- Palestinian Factions Prepare to Sign Deal (FT)
- Outcry Over Syria Rises Amid Wider Crackdown (FT)
- Waiting for Dollars in Belarus Puts Lukashenko on Unrest Alert (Bloomberg)
- U.K. Regulator Expands Its Reach (WSJ)
- Automakers Reduce U.S. Incentives in April to Five-Year Low (Bloomberg)
- Foreign Banks Get Scrutiny in Britain (WSJ)
- Banks Anxious Over Fed Regulations (FT)
- Raid Gives Obama Poll Boost (FT)
Daily highlights courtesy of Egan Jones:
- Portugal reaches deal on €78B bail-out; EU and IMF in 3-yr package.
- Asian stocks decline as raw material producers, Australian banks retreat.
- AB InBev volume misses estimates as U.S. consumption drops
- Archer Daniels Midland Q3 profit up 37% at $578M as revs rose 33% to $20.08B.
- Barclays may sell University Partnerships programme stake, may raise upto $1.7B.
- BMW’s March operating margin rose from 2.7% last year to 11.9% this year.
- BNP Paribas’ Q1 net rises 15% to €2.62B on lower costs. Revs rose 1.3% to €11.69B.
- BP to pay $25M for 2006 spill in Alaska.
- Charter Communications sells $1.5B of 10-year bonds to repay debt.
- Clorox falls after cutting 2011 forecast; 2012 targets trail projections
- Comcast Q1 net rises 9% as cable subscriber defections slow. Revs up 32% at $12.1B.
- Deutsche Bank faces $1B claim from US in mortgage-fraud lawsuit.
- FEI Co. f’casts Q2 EPS of at least $0.55 vs. cons est was for $0.47.
- Great Plains Engy misses by a cent, posts Q1 EPS of $0.01. Revs fell 2.8% to $492.9M.
- Las Vegas Sands reported Q1 EPS of 37 cents a share vs. cons est. of $0.44/sh.
- Level 3 Comm’s Q1 loss narrows to $205M on revenue gains of 2%, and lower exps.
- MasterCard Q1 net rises 23.5% to $562M as revs rose 15% to $1.50B.
- McKesson beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides FY12 EPS in-line.
- Morgans Hotel Group sells Mondrian Los Angeles for $137M.
- ONEX to sell Husky International for $2.1B to Berkshire Partners, Omers Private Equity.
- PepsiCo sells $1.75B of notes with yields at lowest in five months.
- Pfizer Q1 net up 10% at $2.22B on lower costs, taxes that offset flat revenue. Expects to repurchase $5-7B worth of shares this year.
- Sears Roebuck default swaps soar after sales drop shows ‘dire prospects’.
- Senate report accusing Goldman of deception referred to US Justice, SEC.
- Siemens’ Q1 net jumps to €2.79B helped by €1.52B in gains from Areva stake sale.
- Stone Energy beats by $0.18, beats on revs. Q1 EPS at $0.81. Revs up 19.9% at $197.9M.
- Swisscom posts 19% jump in quarterly profit on year-earlier FastWeb costs
- Time Warner’s March net income declines $725M to $653M.
- Westpac first-half profit rises 7% as bad debts decline, lending increases.
Economic Calendar: Data on MBA Mortgage Index, ISM Srvcs, Crude Inventories to be released.
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