Ambac considering option to split itself: report
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Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc   is in discussions to split itself up in a move aimed at  ensuring that municipal bonds backed by the company retain high  credit ratings, the Wall Street Journal said on its Web site on  Monday.
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The country is split over a possible permanent trade deal with the US.
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Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, China's largest carmaker, is consolidating its assets into a new company as it considers listing its shares abroad.
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After breakneck increases in its stock price, Apple recently initiated a 2-for-1 stock split. The move will reduce the existing stock value by 50%, with each shareholder receiving an extra share. For investors, the move is another positive devel...
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German shareholder says company should consider carving off loss-making American division.
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Mumbai: The board of directors of Reliance Industries Ltd had considered the letter written by Anil Ambani, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, regarding the decision taken at the July 27 board meeting on powers and authorities of the CMD.
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NEW YORK -- A downgrade of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. is likely to have far-reaching effects, making it more difficult for cities to issue new bonds and forcing further write-downs at financial services companies, analysts said Friday.
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As the Ambanis meet in Mumbai over the next couple of days to resolve differences over ownership, one option the two brothers, may explore is keeping the flagship Reliance Industries intact and splitting between themselves the other group companies
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Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc  on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss of $3.3 billion after credit derivative losses totaling $5.2 billion.
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The chairman of Amvescap said Wednesday that the company planned to wrap its US mutual fund businesses into one following a $450 million settlement with regulators over improper trading.
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Company is considering a gradual exit from processor sales.
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Billionaire Wilbur Ross is in serious talks to take over Ambac Financial Group Inc , according to a media report, but broader efforts to rescue the sector will take some time, a New York state regulator said on Thursday.
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French bank BNP Paribas is "thinking" about a possible takeover of its crisis-hit rival Societe Generale, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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LaBranche & Co. Inc. , which runs one of the largest specialist trading operations on the New York Stock Exchange floor, may consider selling all or part of itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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U.S. and European banks including Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are mulling sales of parts of their businesses from branches to entire units in a nod to crunch times ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Standard & Poor's on Wednesday slashed its outlook for bond insurers Ambac Financial Group, MBIA Insurance Corp and XL Capital Assurance, indicating their triple-A credit ratings were at heightened risk of being cut in the next two years due to deteriorating mortgage debt.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  has weighed selling a piece of itself to an overseas investor to help it seal a deal to buy Nordic exchange operator OMX AB , the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.