News Highlights: Top Equities Stories Of The Day
29 June 2016 - 11:32AM
Dow Jones News
Energy Transfer Equity Calls Off Williams Merger
Energy Transfer Equity LP said that it had terminated its merger
agreement with Williams Cos. that had been valued at nearly $33
billion.
CaixaBank Chairman to Step Down to Lead Foundation
The chairman of Spain's CaixaBank is stepping down to take
control of the lender's large charitable foundation, an expected
move that complies with a Spanish law requiring the head of a bank
and the head of a foundation to be separate.
GAM Holding to Buy Cantab Capital
Struggling Swiss money manager GAM Holding has agreed to buy
hedge fund firm Cantab Capital to help it expand into
computer-driven funds.
Vodafone Evaluating U.K. Headquarters Move
Vodafone Group PLC, the world's second-largest mobile carrier by
subscribers, said Tuesday that it was considering moving its
headquarters out of Britain after U.K. voters last week elected to
leave the European Union.
Sony's PlayStation 4 Sales Help Keep Profit Target Within Reach
Sony warned of a further decline in image-sensor sales as demand
wanes from high-end smartphone makers including Apple, but the
company said it would hit its profit target thanks to growth in
videogames.
Verizon Plans $1.2 Billion in Bonds Backed by Phone Contracts
Verizon Communications is calling on the bond market to help
finance its customers' smartphones with a plan to sell bonds backed
by the contracts of around 2.5 million people across the
country.
In Another SunEdison Departure, CFO Designee Ilan Daskal Resigns
Ilan Daskal has resigned from SunEdison Inc. a few months after
he was named chief financial officer designee of the solar power
company.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 29, 2016 06:17 ET (10:17 GMT)
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