| | Apple beats Wall St. view, shares up 4 percent | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc reported slightly better-than-expected fiscal third quarter revenue of $35.3 billion on solid sales of its flagship iPhone, sending its shares up 4 percent. | | | KKR to finance $3.9 billion Gardner Denver deal at record low rates | NEW YORK (Reuters) - KKR & Co LP on Tuesday secured the cheapest borrowing rates it ever got to fund a leveraged buyout, which could cut hundreds of millions of dollars from interest it will pay to finance its $3.9 billion takeover of Gardner Denver Inc , banking sources said. | | | | | | Witness bolsters SEC case against Fabrice Tourre | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A key witness in the fraud trial of former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre said Tuesday she believed hedge fund Paulson & Co Inc planned to invest in a 2007 mortgage deal at the center of the trial. | | | | | | Wall St. commodity trade in spotlight at Senate hearing | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's multibillion-dollar commodity trading operations came under the political spotlight on Tuesday as a powerful Senate committee questioned whether commercial banks should control oil pipelines, power plants and metals warehouses. | | | | | | Lockheed hopes for next Pentagon deal on F-35 jets soon | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Co is making "good progress" in negotiations with the Pentagon about the next two batches of F-35 fighter jets and hopes to reach agreement soon, Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson said on Tuesday. | | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |