CAPITAL MARKETS
Petrobas prepares to raise up to R$55bn
Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, is preparing to raise as much as R$55bn from minority shar
Investors turn to linkers and gold to hedge uncertainty
In 2002, Ben Bernanke deemed deflation such a threat that he referred to Milton Friedman's notion of
Ratings on $55bn muni debt face cut
Credit ratings on almost 900 municipal bonds, or $50bn to $55bn of debt, could be cut by up to three
Crisis alters corporate treasurers' risk outlook
These self-effacing types are playing a much more princely role now that cash is king, says Richard

COMPANIES NEWS
Walsh hints at Indian investment after BA and Iberia complete their merger
A newly merged British Airways and Iberia would be “very interested” in investing in an Indian airli
Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
The Chinese government has backed Sinochem, the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid
BP bill for Gulf oil spill hits $8bn
BP said it had spent almost $2bn in the last month responding to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even
Goldcorp in C$3.6bn offer for Andean
Canada’s Goldcorp has launched a C$3.6bn (US$3.4bn) cash-and-stock takeover offer for Andean Resourc