Business News Emerson Electric Co. Awarded

Sep 20th, 2012

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Emerson Process Management, a global business of EMR, has been awarded a $21 million contract to provide integrated control and safety systems for a new BP floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The new vessel, which will replace the existing Schiehallion FPSO, forms part of the North Sea Quad 204 project that will access the remaining hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, located approximately 130 kilometers west of Shetland, U.K. In addition to serving as the main automation contractor for the Quad 204 FPSO, Emerson Process Management is also

Sep 19th, 2012

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) CVX reported further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Greater Gorgon Area, located in the Carnarvon Basin, a premier hydrocarbon basin. The Satyr-2 exploration discovery well confirmed approximately 128 feet (39 meters) of net gas pay. The well is located in the WA-374-P permit area approximately 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Barrow Island off the Western Australian coast. The well was drilled in 3,570 feet (1,088 meters) of water to a total depth of 12,454 feet (3,796 meters). Satyr-2 is Chevron’s fifteenth discovery in Australia since mid-2009. Chevron is

Sep 18th, 2012

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Emerson Network Power, a business of EMR and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity, and efficiency of critical infrastructure, reported today a strategic partnership with high-performance cloud infrastructure provider Joyent to transform and optimize how physical and logical data center resources are packaged and delivered for public and private clouds. Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, delivers software, hardware, and services that maximize availability, capacity, and efficiency for data centers and healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted industry leade

Sep 17th, 2012

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) WU has signed an agreement with one of the world’s largest banks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), enabling its customers to send or receive money from their online bank accounts on a 24/7 basis around the world through Western Union’s global network. ICBC, ranked as the world’s largest Bank based on capital and third largest based on assets, will work with Western Union to activate the Account Based Money Transfer Service which will allow customers to receive funds in US or RMB currencies. WU is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valu

Sep 16th, 2012

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Sep 14th, 2012

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) AIG reported today the completion of an offering of approximately 636.9 million shares of AIG common stock, par value $2.50 per share (AIG Common Stock) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Treasury received proceeds of approximately $20.7 billion from the sale of AIG Common Stock in the offering. AIG is a leading international insurance organization serving customers in more than 130 countries. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, A

Sep 13th, 2012

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) A reported a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (Telecommunication Metrology Center), or CATR (TMC). The two organizations have agreed to work together on TD-LTE MIMO over-the-air test research. A and CATR (TMC) will focus their collaboration on MIMO OTA standardization using an innovative TD-LTE MIMO OTA two-stage test method, leveraging the strength and expertise of both Agilent and CATR (TMC). Agilent has in-depth knowledge and experience in wireless test solutions, MIMO OTA test solutions, and MIMO OTA performance sim

Sep 12th, 2012

Xerox Corp. (NYSE:XRX) Schneider Electric selected XRX to modernize its IT infrastructure as part of a seven-year, $153 million agreement. XRX will modernize the company’s North American IT infrastructure operations by first consolidating its data centers and managing them with cost-effective, state-of-the-art automated processes that respond to the fluctuating market demands of the energy sector. Xerox also will assume responsibility for running the company’s help desk, which Schneider employees rely on to trouble-shoot daily issues with their computers, including assisting remote employees who use mobile devices.

Sep 11th, 2012

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Citigroup (NYSE:C) MS and C today announced that they have reached agreement for Morgan Stanley to purchase Citi’s 14 percent stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (MSSB), together with the transfer of approximately $5.5 billion of deposits at no premium, at an implied 100 percent valuation of $13.5 billion. (MS Chart) In addition, subject to obtaining the required regulatory approval, Morgan Stanley and Citi have reached agreement with respect to the purchase of Citi’s remaining 35 percent stake in MSSB, inclusive of related deposits of approximately $48 billion, no later t