Sunday, June 9, 2013

Britain to launch public sale of Lloyds shares; RBS later: paper


A sign from a branch of a Lloyds bank is reflected in a window in central London May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth


British finance minister George Osborne will launch the early sale to the public of shares in bailed-out lender Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), the Sunday Times reported without citing sources.

Nikkei rises after solid U.S. jobs, Asia shares steady


An office worker walks past the board of the Australian Securities Exchange building displaying its logo in central Sydney April 5, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Japanese shares rebounded strongly on Monday, tracking a rally in global equities following U.S.

Japan current account surplus doubles as income gains, exports rise


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he arrives at a seminar in Tokyo June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Japan's current account surplus doubled in April from a year earlier, and bank lending posted its biggest annual rise in over three years, in a fresh sign

Japan's Marubeni says to cut Gavilon energy arm out of takeover


A logo of Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp is seen on the company's headquarters in Tokyo May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp said it will cut Gavilon's energy business out of its planned takeover of the U.S. commodity merchant, reducing the size of the transaction to $2.6 billion plus debt.

Google close to buying Israeli mapping start-up Waze: report


A Google sign is seen at a Best Buy electronics store in this photo illustration in Encinitas, California April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Google is close to buying Waze for $1.3 billion, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday, potentially trumping rival offers for the Israeli mapping start-up.