WELLINGTON, May 8- Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Wednesday. Aaron Gilmore texts to lawyer revealed: The National Party has been shown text messages from Aaron Gilmore that appear to contradict assurances he gave Prime Minister John Key.
WELLINGTON, May 7- Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Tuesday. Aaron Gilmore to face Parliament today: Shamed National MP Aaron Gilmore has been told to front up in public and to his colleagues today to explain his boozy behaviour last Saturday, but he is unlikely to be kicked out of the party.
May 3- Beazer Homes USA Inc:. For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/US Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/US Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 3- Beazer Homes USA Inc:. *Compass Point raises to neutral from sell; target price to $19.50 from $15. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 3- Beazer Homes USA Inc:. *JMP Securities raises to market perform from market underperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
**APPLE INC, $447.94, up 2 pct. William Blair& Co analyst Anil Doradla said the bond oversubscription showed investor confidence in Apple, adding that shareholders will get these benefits, and that capital allocation is driving the shares up. **AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $2.69, down 49 pct.
**GENERAL MOTORS CO, $31.5, up 4 pct. **VISA INC, $170.8, up 3 pct. **FACEBOOK INC, $28.17, up 3 pct.
**GENERAL MOTORS CO, $31.5, up 4 pct. **VISA INC, $170.8, up 3 pct. **FACEBOOK INC, $28.17, up 3 pct.
Wall Street was set to open slightly higher Thursday as an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank and better-than-expected weekly jobless claims data in the U.S. boosted investors' appetite for risky assets. **GENERAL MOTORS CO, Wednesday close $30.18, up 4 pct premarket. **VISA INC, Wednesday close $166.02, up 3 pct premarket.
NEW YORK, May 2- Beazer Homes USA Inc:. *Shares up 5.7 percent in premarket trading after results. ( (New York Treasury Desk; Tel: 223 6300)).
May 2- Buzzi Unicem SpA:. *Bernstein cuts to market perform from outperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
U.S. stocks extended their advance on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 1 percent, led by gains in shares of Apple and Gilead Sciences. **GILEAD SCIENCES INC, $52.88, up 5 pct.
WELLINGTON, May 2- Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Thursday. House sale may aid Hanover investors: The NZ $12 million at stake in a High Court stoush between Mark Hotchin and a trust benefiting his five children could eventually end up in the hands of Hanover investors.
WELLINGTON, May 1- Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Wednesday. Turners& Growers abandons appeal: Turners& Growers'.
April 29- Buzzi Unicem SpA:. *Davy Research cuts to underperform from neutral. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
CHICAGO, April 26 Credit metrics of speculative grade issuers have stabilized and show signs of plateauing, according to Fitch Ratings' in its latest installment of the' Leveraged Finance Stats Quarterly- Fourth Quarter 2012.' Fitch does not view the incremental leverage experience in the fourth quarter and expected in the first quarter to be either outside of expected rating levels or indicative of a deteriorating credit environment.