• SBI looks to raise $1.5bn in share sale

  State Bank of India has launched a $1.5bn issue of new shares as it seeks to repair its balance sheet and gear up for looming Basel III capital requirements

• Total Return BDCs For 2014: Part 4

  By Duane Batcheler: This is a series of articles that will attempt to find the 'best in class' BDCs to include in my updated " Total Return Portfolio " for 2014. Please read " Part 1 " for complete description of the portfolio but basically it is for investors that want…

• Buffett-backed Chinese automaker BYD settles U.S. wage dispute

  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's BYD Co Ltd said it has agreed to pay a fine to settle a California case over wage payments - a case that had put the Warren Buffet-backed automaker's labor practices under the spotlight.

• Exclusive: U.S. banking regulator, fearing loan bubble, warns funds

  (Reuters) - A U.S. bank regulator is warning about the dangers of banks and alternative asset managers working together to do risky deals and get around rules amid concerns about a possible bubble in junk-rated loans to companies.

• Electronic Arts: Any Dip Post Q3 Figures A Buying Opportunity

  Electronic Arts ( EA ) has just released its Q3 figures : EPS topped consensus expectations ($1.26 vs. $1.23), but revenues fell short ($1.57bn vs. $1.66bn). The Q4 guidance points to $800m revenues (vs. consensus $826m) and $0.09 EPS (in line). The initial reaction is negative, with the stock…

• AT&T Earnings Increase, But Is It A Buy?

  By Abba's Aces: AT&T ( T ) is a provider of telecommunications services in the U.S. and worldwide. The company reported earnings after the market closed on 28Jan14 and on the surface everything looked good with the company reporting fourth quarter earnings of $1.31 per share (excluding…

• Norwegian Cruise Line: Solid Earnings But A Shaky Future

  By Michael Tornaritis : Introduction Without a doubt, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' ( NCLH ) stock has been very successful since its IPO last year. Norwegian has a solid record of earnings growth, and its earnings are forecasted to continue rapidly growing in the future. However, when…

• Asia enjoys relief rally as Turkey takes bold step

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets rallied on Wednesday after Turkey stunned investors with a huge hike in interest rates, stirring hopes drastic action would short-circuit a vicious cycle of selling in emerging markets and revive risk appetite.

• Japan 787 battery investigators look to latest overheating for clues to earlier meltdown

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese investigators probing a lithium-ion battery meltdown on a Boeing Co 787 jetliner a year ago are looking at an a battery that overheated on a Dreamliner in Tokyo this month to help unlock the cause of the earlier fire, an official from the Japan Transport Safety Board said…