Monday, November 28, 2011

USA - Three asset managers from Connecticut's affluent New York suburbs claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot


From: AssociatedPress  | Nov 28, 2011
Three asset managers from Connecticut's affluent New York suburbs claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot on Monday off a $1 ticket. They appeared with their lawyer at a news conference and didn't say much. (Nov. 28)

Kosovo - Two NATO troops injured in border clashes


Published on Nov 28, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Kosovar Serbs shot and wounded two NATO peacekeepers in clashes in northern Kosovo, the military alliance said on Monday.

A spokesman for KFOR, NATO's peacekeeping force, said protesters used small firearms when troops tried to seize control of a roadblock near Jagnjenica.

An estimated 60,000 Serbs living in northern Kosovo do not recognise its independence or its efforts to control the border with Serbia.

Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' dress to be auctioned alongside dresses worn by Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.


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A dress worn by the late Amy Winehouse on the album cover of "Back to Black" goes under the hammer - alongside dresses worn by Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.

France - jobless rate on the rise

Published on Nov 28, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ The number of people out of work in France hit its highest level in nearly 12 years in October.

Government figures showed the number of jobseekers went up by 34,000 to 2.81 million - that is up nearly 5 per cent year on year.

France has not seen unemployment levels like that since December 1999. It could prove a headache for President Nicholas Sarkozy, who is trailing in the polls and faces an election in five months.

GE (NYSE:GE) Healthcare Invests $800 Million in Low-Dose Technologies (potential upside 40.1%)

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GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced an additional $300 million investment in low-dose technologies and unveiled an array of radiation-dose management offerings today at RSNA 2011.

Representing more than $800 million of investment over 15 years, GE Healthcare's innovative technologies redefine "low dose" with novel dose-reporting solutions, unique image reconstruction techniques, far reaching Dose Check upgrades, free iPad apps and online courses, and a new informational website, which together help physicians provide patients with unparalleled dose-conscious care.

General Electric (NYSE:GE) has potential upside of 40.1% based on a current price of $15.05 and an average consensus analyst price target of $21.09.

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) Mozambique Gas Finds Greater Than Thought (potential upside 29.2%)

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Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) announced that its major gas finds offshore Mozambique were about double what it originally thought, and that the results of its Barquentine-3 appraisal well showed its fields had recoverable reserves of 15Tcf to over 30Tcf of natural gas.

Anadarko Chairman and CEO Jim Hackett said, "The positive results of each appraisal well that we have drilled and analyzed have continued to increase our estimate of recoverable resources and natural gas in place on our block, and to add to our confidence that this could be one of the most important natural gas fields discovered in the last 10 years, with significant long-term benefits for Mozambique."

Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) has potential upside of 29.2% based on a current price of $76.59 and an average consensus analyst price target of $98.92.

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Italy - Patriotic Italians urged to buy bonds (is the interest tax free?)

Published on Nov 28, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Banks in Italy are appealing to the patriotism of ordinary Italians to help the country out of its debt crisis.

The Italian Banking Association is pushing a special 'bond-day' so local investors can buy government securities without paying any fees.

With many big institutional investors dumping their Italian holdings at least one newspaper has already carried a full-page advert exhorting citizens to show foreigners that Italians still believe in the country.