HEIDELBERGCEMENT TO SELL UNITS
HeidelbergCement AG said Wednesday it has agreed to sell
operations in North America and the U.K. for $1.4 billion to a U.S.
affiliate of Lone Star Funds. (published 0004 GMT)
SMALL U.S. THEATERS MAKE FREE-SPEECH PITCH FOR 'THE INTERVIEW' -- 5TH UPDATE
The Texas Theatre, a one-screen movie house in Dallas, has
already left its mark on U.S. history. It was inside the theater,
on Nov. 22, 1963, that presumed killer Lee Harvey Oswald was
arrested following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
(published 2331 GMT Thursday)
S&P CLOSES IN ON SETTLEMENT
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is nearing a settlement
with regulators over their investigation of how the company graded
real-estate bonds, according to people familiar with the matter.
(published 2309 GMT Thursday)
CITIBANK SELLS JAPAN RETAIL UNIT TO SUMITOMO MITSUI -- UPDATE
When Japanese regulators accused the local retail unit of
Citigroup Inc. of improper lending practices in 2004 and ordered
its private banking operations shut down, Charles Prince, then
Citi's chief executive, bowed deeply before reporters and pledged
to overhaul the bank's controls. (published 1536 GMT Thursday)