HFF Inc (HF): * HFF ARRANGES $145M FINANCING ON BEHALF OF SUNROAD ENTERPRISES FOR SAN DIEGO APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) reported a 16 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, saying a U.S. government shutdown, maintenance disruptions and the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX jets knocked $150 million off its bottom line.
Violent winds of up to 140 kph lashed the East African island nation of Comoros overnight, killing three people, authorities said on Thursday, as tropical Cyclone Kenneth swept toward flood-battered Mozambique and southern Tanzania. The region was pounded by Cyclone Idai last month; the storm and subsequent flooding killed more than 1,000 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
* Spot gold may bounce towards $1,284 -analyst. * SPDR gold holdings fall to over 6-month low. By Sethuraman N R. Gold inched higher on Thursday as weak economic data rekindled global growth fears, while bullion's recovery from four-month lows and an improved technical picture prompted some investors to cover their short positions.
Norway's $1.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has bought seven logistics properties in the United States, Spain and the Netherlands together with its partner Prologis (PLD), the fund's manager said on Thursday.
Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said tackling climate change can bring economic benefits as activists blocked key parts of London's financial district on the final day of protests that have caused mass disruption in London. "It's important that we take climate issues seriously," Fox said in parliament on Thursday.
* Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank merger talks expected to fail. * UK homebuilders fall after Taylor Wimpey's (TWODF) outlook. * UBS rises; Swedbank and Barclays (BCS) drop after results. By Medha Singh and Agamoni Ghosh.
Ukraine's parliament approved a law on Thursday that grants special status to the Ukrainian language and makes it mandatory for public sector workers, despite opposition from the country's large Russian-speaking minority who feel it is discriminatory.
The head of Germany's BdB banking association said on Thursday that a merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank did not make sense and added that the German economy was big enough to accommodate several big banks.
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