Wall Street Journal

• Data Theft Hits HSBC Clients (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:17 EST)
  HSBC said a former employee stole data on about 24,000 accounts in its Swiss private bank that wound up in the hands of French authorities.
  
• BP Seals $7 Billion Offshore Brazil Deal (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:35 EST)
  The British oil giant agreed to acquire a big swath of oil assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, in a deal that will vault BP into the hot new oil region off the shores of Brazil.
  
• Citi Sees Higher Return on Assets (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:12 EST)
  The banking giant's goal is to generate a return on assets of 1.25% to 1.5% return in its core businesses, compared to the 1.15% returned last year.
  
• U.S. Plans New Car-Safety Rules (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:51 EST)
  U.S. auto-safety regulators are considering new standards for car brakes, accelerator pedals and "black boxes" that record crash data, the Obama administration's top highway-safety official told Congress.
  
• Goldman Loses Senior Hedge-Fund Manager (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:24 EST)
  Pierre-Henri Flamand, the head of the largest internal hedge fund at Goldman Sachs, is leaving to start his own hedge fund.
  
• Judge to Release Lehman Report (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:47 EST)
  A judge said he would approve the release of a redacted version of an examiner's report on Lehman's collapse. The report could be available to the public Thursday afternoon.
  
• Exxon Expects Output Gains (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:13 EST)
  The U.S. energy giant said it expects its energy output to steadily expand through 2013, reversing a period of uneven gains and declines.
  
• BB&T to Pay Tax for Offshore Enterprise (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:07 EST)
  BB&T Corp.'s use of an opaque offshore-tax enterprise will cost the U.S. bank nearly $1 billion.
  
• FCC Weighs Fee-Dispute Rule (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:16:10 EST)
  The FCC has begun examining whether it needs to ensure that consumers don't lose channels during fee disputes between broadcasters and cable operators.
  
• Judge Upholds Chevron-Ecuador Arbitration (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:42 EST)
  A U.S. judge declined to stay an international arbitration in a dispute between Ecuador's government and Chevron over who should pay for alleged environmental damages in the country's Amazon region.
  
• Barnes & Noble Plans iPad App (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:37:53 EST)
  Barnes & Noble will offer an e-book reader application for Apple's new iPad tablet computer, providing access to the electronic books it sells.
  
• BMW's 2009 Profit Slides 36% (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:25:40 EST)
  BMW reported a 36% slump in 2009 net profit in a year that saw a steep downturn for luxury car makers, but said it is cautiously optimistic for 2010.
  
• CFTC Chief Criticizes Wall Street (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:45:27 EST)
  Gensler took another swipe at Wall Street, saying financial firms' objections to over-the-counter derivatives regulations could leave a large portion of the market in the dark.
  
• Ex-Cazenove Partner Gets 21 Months (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:48 EST)
  Former Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert was sentenced to 21 months in jail Thursday, following his conviction a day earlier on five counts of insider trading.
  
• CBOE Moves Closer to IPO (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:31 EST)
  The Chicago Board Options Exchange took key steps toward converting to a shareholder-owned structure and proceeding with a long-planned initial public offering.
  
• 'Avatar' Boosts Imax (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:52:45 EST)
  Imax posted a profit for the last quarter of 2009, capping off a year that marked a return to the black for the first time in three years. The movie "Avatar" helped and has provided a strong start to 2010.
  
• Buckle Earnings Jump 23% (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:24 EST)
  Retailer Buckle's fourth-quarter sales continue growth streak, benefiting from continued strong demand for its denim clothing.
  
• Asia to Lead Air Travel Rebound (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:33:33 EST)
  The International Air Transport Association predicted a two-speed global upturn, with Asia and Latin America outperforming Europe and North America.
  
• Smithfield Returns to Profit (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:06 EST)
  Smithfield Foods posted its first quarterly profit in more than a year as losses narrowed sharply at its hog operations.
  
• Siam City Bank Sees Deal (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:22 EST)
  Thanachart Bank will buy a 47.58% stake in Siam City Bank in a deal worth $2.08 billion, making it Thailand's second-largest deal in the financial sector.
  
• Bank of China Plans Growth (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:58:22 EST)
  Bank of China's chairman said he wants to grow aggressively overseas but isn't interested in acquisitions, a sign that China's banks remain wary of investing in foreign financial institutions.
  
• Pink Floyd Wins Downloads Suit (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:55:44 EST)
  Britain's High Court has ordered record company EMI to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original albums.
  
• U.S. Sells Signature Bank Warrants (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:41 EST)
  The U.S. government earned $11.15 million from its sale of warrants tied to New York-based Signature Bank, granted as part of its $700 billion market-rescue program.
  
• Mitsubishi Wary in China (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:13:51 EST)
  Mitsubishi Motors is unlikely to accept an opportunity to increase its stake in one of its joint ventures in China because the auto maker wants to preserve cash.
  
• Lufthansa: 2010 Profit to Rise (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:17:20 EST)
  The German flagship airline expects operating profit and revenue to rise in 2010, but said risks remain that could jeopardize an improvement of its business performance.
  
• Price War Hits Delhaize Results (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:16:47 EST)
  Supermarket operator Delhaize posted a 10.1% drop in fourth-quarter net profit, but said it expects its 2010 operating profit to grow between 7% to 10%.
  
• Nan Shan Deal Funding Probed (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:23:04 EST)
  Taiwan's government said it is planning to decide on whether it will approve a Hong Kong consortium's long-awaited bid to buy AIG's Taiwan unit by the end of June.
  
• Nomura Loses 2 Asia Bankers (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:30 EST)
  Two senior bankers at Nomura have resigned, following the expiration earlier this month of a two-year guaranteed bonus period.
  
• Skype CEO: U.A.E. Ban 'Short-Sighted' (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:42 EST)
  Skype's CEO called the U.A.E.'s block on its service "short-sighted" for a country built as a trade and immigration hub, but said his company is open to discussions with the government.
  
• Motorola Phones to Use Microsoft Search (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:17 EST)
  Motorola agreed to add Microsoft's Bing search and map capabilities on Motorola's Google-based smart phones, with the new offering to be launched in China in the current quarter.
  

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