Eros puts planned NYSE listing on ice

Fri Jun 8, 2012 8:33am BST * Has not determined when to launch intended NYSE listing * Cites current U.S. equity market conditions * To remain listed on London's junior AIM market (Adds background, share price) LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - India-focused film producer and distributor Eros International PLC said it was delaying plans for a U.S. initial public offering of up to $250 million, blaming current conditions in the country's equity markets. The move Read more [...]

Kenya police have listed government skyscrapers among possible terror targets

NAIROBI - The Kenya police force has listed seven buildings, including the headquarters of the revenue authority, as being under immediate risk of a terror attack from an al-Qaida-linked militant group that has threatened to bring down skyscrapers in Kenya's capital city, an internal UN security report says.Somalia's al-Shabab militant group last week said it would attack Kenya's skyscrapers within two weeks, a warning that followed a bomb attack in Nairobi's city centre which killed one person and Read more [...]

BikeRadar Training: upcoming events

Events map on BikeRadar Training (BikeRadar)View Thumbnail Gallery What are you doing this weekend? Heading out for a local ride with mates, driving up to Scotland to watch the Mountain Bike World Cup or taking part in your first race? If you're looking for races and events going on in your area you can now use BikeRadar Training to search for them. There are currently over 60 events on BikeRadar Training ranging from mountain bike races to sportives and charity rides to endurance Read more [...]

Greentown China to Sell Stake to Wharf Holdings

From Dow Jones Newswires’ Yvonne Lee and Esther Fung: Reuters A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past an advertising billboard outside the Greentown residential construction site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province September 23, 2011. Chinese property developer Greentown China Holdings has agreed to sell a stake in the company to Hong Kong-listed conglomerate Wharf (Holdings) Ltd., a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person, however, declined to comment Read more [...]

Most Chinese listed companies expect H1 profits

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 60 percent of China's A-share listed companies have said they are set to record profits in the first half of this year, new survey results have showed.Offering slight comfort amid rising fears of a slowing economy, 322 of the 851 listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets told the China Securities Journal they would register profit surges in the period, according to a report in the publication on Wednesday.Another 152 said they would make profits Read more [...]

Three seller no-nos when listing homes

Three seller no-nos when listing homes (June 8, 2012) Despite recent sales volume increases over the past year, we are still in a buyers’ mar- ket. Sellers need to make sure they really “come out of the gate run- ning” when list- ing their pro- perty for sale. The following are three definite no-no’s for sellers when listing their house for sale. ¦ Over Pricing Your Home: Many sellers feel that their home is “unique”, and should therefore, bring a higher price than the Read more [...]

STATE TRACK: Area athletes going for the gold

MCC's Thony ST. PAUL — Fulda’s Sylvia Zanini and Windom’s Hannah Steele are each among the top qualifiers in both the girls’ discus and shot put events at the Class A Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) track and field state meet, which begins this afternoon at Klaus Field on the campus of Hamline University in St. Paul.Class A competition begins today Read more [...]

Profit-making listed firms: government urged to make dividend distribution …

RECORDER REPORT Array ( ) ) -->Directors of the Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited have urged the government to make distribution of dividends by profit-making firms, saying it would improve market liquidity, besides enabling small investors to share in listed companies earnings. This will also result in additional revenue generation for the government, a handout Read more [...]

Bears’ Hester lists 1 of 3 homes

Chicago Bears wide receiver and punt return specialist Devin Hester has listed one of his three Chicago-area houses, marketing his five-bedroom, 3,100-square-foot home in Gurnee for $329,900. Hester's primary residence is his mansion in Riverwoods, which he bought in 2008 for $2.2 million. He also owns a house in Lake in the Hills that he purchased in 2007 for $205,000. Read more [...]