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0747 EST 13Nov2009-FBR upgrades tanker sector to "overweight"
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FBR Capital Markets on Friday upgraded the tanker sector to
"overweight," expected "marked improvement in the supply/demand
balance in 2010."
The firm expects day rates for very large crude carriers to
increase from $29,000 in 2009 to $37,000 in 2011.
As part of its call, FBR upgraded Frontline Ltd to
"outperform," saying the company was "best positioned to
capture the coming strength."
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0738 EST 13Nov2009-Futures up ahead of data on consumers
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U.S. stock index futures were up on Friday, following a
sell-off in Thursday's session, as investors awaited data on
consumer spending.
Some positive corporate earnings results, including from
Dow component Walt Disney Co late Thursday, also lifted
sentiment.
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Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 11 points
while S&P 500 futures gained 2.9 points and Nasdaq 100
futures were up 3.25 points.
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0734 EST 13Nov2009-Dollar General IPO prices at low end of
range
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Dollar General Corp late Thursday priced shares in
its initial public offering at $21 each, the low end of an
expected range.
The discount retailer, which is almost entirely owned by
private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, had
expected the shares to sell for between $21 and $23 each.
Dollar General and KKR sold a total of 34.1 million shares,
yielding gross proceeds of $716.1 million in the IPO.
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0727 EST 13Nov2009-Dell to introduce smartphone based on
Android
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Dell Inc said on Friday it will sell smartphones
equipped with Google Inc's Android mobile software.
The company plans to sell its new Mini 3 smartphones
through Claro, part of the America Movil network, and
China Movil. Details on the phones will be announced when the
devices are available in stores around late November for China
Mobile and around the end of the year for Claro, it said.
Shares of Dell closed Thursday at $15.45.
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0724 EST 13Nov2009-Bain in $1.1 bln deal for Citi Bellsystem:
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Bain Capital is finalizing a roughly $1.1 billion deal to
buy Citigroup's Bellsystem 24 unit, three sources
familiar with the matter said.
It would be the largest buyout by a foreign private equity
firm in Japan in nearly two years.
Bellsystem 24 is Citigroup's Japanese telemarketer
division.
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Shares of Citi rose 2 cents to $4.08 in premarket trading.
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0721 EST 13Nov2009-Crude oil edges higher as dollar slips
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December crude futures edged higher on Friday, lifted by
renewed weakness in the U.S. dollar, though rising fuel
inventory levels limited gains.
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The stock was up 0.2 percent to $77.05 per barrel.
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0716 EST 13Nov2009-Liberty Global to buy Unitymedia for $5.2
bln
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Liberty Global on Friday agreed to buy Unitymedia
from a private equity group for $5.2 billion.
The sale by a shareholder group led by BC Partners and Apollo comprises $3 billion in equity and $2.2
billion in debt, and is the largest private-equity exit in
Europe this year.
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Shares of Liberty closed Thursday at $23.10.
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