SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investors cheered a manufacturing rebound in China and stronger-than-expected growth in Australia, while the yen inched up toward a 15-year peak against the dollar.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. hamburger chain, has been considering a possible sale and has held talks with potential buyers, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s manufacturing sector regained some momentum in August while India and Russia continued to power ahead, cheering investors in the face of signs that sputtering U.S. recovery was cooling global demand.
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc
, the No. 2 U.S. hamburger chain, has been considering a
possible sale and has held talks with potential buyers, a source
familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
BANGALORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The following corporate
finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:
MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Lazard Ltd’s
Australian private equity arm said on Wednesday it has sold the
credit monitoring business Dun & Bradstreet Australia for A$233
million ($209 million), deciding against an initial public
offering.
HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Cheung Kong Infrastructure
(CKI) said it was looking at more than 10 projects in
Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, after it struck
a $9 billion deal to buy Britain’s biggest power network.
BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China may launch an antimonopoly
probe into BHP Billiton’s $38.6 billion bid for
Canada’s Potash Corp , the China Business News said on
Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
