EM ASIA DEBT-Spreads narrow to 2-wk lows on bargain hunting (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

By Jun Ebias

Gold Hawk Announces Share Consolidation Effective Date and New Trading Symbol (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA– – Gold Hawk Resources Inc. announces today that the Company’s share consolidation will be effective on December 17, 2009.

Queensland Minerals Ltd. Announces Postponement of AGM, Share Consolidation and Debt Settlement (Marketwire)

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – Dec. 2, 2009) – Queensland Minerals Ltd. (“Queensland” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:QML) announces that it has postponed its annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders, which was previously scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (Montreal time) on Thursday, December 17, 2009, to 10:00 a.m. (Montreal time) on Friday, January 8, 2010, in order to provide adequate …

Queensland Minerals Ltd. Announces Postponement of AGM, Share Consolidation and Debt Settlement (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC– – Queensland Minerals Ltd. announces that it has postponed its annual general meeting of shareholders, which was previously scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2009, to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010, in order to provide adequate time for the dissemination of a supplement to the management information circular of the Company dated November 16, 2009 and …

Has debt freeze exposed Dubai mirage? (CNN)

Dubai sent investors reeling Thursday after asking creditors to freeze the debt repayments of one of its biggest holding companies, Dubai World.

Lenders Can Use Debt to Buy Philly Newspapers – DealBook Blog …

Secured creditors of Philadelphia’s major daily newspapers can use the $300 million debt they’re owed to bid for the company in a bankruptcy auction, a judge ruled Thursday.

Bankruptcy judge: Creditors can use $300M debt to bid for …

Lenders can use debt to buy Philly newspapersPHILADELPHIA — Secured creditors of Philadelphia’s major daily newspapers can use the $300 million debt they’re owed to bid for the company in a bankruptcy auction, a judge ruled Thursday.

EM ASIA DEBT-Indonesia, Philippine bonds rally to record highs (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Indonesian and Philippine bonds hit record highs on Thursday and the cost of insuring their debt tumbled after a surprise profit announcement from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc stoked investors’ appetite for risky assets.

Global credit agency warns Treasury on debt (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Global credit ratings agency Fitch on Thursday warned the Treasury over the state of the economy, saying it could endanger Britain’s creditworthiness if public debt is not brought down.

Global ratings agency warns top economies on debt (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Global ratings agency Fitch on Thursday warned top economies including the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Spain could endanger their creditworthiness if they do not bring down public debt.