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Investor group in talks to buy GM building: WSJ (Reuters)

A group of investors is in talks to buy the General Motors building in Manhattan and up to three other properties from New York developer Harry Macklowe for $3.6 billion to $3.9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.

[$$] For MacFarlane Partners, Soured Land Deal Strains Its Long Ties With Calpers (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


[$$] Turnpike Deal Gets Bumpy (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


[$$] Trouble Hid in the Hedges (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


MF Global, Ltd. F4Q08 (Quarter End 03/31/2008) Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)


ArcelorMittal buys 14.9 percent of Macarthur (AP)

Shares of Macarthur Coal Ltd. surged Wednesday after ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, bought a 14.9 percent stake in the miner and opened discussions about another transaction.

Wall Street faces losses from ineffective hedges: report (at MarketWatch)


[$$] UBS Divests Mortgage Assets To BlackRock at Steep Discount (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


ArcelorMittal buys 14.9 pct of miner Macarthur (AP)

Shares of Macarthur Coal surged Wednesday after ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, bought a 14.9 percent stake in the miner to lock up raw materials.

E*Trade Increases Authorized Shares to 1.2 Billion (at Seeking Alpha)