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Overnight Market News – August 25, 2010

 
  • Goldman Sachs Group, Inc Loses Market Share Underwriting Corporate Bonds as it Seeks to Promote itself as a Company Advisor Rather Than a USD 900B Hedge Fund
  • BHP Billiton Ltd Posts its Best Half-Year Profit in Two Years With First-Half Net Profit Before One-Offs Rising to USD 6.77B From USD 4.59B a Year Earlier, Keeping In-Line With Analysts’ Forecast of USD 6.9B
  • Heineken NV Posts a 42% Rise in First-Half Net Income to USD 879mm, Surpassing Analysts’ Estimate of USD 727mm as the Company Closed Breweries and Cut Debt
  • Volkswagen AG’s Audi Luxury Brand to Commence Sales of its A1 Compact Outside of Europe Next Year, Expanding its Production Capacities by 20% to Meet Higher Demand
  • Crude Oil Stands at USD 71.72 per Barrel
  • Ethanol Stands at USD 1.83 per Gallon
  • Natural Gas Stands at USD 4.04 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
  • Gold Stands at USD 1,237.10 per Troy Ounce
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls 133.96 Points (1.32%) to 10,040.45
  • London FTSE Index Falls 25.10 Points (0.49%) to 5,130.85
  • Japan Nikkei Index Falls 149.75 Points (1.66%) to 8,845.39
  • Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 23.73 Points (0.11%) to 20,634.98
  • Brazil Bovespa Index Falls 825.50 Points (1.25%) to 65,156.36
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