SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed commodity firms Olam International Ltd, Noble Group Ltd and Wilmar International Ltd are cutting capital expenditure, making more selective acquisitions and seeking partnerships to weather volatile marke

SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed commodities trader Noble Group Ltd posted a 62 percent fall in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday, saying the challenging operating environment had hurt its margins.

NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' former senior physical metals trader Scott Evans will join Noble Group as the Hong Kong-based commodity trading house expands its base metals operations.

NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' formersenior physical metals trader Scott Evans will join Noble Group as the Hong Kong-based commodity trading house expandsits base metals operations.

Forrester Research (FORR)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 24, 2013 04:30 PM ETExecutivesGeorge Colony - Chairman of the Board, President and CEOMike Doyle - CFO and TreasurerKelley Hippler - SVPAnalystsVincent Colicchio - Noble Financial Group Matt Hill -

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SeaChange International (SEAC)Q4 2013 Earnings CallApril 10, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesMonica GouldRaghavendra Rau - Chief Executive Officer and DirectorAnalystsMichael A. Kupinski - Noble Financial Group, Inc., Research DivisionTodd T. Mitchell - Brea

SeaChange International (SEAC)F4Q 2013 Earnings CallApril 10, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesMonica Gould - Investor Relations, The Blueshirt GroupRaghavendra Rau - Chief Executive Officer and DirectorAnalystsMichael A. Kupinski - Noble Financial Group, Inc

April 5 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

This weekend in Barron's online: a Penta asset-allocation survey, the Dow ready to hit a record high, and the prospects for Barnes & Noble, Danone, Forestar Group and Asian markets.

SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed commoditiesfirm Noble Group Ltd reported a 9 percent rise in 2012net profit as the strong performance in its energy and metalssegments offset the weaker agriculture environment.

News of takeover bids caused action on Monday as Barnes & Noble Inc. and Elan Corp. gained in premarket trade and CME Group Inc. trended on Twitter.

SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Singapore's WilmarInternational Ltd announced better-than-expectedfourth-quarter net profit and a joint venture with fellowcommodities firm Noble Group Ltd for Papua-focusedpalm projects.

Singapore shares were little changed by midday as weaknessin commodity stocks such as Noble Group was offset bysmall gains in market heavyweight Singapore Telecommunications.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc expects toshut down as many as a third of its retail stores over the nextdecade, Mitchell Klipper, chief executive of the company'sretail group, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Singapore shares rose slightly, led by commodities firmNoble Group Ltd, but OCBC Investment Research advisedinvestors to watch out for the upcoming corporate results and anexpected fall in trading due to Chinese New Year in February.

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Noble Investments (UK) PLC : * Acquisition of the fine art auction group limited * maximum value of the consideration payable pursuant to theOffer will not exceed £5.48 million

Coin and stamp dealer’s auction business trebled its profits in the 12 months to August 31, pushing pre-tax profit at a group level up to £3.7m

Singapore shares slipped to the lowest in more than twomonths, weighed by Noble Group Ltd following reportsthat its vice-chairman, Harry Banga, is selling up to 225million shares in the commodities trader.

Singapore shares rose by midday, snapping two sessions oflosses, buoyed by positive data from the U.S. overnight andgains in commodity trader Noble Group Ltd and GlobalLogistic Properties Ltd...

Shares of Noble Group Ltd rose as much as 2.8percent after analysts raised their target prices for thecommodity trader on expectations of an earnings improvement.

SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Australia's Arrium fell as much as 15 percent on Thursday after aconsortium including POSCO and Noble Group dropped their A$1.2 billion takeover approach for the steel andiron ore company after being rejected by th

South Korean steel producer Posco (005490.SE) and Hong Kong-based commodities trader Noble Group Ltd. (N21.SG) are abandoning a proposed takeover of Arrium Ltd. (ARI.AU), after the steel and iron ore producer spurned a raised bid valued at almost 1.2

Australia's Arrium rejected a sweetened A$1.2 billion ($1.24 billion) takeover offer from a consortium including Noble Group and POSCO , saying the 17 percent increase still undervalued the firm.

The Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker Arrium described the takeover approach from a consortium led by the Hong Kong-based Noble Group and South Korean steelmaker Posco as opportunistic, dismissing it as undervaluing the company.

Iron-ore and steel producer Arrium Ltd. (ARI.AU) has rejected as "opportunistic" a roughly US$1 billion takeover bid from Korean steel producer Posco (005490.SE), commodities trader Noble Group Ltd. (N21.SG) and others that would take advantage of a

A consortium including Noble Group and Posco has bid A$1.01 billion ($1.04 billion) for Australian mining and steel company Arrium, joining a string of firms aiming to cash in on a drop in the value of resource firms due to tumbling commodities price

A consortium including Noble Group and Posco has bid A$1.01 billion ($1.04 billion) for Australian mining and steel company Arrium, joining a string of firms aiming to cash in on a drop in the value of resource firms due to tumbling commodities price

* Arrium shares soar as much as 29 percent to one month high

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed commoditiesfirm Noble Group Ltd said on Monday it is part of aconsortium that has made a formal approach to the board ofArrium Ltd to potentially acquire the Australianresources company.

SYDNEY, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A consortium including Noble Group and Posco has bid A$1.01 billion ($1.04billion) for Australian mining and steel company Arrium, joining a string of firms aiming to cash in on a dropin the value of resource firms due to tu

Singapore shares were higher, snapping a four-day losingstreak, with commodities trader Noble Group Ltd andcontainer shipping company Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) among the biggest gainers on the index.

Maybank Kim Eng said its top pick among the Singaporecommodities traders was Noble Group Ltd as it saw anearnings recovery story in the current financial year, as wellas a more diversified...

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(Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Incsaid on Tuesday that John Lewis , Britain's biggest department store group, will be its first partner in the push to sell its Nook electronic readers in Britain.

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said onTuesday that John Lewis, Britain's biggest departmentstore group, will be its first partner in the push to sell itsNook electronic readers in Britain.

Singapore shares were slightly lower, largely in line with regional bourses, but commodities firm Noble Group Ltd outperformed the market after news that it is gearing up for its biggest push in decades into the base metals market.

Bookseller Barnes & Noble narrowed its losses for the first fiscal quarter on improved results from its consumer stores group, ignited by the "Fifty Shades of Grey" erotic trilogy.

Improved results from Barnes & Noble Inc.'s (BKS) consumer stores group, ignited by the racy, hugely popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" erotic trilogy, enabled the bookseller to narrow its losses for the first fiscal quarter.

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock marketswere mixed on Thursday with Malaysia falling after six days ofgains and Singapore eking out slim gains led by commoditiesstocks such as Noble Group Ltd.Malaysia's main index finished down 0.22

* Moody's says that Noble Group Limited's H1 2012 operating results were broadly in linewith expectations and will have no immediate impact on its Baa3 rating and negative outlook.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Singapore's key index rose to its highest in nearly a week,supported by gains in commodity firm Noble Group Ltd after it reported stronger quarterly earnings.

Shares of commodity trader Noble Group rose asmuch as 5.4 percent to an eight-week high after it reportedstrong quarterly earnings and several brokerages raised theirtarget prices on the firm.

Aim-listed explorer’s funding for the next phase of its drilling programme has been secured with the agreement reached with the US group

Natural gas production began Wednesday at one of the satellite fields of Israel's large Yam Tethys offshore gas reserve, said Delek Group Ltd. (DLEKG.TV), whose subsidiaries are partners in the field with U.S.-based Noble Energy Inc. (NBL).

CHICAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - Earlier this month, executivesat Hong Kong-based commodity trader Noble Group talkedwith a Kansas agricultural economist about their ambitions tojoin the biggest wave of industry consolidation in more than adecade.

Several brokers upgraded their ratings on Noble Group Ltd, citing an improved outlook after the Singapore-listedcommodities company posted its first-quarter results.

Several brokers upgraded their ratings on Noble Group Ltd, citing an improved outlook after the Singapore-listedcommodities company posted its first-quarter results.

Microsoft is challenging Amazon and Apple in the fast-growing ebook market with a $300 millioninvestment in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that willgive the software group its own stake in a...