12/3 Yahoo! Finance: Diversified Investments Industry News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Yahoo! Finance: Diversified Investments Industry News Vertex Pharma plans to sell 11.5M shares (AP) December 2, 2009 at 10:59 pm Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. late Wednesday expanded its public stock offering to 11.5 million shares from 10 million, priced at $38.50 each for gross proceeds of $442.8 million. [$$] Goldman Takes Offensive on Pay (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 2, 2009 at 9:23 pm Goldman Sachs meets investors about exec pay: report (Reuters) December 2, 2009 at 9:14 pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc is meeting with major investors in an effort to head off a possible investor backlash over its record bonuses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. CME nears deal with banks on CDS clearing (at FT.com) December 2, 2009 at 8:30 pm CME Group, the world's biggest futures exchange, is nearing a breakthrough deal with some of the world's biggest banks to clear credit default swaps, according to people close to the negotiations. Goldman talks to investors about pay levels: WSJ (at MarketWatch) December 2, 2009 at 8:16 pm CIC in EU800m offer to Apax (at FT.com) December 2, 2009 at 6:35 pm China Investment Corp, China's sovereign wealth fund, is offering to invest as much as EU800m into Apax Partners' EU11.2bn private equity fund in a groundbreaking deal. Morgan Stanley Looks to Restructure CMBS (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 2, 2009 at 5:12 pm How Nasdaq Stacks Up Against Peers (at Motley Fool) December 2, 2009 at 5:09 pm Prospect closes $197M purchase of Patriot Capital (AP) December 2, 2009 at 5:06 pm Investment firm Prospect Capital Corp. said it completed its $197 million acquisition of Patriot Capital on Wednesday. The cash-and-stock deal, announced in August, included $107.3 million to pay off all Patriot debt. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Issuance of Earn Out Shares (Marketwire) December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm Delisting of Securities of South Texas Oil Company From The NASDAQ Stock Market (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm Delisting of Securities of Vuance Ltd. From The NASDAQ Stock Market (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm Delisting of Securities of Natural Health Trends Corporation From The NASDAQ Stock Market (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm Delisting of Securities of ADVANTA Corp. From The NASDAQ Stock Market (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm Prospect Capital Corporation Closes Acquisition of Patriot Capital (Marketwire) December 2, 2009 at 4:02 pm CME Group November volume posts 1st gain of year (AP) December 2, 2009 at 3:54 pm Derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc. said Wednesday its November volume averaged 10.8 million contracts per day, a 5 percent increase from a year ago. Goldman invests $61 million in affordable housing (AP) December 2, 2009 at 3:22 pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Monday said it invested $61 million in an affordable housing program in New York City. The company's urban investment unit put the money into the New York Equity Fund, a joint venture with the city and two nonprofit organizations, Enterprise Community Investment Inc. and the Local Initiatives Support Corp. Video Release -- NASDAQ OMX Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 3:07 pm CBOE may consider floating shares by May: report (Reuters) December 2, 2009 at 2:52 pm The Chicago Board Options Exchange could launch an initial public offering by May following a recent settlement of a protracted legal dispute, according to the Wall Street Journal. 3 Stocks Springing Back (at Motley Fool) December 2, 2009 at 2:44 pm Drugmakers lift European bourses (at FT.com) December 2, 2009 at 2:15 pm European drugmakers were in focus on Wednesday after two brokers forecast that the sector would outperform in 2010. While the industry is often viewed as "ultra-defensive", pharmaceuticals remained one of the most cash-generative and attractively valued sectors, Morgan Stanley said. [video] How to Trade Oil Volatility (at TheStreet.com) December 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm Newtek Business Services Common Shares Move to NASDAQ Capital Market (GlobeNewswire) December 2, 2009 at 1:20 pm Dubai's Shot to the Moon (at Minyanville.com) December 2, 2009 at 1:15 pm Like NASA, its projects were destined to have a negative return on capital. Rusal (at FT.com) December 2, 2009 at 12:15 pm Oleg Deripaska, Russia's one-time richest man, has stared into the abyss this past year. But now the Rusal aluminium group he controls has completed a labyrinthine restructuring of its $16.8bn debt mountain, including $7.4bn owed to 70-odd international lenders. NYSE Euronext to Present at the Goldman Sachs 2009 U.S. Financial Services Conference (Business Wire) December 2, 2009 at 12:13 pm United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Completes Share Repurchase Plan (PR Newswire) December 2, 2009 at 12:00 pm Goldman Sachs Announces $61 Million Investment in Affordable Housing (Business Wire) December 2, 2009 at 11:44 am NEW YORK----The Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group announced today an investment of $61 million to support the preservation of more than 500 affordable rental homes for low-income New Yorkers. [video] Market Slam: Oil Trade (at TheStreet.com) December 2, 2009 at 10:00 am With Subpoenas, SEC Opens New Front in War on Insider Trading (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 2, 2009 at 9:19 am [video] Trouble for Oil (at TheStreet.com) December 2, 2009 at 9:00 am CME Group's Duffy to Testify before Senate Committee on Agriculture (PR Newswire) December 2, 2009 at 9:00 am Private Sector Cut 169,000 Jobs in November (at SmartMoney.com) December 2, 2009 at 8:55 am ICE Reports 24% Increase in Daily Futures Volume for November 2009, with Record ADV at ICE Futures Europe; $4 Trillion Cleared in CDS Globally (PR Newswire) December 2, 2009 at 8:30 am IntercontinentalExchange , a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, today reported strong volume growth across its three futures exchanges for the month of November 2009. [$$] Doubt If You Must, But Respect the Action (at RealMoney by TheStreet.com) December 2, 2009 at 8:28 am CME Group Volume Averaged 10.8 Million Contracts per Day in November 2009, Up 5 Percent from November 2008 (PR Newswire) December 2, 2009 at 8:00 am Hold On: Here Come the Job Data (at SmartMoney.com) December 2, 2009 at 6:21 am [$$] Gold's Rally Hits New Highs (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 2, 2009 at 4:47 am Handguns and Historical Revisionism at Goldman? (at The New York Times) December 2, 2009 at 4:02 am Morgan Whittles Down List of CICC Bidders (at TheStreet.com) December 2, 2009 at 2:26 am Gauging Globalization (at Forbes.com) December 2, 2009 at 12:01 am   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.