Barrick Gold considers equity investment to reduce debt and raise cash

Barrick Gold reviewed options for raising cash and reducing debts In an attempt to reduce debt load, Barrick Gold considered a wide range of options including strategic equity investment.


Energy Future Holdings plans interest payments to creditors- source

Energy Future Holdings planned to make coupon payments worth USD 270 million to creditors as a possible bankruptcy loomed.

Essar Group plans bids for water infrastructure projects

Essar Group planned to bid for water projects in India. The Essar Group said it intended to make bids for various water projects in India. Essar Concessions India Ltd Chief Executive Officer Neeraj Sanghi said they planned to bid for water distribution and sewage plants and desalination facilities.

ICE suspends purchase date of NYSE

ICE postponed date of NYSE purchase. Futures Market Operator, IntercontinentalExchange, postponed the date for acquiring NYSE Euronext. NYSE claimed this would give more time for approval of the transaction by European regulators At this point, European regulators have not raised any substantive issues among NYSE and ICE.


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