Company Results & Outlooks
Standard Chartered bond buyback to lift H2 profit
LONDON (Reuters) - Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered said on Thursday its second-half profits will receive a boost after it bought back some of its own bonds at a discount of 37.5 percent to their $1.024 billion par value. Full Article
Morrison Q3 sales top forecast, to buy Co-op stores
* Agrees to buy 38 stores from the Co-op for 223 mln stg Full Article
Merck outlook misses view as dollar strengthens
* To seek migraine, heart failure drug approvals in '09 Full Article
Commodities
| Commodity | Last | Pct Chg | Trade Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 42.23 | -7.60% | 4 Dec 20:02 GMT |
| Gold | 762.0 | -0.85% | 4 Dec 20:07 GMT |
