Industries
Financial Services & Real Estate
Royal Capital opposes Natixis rights offering
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asset manager Royal Capital Management said it opposes plans for a 3.7 billion euro ($5.4 billion) rights issue by French investment bank Natixis which could dilute existing stakes by upto 50 percent. Full Article
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
UPDATE 1-Citigroup adds Omniture to top picks list; shares rise
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Citigroup added Omniture Inc , a maker of online business optimization software, to its Top Picks Live List, saying the company's business continues to be strong. Full Article
Healthcare
Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. Full Article
Consumer Goods & Retail
India state starts talks to end Tata car plant protests
KOLKATA, India, Aug 20 (Reuters)- Officials in an eastern Indian state began negotiations with opposition politicians on Wednesday to end protests against a Tata Motors factory building the Nano, billed the world's cheapest car. Full Article
Energy
Chevron's Hebron field to start up in 8-10 years
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Hebron oil field, Newfoundland's fourth offshore oil project, will start producing in the next eight to 10 years after the operator, Chevron Corp , and the Canadian province agreed to formal terms. Full Article
Industrials, Materials & Utilities
UPDATE 3-At least 45 dead in Madrid plane crash-gov't
MADRID, Aug 20 (Reuters) - At least 45 people were killed when a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff at Madrid airport on Wednesday, the government said, but an emergency services source reported about 150 fatalities. Full Article
Industry Overviews:
Rankings, Financials, Statistics, Performance, and Significant Developments
Finnforest sees better sawn goods market in 2009
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish wood products maker Finnforest expects market conditions for its key sawn goods business to improve next year, but said on Wednesday structural problems within the industry would take longer to fix. Full Article
| Symbol | Bid | Ask |
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| BRENT CRUDE | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MINI GOLD | $809.70 | $809.80 |
| MINI SILVER | $12.90 | $12.91 |
