MEXICO CITY, May 7- The family that holds a large stake in Mexican homebuilder Homex has been selling shares to meet margin calls on loans, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. The De Nicolas family's stake in the company shrank to 22.57 percent on May 3 from 27.53 percent last month, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
MEXICO CITY, May 7- The family that holds a large stake in struggling Mexican homebuilder Homex has been selling shares to meet margin calls on loans, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. The De Nicolas family's stake in the company shrank to 22.57 percent on May 3 from 27.53 percent last month, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 3- CBOE Holdings Inc, which runs the oldest U.S. stock-options trading venue, said on Friday that quarterly earnings rose on a trading surge of its lucrative contracts for two of the most closely watched stock indexes.
CHICAGO/ SAN FRANCISCO, April 29- A corrupt data file that disrupted the Chicago Board Options Exchange's ability to telegraph what contracts could be traded led to the market's half-day outage last Thursday, according to an options data provider briefed by a CBOE staff member.
The world's busiest options exchange has been closed all day, reports Fast Money trader Jon Najarian. No word yet when the exchange will reopen. "Guys are sitting there scratching their heads, talking with each other trying to figure out what's going on," said Brian Stutland, Stutland Volatility Group. Meanwhile, CNBC's Rick Santelli wonders if the trading systems have gotten too complex.
This options trade took advantage of the panic selling of gold on Friday.
CHICAGO/ SAO PAULO, April 11- An uptick in bullish options trading on the U.S.-listed shares of Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA may suggest that some investors are betting on additional gains in the stock by June amid speculation of a sale of a subsidiary.
April 8- Ron Johnson is out as chief executive of the department store chain J.C. Penney, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a source. The company did not return calls for comment. J.C. Penney shares rose 10.8 percent in after-hours trading after the CNBC report.
An airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:47 PM ETSupply shortages and rising rates are positive for the real estate market, Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack says.