Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff selling assets - BusinessWeek (Stock Trading)
Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff selling assets - BusinessWeek
| Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff selling assets BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 2:38 PM ET Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. is selling its radio and cable television businesses in separate deals for nearly $2 billion in the continuing breakup of a family-owned conglomerate that had no heirs willing to take over. Cumulus Media to Buy Susquehanna Radio for $1.2 Bln (Update4) Susquehanna to sell media assets |
Barrick Gold to Buy Placer Dome for $9.2 Bln - BusinessWeek
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Barrick Gold to Buy Placer Dome for $9.2 Bln BusinessWeek - Barrick Gold (ABX ) said it will offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Placer Dome (PDG ) in a deal valued at about $9.2 billion, at $20.50 in cash or 0.7518 of Barrick Gold shares plus 5 cents per share cash per Placer share. Barrick Gold Offers $9.2B for Placer Dome Barrick offers $9.2bn for Placer Dome |
Telefonica to buy O2 PLC in $31.4B deal - BusinessWeek
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Telefonica to buy O2 PLC in $31.4B deal BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 11:20 AM ET Telefonica SA, the Spanish telecommunications powerhouse that has been expanding in Latin America and Eastern Europe, has agreed to buy mobile phone company O2 PLC in a $31.4 billion deal… Telefonica to buy O2 in bid to extend reach Alierta's Telefonica To Buy 02 In $31.4B Deal |
Bankruptcy Costs Slam UAL With $1.77B Loss - ABC News
| Bankruptcy Costs Slam UAL With $1.77B Loss ABC News - Burdened by the heavy costs of reworking its airplane leases and contracts, United Airlines' parent company reported a record $1.77 billion loss… Reorg Costs Keep UAL Deep In The Red UPDATE 3-UAL quarterly loss widens on restructuring costs |
Dade County lifts post-Wilma curfew - Miami Herald
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Dade County lifts post-Wilma curfew Miami Herald - Miami-Dade County officials on Monday lifted the night-time curfew that has been in place since Hurricane Wilma slammed South Florida a week ago. Wilma limits trick-or-treating in Fla. Emergency rooms swamped after Wilma |
FCC approves SBC-AT&T, Verizon-MCI mergers - BusinessWeek
 Seattle Times |
FCC approves SBC-AT&T, Verizon-MCI mergers BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 4:14 PM ET Regulators agreed Monday to approve SBC Communications' takeover of AT&T and Verizon Communications' purchase of MCI — deals that allow the nation's biggest phone companies to grow bigger — but with conditions. Final Fed Nod For Telecom Mergers FCC approves SBC-AT&T merger |
WTO deadlocked on farm import tariffs - BusinessWeek
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WTO deadlocked on farm import tariffs BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 3:07 PM ET The European Union's latest offer to cut farm import tariffs has failed to break a deadlock among members of the World Trade Organization, who are seeking to hammer out a global trade treaty… EU farm offer helps keep Doha talks moving France still has'serious questions' about EU farm offer |
Merck lawyer says facts don't add up - BusinessWeek
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Merck lawyer says facts don't add up BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 3:46 PM ET Hammering away at a handful of key themes, a lawyer for Merck& Co. urged jurors Monday to absolve the Vioxx manufacturer of liability for a heart attack suffered by an Idaho postal worker… Vioxx verdict looms: All eyes on AC as deliberations set to begin Merck lawyer says Vioxx did not cause heart attack |
UPDATE 3-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln - Reuters
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UPDATE 3-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln Reuters - The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.(BONT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it agreed to buy the northern department store unit of Saks Inc. US stocks up as oil declines Stocks climb on deals and oil below $60 |
PMC Bites a Bit of Agilent - Light Reading
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PMC Bites a Bit of Agilent Light Reading - Once that closes, PMC would purchase what's called the Agilent I/O Solutions division from KKR and Silver Lake for $425 million in cash. PMC-Sierra to buy Agilent unit for $425 mln PMC-Sierra to buy Agilent business for $425 million |
Oil futures settle below $60 a barrel - BusinessWeek
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Oil futures settle below $60 a barrel BusinessWeek - OCT. 31 4:16 PM ET Oil prices settled below $60 a barrel for the first time in three months Monday, as forecasts calling for warmer weather sparked a wave of selling. Oil falls below $60 on demand concern Oil drops below $60 |
P&O soars after bid feelers - Australian Financial Review
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P&O soars after bid feelers Australian Financial Review - Shares in P&O surged more than 30 per cent overnight after it said it had received a preliminary approach from a possible buyer that it did not identify. Takeover Bid For Woods' P&O Sends Shares Soaring P&O shares soar 34 pct on hopes of bidding war |
US spending up on storm payouts - BBC News
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US spending up on storm payouts BBC News - US consumers have been spending the insurance payments received after hurricanes swept the country, boosting spending in September by 0.5%. WRAPUP 1-US consumer spending up, income soars in Sept US real consumer spending falls again in Sept. - UPDATE 4 |
Houlihan hiring spree to follow Orix joint venture - Reuters
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Houlihan hiring spree to follow Orix joint venture Reuters - US investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard& Zukin expects to hire hundreds of people in the next five years as it expands as part of a new joint venture it created with Japan's Orix Corp. Orix to buy US investment bank Orix nears merger deal with Houlihan |
Valero 3Q Profit Doubles; CEO to Depart - ABC News
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Valero 3Q Profit Doubles; CEO to Depart ABC News - SAN ANTONIO Oct 31, 2005 - Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. said Monday its profit more than doubled in the third quarter, lifted by a steep rise in energy prices and refined product margins, and the company… Valero 3rd-Qtr Profit Surges; Greehey to Step Down (Update6) Valero Energy Outlook Trimmed |
Dell Says 3rd-Qtr Revenue Missed Company's Forecasts (Update1) - Bloomberg
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Dell Says 3rd-Qtr Revenue Missed Company's Forecasts (Update1) Bloomberg - Dell Inc., the world's biggest personal-computer maker, said third-quarter sales missed forecasts because demand from US consumers and UK businesses fell short of its expectations. Dell lowers third-quarter forecast Dell lowers third-quarter forecast |