Global Investing Roundups Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Nov 6th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial NewsSiemens Settle Bribery Charges for $1.3 Billion; Google Walks From Yahoo; Enbridge Channels 88% Profit Growth; FCC Approves Sprint-Clearwire Merger; GMAC Finance Revenue Stuck in Reverse; Time Warner Revenue Unchanged; Molson Coors Pops; News Corp. Profit Down 30%
- Siemens AG (SI) put aside nearly $1.3 billion to settle charges that it bribed government officials around the world to win contracts. The concessionary provision will affect earnings for the year ended Sept. 30, Bloomberg reported.
- Internet titan Google Inc. (GOOG) announced Wednesday (yesterday) that its wariness for antitrust-related legal battles ultimately killed discussions with Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) about forming an advertising partnership, the New York Times reported. The breakdown reopens the door for a possible Yahoo-Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) relationship, which also has its share of starts and stops.
- Enbridge Inc. (ENB) announced quarterly profits rose 88% and net income spiked $130.4 million, or 41 cents a share, for the third quarter, Bloomberg reported. Canada’s largest pipeline company said volume increased 33% on the Athabasca liquid pipeline system, a major artery into one of the world’s most oil rich fields.
- The FCC voted 5-0 in approval of Sprint Nextel Corp’s (S) June purchase of Clearwire Corp., MarketWatch reported. The merger is critical to the survival of both, as they claimed to be unable to build a mobile wireless Internet network that could compete with rival AT&T (T).
- GMAC Financial Services, a division of General Motors Corp. (GM) said yesterday (Wednesday) that its third-quarter loss widened to $2.52 billion. GMAC had a loss of $1.6 billion during the year-earlier period. Third-quarter revenue fell 24% to $1.72 billion from $2.25 billion. GM reports earnings tomorrow (Friday).
- Time Warner Inc. (TWX) reported net income of $1.07 billion, or 30 cents a share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. Revenue was at $11.71 billion, relatively unchanged from last year’s $11.68 billion. The company reported 18% growth in profits from continuing operations.
- Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) yesterday (Wednesday) announced a 28% increase in third-quarter profit. The company reported third quarter net income of $173.2 million, or 94 cents per share, up from $134.7 million, or 74 cents per share, a year ago.
- News Corp. (NWS) said yesterday (Wednesday) that first-quarter net income dropped 30% from a year ago. Net income fell to $515 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $732 million, or 23 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 6.3% to $7.5 billion.
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William (Bill) Patalon III is the Managing Editor and Senior Research Analyst for Money Morning, and is also the Managing Editor for The Money Map Report. Patalon's work has appeared in Kiplinger's personal finance magazine, USA Today, and The South China Morning Post, among other publications.
