News Highlights: Top Equities Stories of the Day
02 September 2015 - 4:15PM
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Lego Profit Boosted by Asia -- Update
Danish toy maker Lego outpaced the growth for building sets in
the wider U.S. toy market, booking a 31% jump in first-half profit
and a 23% rise in revenue. (published 0523 GMT)
Briscoe Group Has No Plans to Increase Offer Price for Kathmandu
Briscoe Group Ltd. said it has no plans to increase the offer
price for outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu
Holdings Ltd. . (published 0504 GMT)
Lawyer In Visa-MasterCard Antitrust Pact Got Confidential Information From Rival -- Update
A lawyer who is at the center of a controversy surrounding a
record-setting $6 billion antitrust settlement acknowledged that
she received confidential information from a rival lawyer to advise
her client, according to a court filing late Tuesday. (published
0253 GMT)
Intel Overhauls Chips in Bid to Revive PC Sales
Intel Corp. is overhauling its flagship line of computer chips,
in a high-stakes bid to revive personal-computer sales. (published
0100 GMT)
Former Hanlong Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
A Chinese financier extradited to Australia last year on
insider-trading charges has pleaded guilty, the country's
securities regulator said. (published 0425 GMT)
Chinese Brokerages Commit to Return Swaps Business With China Securities Finance
A host of Hong Kong-listed Chinese brokerages said in statements
after trading hours Tuesday that they had committed to conducting
return swaps business with China Securities Finance Corp. Ltd. to
support the nation's markets. (published 0100 GMT)
Xurpas Buys 51% Stake in Globe Unit for PHP900 Mln
Xurpas Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy a 51% stake in
Yondu Inc., a wholly owned mobile content developer and service
provider unit of Globe Telecom Inc., for 900 million pesos .
(published 0141 GMT)
CapitaLand's The Ascott to Manage Properties in Malaysia, Indonesia
CapitaLand Ltd. Wednesday said its serviced residence business
unit, The Ascott Ltd, has won new contracts to manage over 850
units in four growing Asian markets. (published 0133 GMT)
HeartWare to Buy Valtech Cardio -- Update
HeartWare International Inc. has reached an agreement to buy
Valtech Cardio Ltd. in an all-stock deal that would allow HeartWare
to treat heart-disease patients earlier in the disease cycle.
(published 0041 GMT)
Jiangnan Group 1H Net Profit up 16.3% at CNY288.2 Mln
Jiangnan Group Ltd., which sells copper and wires in China, said
before trading hours Wednesday that its first-half net profit rose
16.3% compared with a year earlier to 288.2 million yuan .
(published 0027 GMT)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 02, 2015 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT)
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