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Pacific Drilling Announces Proposed Private Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured Notes Due 2020

LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYS: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) (“Pacific Drilling”) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2020 for sale in a private placement to eligible purchasers…

Everyone loves a good turnaround story. This is especially true for investors when it comes to turnaround stocks.
These often-scorned investments can prove a host of doubters wrong and deliver stunning upside as remaining bears turn back into bulls. Yet what happens to a turnaround stock that already has legions of bullish supporters? More importantly, what if a turnaround fails to take root?
Those are the concerns surrounding BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY), the maker of smartphones, tablet computers and other communications gear…

May 7 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas
discusses two exchange-traded products with exposure to
Brazilian bonds. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on
Exchange Traded Funds.

I want to introduce you to a company the mainstream media has completely ignored. But don’t let the lack of attention fool you. It’s the largest and best company in its sector.
It’s the perfect Rust Belt Revival pick-and-shovel play.
We’ll get to the company in a moment. First, let’s take a close look at its industry…

The new shows aren’t bad, but the “pilot” method was always flawed.    

Australia’s central bank made waves this morning by cutting key interest rates to record lows. But while Australia was a reasonably safe place to hide out during the depths of the economic downturn, and while this rate cut might be a short-term bullish sign, traders invested down under might want to be looking elsewhere right now…

Analysts are projecting a big turnaround in Johnson Controls’ margins, but that the downside risks are meaningful    

How do you heat water? an electric HW heater 50 gal will use aprox $500 per yr. or about 94 kwh per week with ‘average use’.A modern refrigerator uses about $35 per yr.Heating and cooling, depends on usage, location and time of year and equipment.