May 25 (Bloomberg) — Bhavesh Chauhan, senior analyst at Angel Broking Ltd., talks about Tata Steel Ltd.’s financial results, which will be released later today. Tata Steel, India’s biggest maker of the alloy, may say profit rose 22 percent to 17.8 billion rupees, according to the average of 11 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Chauhan speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Scott Licamele, a consultant for Emerging Markets Investment Advisory, and Bloomberg’s Ryan Chilcote talk about BP Plc’s agreement with Russian state oil producer OAO Rosneft to form a global strategic alliance. BP will take 9.5 percent of Rosneft shares after the agreement and the Russian company will hold 5 percent of BP, valued at $7.8 billion, according to a statement released during a signing ceremony in London. The companies agreed to develop three blocks in Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Licamele and Chilcote talk with Pimm Fox and Julie Hyman on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — David Kirkpatrick, author of “The Facebook Effect,” and John Aiken, head of equity research at ITG Research, talk about the possibility that Facebook Inc. will hold an initial public offering. Facebook received a $500 million investment from Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — Lou Kerner, a social-media analyst at Wedbush Securities Inc., talks about Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s reported investment in Facebook Inc. Facebook raised $500 million from Goldman and Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, the New York Times reported. Kerner speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) — Natasha Boyden, analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, talks about the outlook for shipping and tanker stocks, including Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. and Diana Shipping Inc. Boyden talks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg’s “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks about his discussions with US President Barack Obama and other Southeast Asian leaders. Najib also discusses China’s currency policy and religious fundamentalism. He speaks from New York with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) — Mark Konyn, chief executive officer of RCM Asia Pacific Ltd., talks about the outlook for China’s stock market and economy. Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for the fourth consecutive day, as better-than-estimated jobs data in the US eased concern that global economic growth is faltering. Konyn also discusses emerging market stocks and the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the US He speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — Andy Brown, head of Asian financial institutions research at UBS AG in Hong Kong, talks about the outlook for Chinese banks. Bank of Communications Ltd. and China Merchants Bank Co. are expected to announce financial results today
June 21 (Bloomberg) — Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC Holdings Plc, talks with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin about China’s currency policy. China said on June 19 it will allow a more flexible yuan, signaling an end to the currency’s two-year-old peg to the dollar a week before a Group of 20 summit in Toronto. Qu, speaking from Hong Kong, the outlook for China’s economy and the nation’s demand for US Treasuries. (Source: Bloomberg)
Newspapers/Website: As part of a massive overhaul of college assistance programs supported by President Obama’s health care success, private lenders and banks could lose a $70B a year student loan business, the Associated Press reports…US oil giant ConocoPhillips (COP) has told OAO Lukoil Holdings (LUKOY) that it plans to sell as much as half its 20% stake in the Russian oil producer, Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov said. The plan marks a weakening of one of the few big partnerships US energy companies have forged in oil-rich Russia, reports the Wall Street Journal…Dell (DELL) said that it aims to grow its services business in China as hardware profits have dwindled throughout the broader technology sector, reports the Wall Street Journal…PepsiCo (PEP) told an investor meeting that it’s investing heavily in the search for natural, no-calorie sweeteners like stevia, the Associated Press reports…The Ontario Court of Appeals will reportedly be asked by Canwest Global Communications to expedite the challenge by Goldman Sachs (GS) of the conditional sale of the company’s television assets to Shaw Communications (SJR), reports the Financial Post.