BMW said in a preliminary statement that it had suffered from write-downs related to the reduced value of leased cars and bad debts in addition to severance packages for employees.
The bank, based in Paris, said in a preliminary statement that its net banking income would be hurt by the negative impact from credit default swaps "used to hedge its loan portfolio, and from debt instruments issued by the group and booked at fair value".
Though the group will not release a full report of its findings until a Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva in September, each member read from a lengthy preliminary statement that touched on mass incarceration, police brutality, lack of housing, and the US government's failure to ratify a number of international human rights treaties.
As it prepares to merge with Talbots, women's apparel retailer J. Jill Group has filed a preliminary proxy statement that offers a blow-by-blow timeline of Liz Claiborne's long and ultimately failed attempt to buy the company.
Before the hearing, Mr. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management filed a preliminary proxy statement that reiterated their effort to replace Dell's board.
The fee was disclosed in a preliminary proxy statement that Wrigley filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday after the close of trading.
Sony said Monday in a preliminary financial statement that it expected to report a net loss of 260 billion yen ($3.2 billion) for the year ended March 31 , 2011— a sharp reversal from a previous forecast of a 70 billion yen profit.
Shares of the German chemicals maker BASF rose 6.2% in Frankfurt after it said in a preliminary earnings statement that third-quarter sales and earnings had fallen on the year but had improved on the previous quarter, suggesting that demand was recovering gradually.
While the chairmen of the law firms said the discussions were preliminary, they said in statements that given the possibilities of such a tie-up, holding talks made sense.
Preliminary statements from OSC also indicate that they were not picking up any engine anomalies.
