Stories for April 16th 2010
US regulator accuses Goldman Sachs of defrauding investors
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street powerhouse, has been accused of defrauding investors by United States’ financial regulator. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that Goldman failed to disclose conflicts of interest.
Falklands: Rockhopper Exploration spuds Sea Lion
Rockhopper Exploration (AIM: RKH) has spudded its 100% owned Sea Lion 14/10-B exploration well in the Licence PL032 in the North Falkland Basin. Once drilling is complete, Sea Lion’s results will be eagerly anticipated among investors following the prospective Falkland oil and gas play.
Outsider Clegg judged winner in first UK TV debate
Nick Clegg, a rank outsider to become Britain's next prime minister, upstaged the two main candidates in an unprecedented televised debate on Thursday, according to snap polls of viewers.
Falkland Islands: First loligo season of the year the ‘best since 2000’
FISHING companies are celebrating the best loligo season for ten years, with catches over the past seven weeks exceeding 28,000 tonnes.
Argentine bonds’ swap could not be sufficient, warn anks
In spite of Argentine authorities optimism regarding the 20 billion USD bonds’ swap launched on Thursday the Institute of International Finance, (IIF), warned that the initiative could be insufficient to re-establish the country’s full access to voluntary money markets.
Pluna places order for three extra Bombardier CRJ900 totalling a fleet of ten
Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace announced Thursday that Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas S.A. has signed a follow-on firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on an additional six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.
Argentina launches defaulted bonds swap with a 66.3% discount
Argentina offered new bonds to holders of 20 billion US dollars of sovereign debt left out of an earlier settlement, seeking to end a nine-year default and regain access to international capital markets.
Iceland volcano ashes cause massive flights disruption across Europe
Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Iceland. Hundreds of thousands of passengers are affected and severe disruption could extend into the weekend, including on flights to North America and Asia.
Shrimp vessels to be ordered to use selectivity devices
The subsecretary of Argentine Fisheries and Aquaculture, Norberto Yauhar, is planning to urgently implement measures to conserve the population of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) juveniles in the north Patagonian breeding ground.
High-level corruption, not a few dissidents, is the main threat to communist Cuba
Corruption at the highest levels of government - not the meddling of a small band of dissidents - is the greatest threat to Cuba's communist system, a leading academic said in a highly unusual opinion posted Thursday on a state Web site.
