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The $15.1 billion offer from China’s state-controlled Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) for Canadian-based Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) is currently being reviewed by the Canadian government, with a decision...
When China’s Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) made its offer of $15.1 billion to acquire Canada-based Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY), the offer quickly brought to mind Cnooc’s failed 2005 $18.5 billion offer for...
While M&A activity might be slower this year than it was last, there is one buyer that has picked up the pace. Actually, a number of buyers from one country: China. And their sights have been...
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) named Bear of the Day at Zacks....
Asian stocks were mixed as China moved to alleviate a cash crunch and ahead of U.S. reports that are expected to show the world’s biggest economy is improving. China’s Shanghai Composite Index...
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) blames poor earnings on slow sales in anticipation of the iPhone 5 and a sluggish economy. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve searches for new ways to help the sagging economy....
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning as Spanish 10-year bond yields rose sharply above 7% (our coverage here) and German magazine Der Spiegel published a story that suggested...
China’s largest offshore oil and gas company, CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), has agreed to acquire Canadian oil and gas firm Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) for $15.1 billion in cash, or $27.50 per share. The...
Economic contagion has spread to China, as the markets there signal deep concern. The Hang Seng fell 3% overnight as the reality that Europe will undermine growth in the People’s Republic set in....
An asset sale to a Chinese buyer would not be a first for Chesapeake Energy Co. (NYSE: CHK), but if a reported deal does happen, it would likely be the largest such deal the beleaguered gas company...
Natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has reportedly struck a deal to sell about 504,000 net acres of leasehold in the northern part of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin, which...
About 70 people have been evacuated from an area within a 5-mile radius of a natural gas well about 10 miles northeast of Douglas, Wyoming, has been leaking mud and natural gas since late Tuesday...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Outperform at...
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., commonly called Sinopec, (NYSE: SNP) reported a 2% profit gain for the 2011 fiscal year, even though the company has been hampered by a government-imposed lid on...