Newspaper wrap-up: Ventana (VMSI) expected to announce acquisition
Posted Sep 5th 2007 8:50AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, General Electric (GE), Nucor Corp (NUE)
MAJOR PAPERS:
- Barron's Online's (subscription required) "Weekday Trader" called Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE), a low-cost steel producer with a 4.7% dividend, a stock worthy of consideration.
- Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR) have signed a provisional agreement for Shell to sell liquefied natural gas to PetroChina, reported the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
- The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that Renaissance Technologies and DE Shaw, two of the biggest quantitative hedge fund managers, are raising money, despite concerns over the poor performance of many computer-driven funds last month.
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