HALISTER: United Airlines Says It Suspended Pilot, Investigating Comments

United Airlines Says It Suspended Pilot, Investigating Comments

(Bloomberg) -- Pilot has been suspended, pending an investigation, airline says in Twitter post. “We are appalled by his threatening comments,” United says in Tweet
  • West Virginia lawmaker Michael Folk made threatening comments toward Hillary Clinton, CNN says
  • Folk is employed by United Airlines
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UAL US (United Continental Holdings Inc)

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Hillary Clinton (United States of America)

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HALISTER: Bloated Yahoo May Face Job Cuts After Sale of Internet Assets

Bloated Yahoo May Face Job Cuts After Sale of Internet Assets

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YHOO US (Yahoo! Inc)
VZ US (Verizon Communications Inc)

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Brett Harriss (G.research Inc)
Daniel Gilbert (Quicken Loans Inc)
Eric Jackson (SpringOwl Asset Management LLC)
Ken Goldman (JPMorgan Chase & Co)
Kenneth Goldman (Yahoo! Inc)

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HALISTER: VW Promises Compensation to U.S. Dealers on Diesel Engines: DJ

VW Promises Compensation to U.S. Dealers on Diesel Engines: DJ

(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen promised compensation to hundreds of U.S. dealers affected by diesel cheating, Dow Jones reports, citing unidentified dealers who met a management board member of co.’s U.S. unit Friday.
  • June’s $15b settlement includes buyback, repair of ~500,000 diesel vehicles sold in U.S., additional 12,000 not sold by dealers; program may start in Oct., run through Dec. 2018
  • Volkswagen declined to comment to Dow Jones on agreements with U.S. dealers
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VOW GR (Volkswagen AG)

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HALISTER1: GBP 2Y Swap May Rise to 67bps Gap Zone Amid BOE Inaction: Charts

GBP 2Y Swap May Rise to 67bps Gap Zone Amid BOE Inaction: Charts

(Bloomberg) -- GBP 2-year swap rate may extend rise toward Brexit day breakdown area of 66/68bps as downside momentum has abated, Bloomberg technical analyst Sejul Gokal writes.
  • See chart
  • Upside target at 66/68bps -- June 24 high, June 14 low; additional Fibonacci resistance at 70bps
  • MACD crossing higher from extreme lows
  • Slow-stochastics rising and configured bullishly
  • This past week’s TD combo 13 ‘buy’ and the DeMark perfected buy-setup on the weekly chart in the period through July 8 also helps keep s-t focus higher
  • NOTE: GBP-USD 2Y Swap Spread bouncing from 2008 Trendline
  • NOTE: GBP/USD spot may squeeze to 1.35-1.36: MORE
  • NOTE: Sejul Gokal is a technical strategist who writes for Bloomberg. The observations he makes are his own and are not intended as investment advice.
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HALISTER: Infracapital Hires Citigroup for Energy Meter Co. Sale: Times

Infracapital Hires Citigroup for Energy Meter Co. Sale: Times

(Bloomberg) -- Calvin Capital, which is installing smart energy meters under GBP11b U.K. plan, has been put up for sale with a GBP1b price tag, Sunday Times reports, without saying how it obtained information.
  • Co., which trades as Meter Fit, has already installed more than 6m devices; owner Infracapital, a specialist investment arm of Prudential, recently hired Citigroup to auction business
  • Calvin and Macquarie Energy Leasing dominate British smart meter industry
  • Govt mandated smart-meter rollout expected to be completed by 2021
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C US (Citigroup Inc)
PRU LN (Prudential PLC)
PE07549 LN (Infracapital Partners II LP)
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HALISTER: Italy Hires JPMorgan for EU50b ‘Bad Bank’ Plan: S. Telegraph

Italy Hires JPMorgan for EU50b ‘Bad Bank’ Plan: S. Telegraph

(Bloomberg) -- Italian govt appoints JPMorgan to work on plans to set up bank to buy troubled loans from the country’s lenders at ~20% of face value, Sunday Telegraph reports, without saying where it got the information.
  • EU10b of public money could be used to buy NPLs, taking “bad” assets with a face value of ~EU50b, allowing banks to start giving out more good loans: newspaper
  • EU may oppose plan because it doesn’t want taxpayers bailing out banks before private investors absorb any losses; other ideas are being considered to help Italian banks
  • JPMorgan declined to comment: newspaper
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