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October 06 2015 - 4:30AM
Dow Jones News
SABMiller Hit by Weaker Emerging-Market Currencies
SABMiller reported a fall in second-quarter revenue because of
weaker emerging-market currencies, ahead of next week's deadline
for Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a bid for the brewer or walk
away.
Royal Dutch Shell CEO to Call for 'Carbon Pricing'
Ben van Beurden, the chief executive of oil firm Royal Dutch
Shell PLC, on Tuesday will call on governments to institute an
effective system for pricing carbon.
EU Opens Probe Into Liberty Global-BASE Deal
European Union antitrust regulators launched an investigation
into Liberty Global's $1.4 billion deal to buy Belgian mobile-phone
operator BASE.
GE to Sell Corporate Aircraft Portfolio
General Electric agreed to sell its corporate aircraft financing
portfolio in the Americas to Global Jet Capital in a deal valued at
roughly $2.5 billion.
Fuel Prices Fall, but FedEx and UPS Boost Surcharges
FedEx is raising its fuel surcharge for the second time this
year, jolting e-commerce companies and other shippers with price
increases just as they gear up for the holiday season.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Posts 4.1% Rise in Global Revenue
PricewaterhouseCoopers had global revenue of $35.4 billion in
its last fiscal year, up 4.1% from the previous year at each year's
average foreign-exchange rates, the Big Four accounting firm
announced.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 06, 2015 04:15 ET (08:15 GMT)
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