PROJECT EXPORTING GAS TO JAPAN SET TO GET FINAL GREEN LIGHT
The partners in a project that will ship natural gas to Japan
from Louisiana plan to give the final go-ahead next week after
securing $7.5 billion in loans, according to people familiar with
the deal. (published 0346 GMT)
NEWMONT MINING CORP. TO INVEST UP TO $1 BILLION TO DEVELOP SURINAME GOLD MINE -- UPDATE
Newmont Mining Corp. plans to invest up to $1 billion in cash to
develop the Merian gold mine in Suriname. (published 0007 GMT)
PG&E CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING INVESTIGATION, BREAKING SAFETY RULES
A federal grand jury added charges late Tuesday to a criminal
case against PG&E Corp. over a fatal natural-gas pipeline
explosion in San Bruno, Calif., in 2010. (published 0232 GMT)
STANDARD CHARTERED TO BOOST FINANCING FOR AFRICA POWER PROJECTS
Standard Chartered PLC said it is more than doubling its
financing commitment for power projects in Africa to $5 billion
from $2 billion previously. (published 0401 GMT)
HOLCIM 2Q EARNINGS MISS EXPECTATIONS; ON TRACK TO LAFARGE TIE-UP
Holcim Ltd. Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that
missed expectations but reiterated it is on track to complete its
tie-up with French rival Lafarge SA. (published 0534 GMT)
BBVA NET PROFIT FALLS SHARPLY
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain's No. 2 bank by market
value, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit fell to EUR704
million, down from EUR1.1 billion a year earlier. (published 0556
GMT)
UCB POSTS SHARP RISE IN 1H PROFITS
Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB reported a sharp rise in
profits for the first half of 2014 on Wednesday, driven by higher
sales of three of the group's blockbuster medicines. (published
0543 GMT)
AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINER REGIS EXPECTS FY LOSS AMID WRITEDOWNS
Mining company Regis Resources Ltd. expects to record an annual
loss after a slide in gold prices and writedowns against its
Australian operations and projects of up to 280 million Australian
dollars . (published 0023 GMT)