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Stocks Climb on Consumer Spending Data - Leading The Charge

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board - Centre Daily Times

Stocks Climb on Consumer Spending Data - San Francisco Chronicle

Stock markets higher on economic data, Barrick's bid for Placer … - 940 News

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board - San Luis Obispo Tribune

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board - WFAA (subscription)

Stocks Climb on Consumer Spending Data - Black Enterprise

Level 3 to Acquire WilTel in $680M Deal - San Francisco Chronicle

Sprint launches music service, fast network - Leading The Charge

Tamiflu delivery falls short of rising demand - Stuff.co.nz

Names in business news - Canton Repository (subscription)

Foreign business news in brief - Malaysia Star

CNBC to deliver business news to SmarTone-Vodafone - Telecom Paper (subscription)

Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International … - FinFacts Ireland

FinFacts Ireland

Monday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International… FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -3 hours ago By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that Roger Gonzalez, the incoming boss at Readymix, is expected to push forward with…

AME Info expands regional business news coverage - AME Info

AME Info

AME Info expands regionalbusinessnewscoverage AME Info, United Arab Emirates -7 hours ago As part of its ongoing strategy to increase the depth and reach of its Middle East coverage, AME Info, the Middle East business information resource, has grown…

Business News - Danmark.dk

Business news in brief from around New Jersey - Newsday

Business news in brief from around New Jersey - Newsday

Hi, Honey! Here's the business news - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)

BUSINESS NEWS IN OUR COMMUNITIES - Charlotte Observer

Hi, Honey! Here's the business news - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)

BUSINESS NEWS IN OUR COMMUNITIES - Charlotte Observer

Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International … - FinFacts Ireland

FinFacts Ireland

Monday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International… FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -3 hours ago By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that Roger Gonzalez, the incoming boss at Readymix, is expected to push forward with…

Foreign business news in brief - Malaysia Star

AME Info expands regional business news coverage - AME Info

AME Info

AME Info expands regionalbusinessnewscoverage AME Info, United Arab Emirates -7 hours ago As part of its ongoing strategy to increase the depth and reach of its Middle East coverage, AME Info, the Middle East business information resource, has grown…

People in business news - Annapolis Capital

CNBC to deliver business news to SmarTone-Vodafone - Telecom Paper (subscription)

Level3 Acquires WilTel - Light Reading

Hitachi's 2nd-Quarter Profit Falls on Hard-Drive Loss (Update3) - Bloomberg

Barrick in $9.2 bln bid for Placer Dome - ABC News

Montreal Gazette

Barrick in $9.2 bln bid for Placer Dome ABC News -1 hour ago Barrick Gold Corp. bid $9.2 billion for rival Placer Dome Inc. on Monday, a deal that would create one of the world's biggest gold miners with annual output of 8.3 or 8.4 million ounces. US Stocks Advance on Acquisitions; Chiron, Placer Dome ClimbBloomberg Barrick Gold to buy remaining stake in Placer Dome for 9.2 bln usd…Forbes MSN Money -Globe and Mail -MarketWatch -Reuters Canada -all 172 related

UPDATE 1-Astra drug wins"orphan" status for thyroid cancer - Reuters

Chance of rate rise scratched - Australian

MSNBC

Chance of rate rise scratched Australian -2 hours ago WAIT for the sound of the second shoe dropping. The Reserve Bank board will do nothing today - a toast to the winner of the Melbourne Cup will be the board members' most energetic action. Goldilocks man at the FedMail&Guardian Online Alan Greenspan Gives Ben Bernanke Some PointersBloomberg Independent -USA Today -Boston Globe -Originator Times -all 188 related

Orix to buy US investment bank - MarketWatch

CNN

Orix to buy US investment bank MarketWatch -9 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Japan's Orix Corp. is buying US-based international investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zulin in a $500 million deal, the companies said Sunday. Orix to Buy Houlihan for $500 Mln to Expand in US (Update1)Bloomberg Wall Street seen risingMSN Money Reuters -Japan Corporate News (press release) -Dallas Morning News (subscription) -all 35 related

Oil: Prices near $61 as US economy powers ahead - New Zealand Herald

Financial Times

Oil: Prices near $61 as US economy powers ahead New Zealand Herald -20 hours ago Oil held near $61 a barrel after data showed the United States was shrugging off high oil prices and the rapidly expanding Chinese market was burning more fuel. Oil dips under $61Reuters Oil prices lower as OPEC assures it has more than enough spare…Forbes National Post -Gulf Times -BusinessWeek -all 167 related

CI Financial in $254M bid for Clarington Corp. - CBC News

Wilma Limits Trick-Or-Treating in Fla. - Leading The Charge

Washington Post

Wilma Limits Trick-Or-Treating in Fla. Leading The Charge -1 hour ago MIAMI - Lingering safety concerns a week after Hurricane Wilma struck meant a curtailed Halloween Monday for most South Florida children. Two mln Floridians still without power after WilmaReuters Wilma Victims Cope With No ElectricityNBC6.net Indianapolis Star -Clock (subscription) -580 CFRA Radio -Capital News 9 -all 493 related

Telefonica Announces $31.4B O2 PLC Deal - ABC News

RTE Interactive

Telefonica Announces $31.4B O2 PLC Deal ABC News -2 hours ago A pedestrian walks past an O2 shop in London, Monday Oct. 31, 2005. Spanish company Telefonica SA announced Monday it has agreed to buy mobile phone company O2 PLC in a 17.7 billion-pound (26 billion; US$31.4… Telefonica bids $32 bln for O2Reuters Spanish telecoms firm to take over O2Independent Scotsman -Guardian Unlimited -Red Herring -Financial Times -all 276 related

ABN Amro upbeat after strong quarter - MSNBC

Australian Gas acquires hydropower operator - International Herald Tribune

Daily Telegraph

Australian Gas acquires hydropower operator International Herald Tribune -2 hours ago SYDNEY Australian Gas Light, the nation's biggest energy utility, said Monday that it had agreed to buy the hydropower operator Southern Hydro for 1.43 billion Australian dollars and that it would spin off its transmission business to focus on expansion… Releasing bottled-up energySydney Morning Herald (subscription) AGL does the splitsDaily Telegraph Bloomberg -Forbes -Brisbane Courier Mail -Reuters -all 52 related

Briefly: Lamy applauds EU farm offer - International Herald Tribune

Financial Times

Briefly: Lamy applauds EU farm offer International Herald Tribune -18 hours ago A new European Union offer to cut farm tariffs is serious and deserves to be discussed seriously, the World Trade Organization director general, Pascal Lamy, said Sunday. Trade talks make final appealTelegraph.co.uk EUROPEAN UNIONSan Francisco Chronicle Channel News Asia -Independent -The Observer -Seattle Post Intelligencer -all 222 related

Case Closed at Time Warner - TheStreet.com

Boston Globe

Case Closed at Time Warner TheStreet.com -46 minutes ago Steve Case resigned from Time Warner's (TWX:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) board, citing the need to tend to his modestly named new healthcare services company, Revolution. Steve Case Resigns From Time Warner BoardABC News Steve Case resigns from Time Warner boardBusinessWeek CNN -United Press International -Smartmoney.com -Business Times - Malaysia -all 100 related

UPDATE 1-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln - Reuters

CNN/Money

UPDATE 1-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln Reuters -58 minutes ago The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it agreed to buy 142 stores from Saks Inc. (SKS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $1.1 billion in cash, making… Saks to sell 140 storesMarketWatch Saks Incorporated Agrees to Sell Northern Department Store Group…Finanzen.net 9NEWS.com -TheStreet.com -Bizjournals.com -Home Textiles Today -all 77 related

Hitachi's 2nd-Quarter Profit Falls on Hard-Drive Loss (Update3) - Bloomberg

Briefly: Lamy applauds EU farm offer - International Herald Tribune

Financial Times

Briefly: Lamy applauds EU farm offer International Herald Tribune -18 hours ago A new European Union offer to cut farm tariffs is serious and deserves to be discussed seriously, the World Trade Organization director general, Pascal Lamy, said Sunday. Trade talks make final appealTelegraph.co.uk EU's new trade offer is serious, WTO's Lamy saysReuters San Francisco Chronicle -Channel News Asia -Forbes -Independent -all 222 related

Novartis Buys Chiron - Red Herring

Swissinfo

Novartis Buys Chiron Red Herring -1 hour ago Novartis agrees to a price of $5.1 billion for the 58 percent of Chiron it does not own. Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis announced Monday that Chiron s independent directors had unanimously accepted… Novartis to buy rest of Chiron for $5.1BBusinessWeek Novartis takes over Chiron for $5.1 blnReuters Bloomberg -Swissinfo -Forbes -Globe and Mail -all 132 related

Oil dips under $61 - Reuters

Financial Times

Oil dips under $61 Reuters -4 hours ago Oil fell below $61 a barrel on Monday but prices remained stubbornly high as traders were torn between the potential for higher energy costs to curb consumption and the looming season of peak winter fuel demand. Oil prices lower as OPEC assures it has more than enough spare…Forbes Oil futures slip below US$61; OPEC says capacity'more than…National Post Gulf Times -BusinessWeek -all 167 related

Telus is done talking, CEO says - Alaska Highway News

CTV.ca

Telus is done talking, CEO says Alaska Highway News -2 hours ago EDMONTON — Locked-out Telus workers say they will escalate their fight after rejecting a contract offer by the narrowest of margins. Telus workers reject deal with companyCBC British Columbia (Audio) Telus workers reject contractGlobe and Mail Seattle Post Intelligencer -CTV.ca -Vancouver Sun (subscription) -New Ratings -all 43 related

Level3 Acquires WilTel - Light Reading

Wilma Limits Trick-Or-Treating in Fla. - Leading The Charge

Washington Post

Wilma Limits Trick-Or-Treating in Fla. Leading The Charge -1 hour ago MIAMI - Lingering safety concerns a week after Hurricane Wilma struck meant a curtailed Halloween Monday for most South Florida children. Two mln Floridians still without power after WilmaReuters Tying the record for most hurricanes in a season, Wilma wallops…Clock (subscription) 580 CFRA Radio -Capital News 9 -Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Seattle Post Intelligencer -all 493 related

Chance of rate rise scratched - Australian

MSNBC

Chance of rate rise scratched Australian -1 hour ago WAIT for the sound of the second shoe dropping. The Reserve Bank board will do nothing today - a toast to the winner of the Melbourne Cup will be the board members' most energetic action. To Fill His Shoes, Mr. Bernanke, Learn to DanceWashington Post Goldilocks man at the FedMail&Guardian Online Bloomberg -Independent -USA Today -Boston Globe -all 188 related

ABN Amro upbeat after strong quarter - MSNBC

Telefonica Announces $31.4B O2 PLC Deal - ABC News

RTE Interactive

Telefonica Announces $31.4B O2 PLC Deal ABC News -2 hours ago A pedestrian walks past an O2 shop in London, Monday Oct. 31, 2005. Spanish company Telefonica SA announced Monday it has agreed to buy mobile phone company O2 PLC in a 17.7 billion-pound (26 billion; US$31.4… Telefonica bids $32 bln for O2Reuters Spanish telecoms firm to take over O2Independent Red Herring -Financial Times -Ireland Online -Investor's Business Daily (subscription) -all 276 related

Orix to buy US investment bank - MarketWatch

CNN

Orix to buy US investment bank MarketWatch -9 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Japan's Orix Corp. is buying US-based international investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zulin in a $500 million deal, the companies said Sunday. Orix to Buy Houlihan for $500 Mln to Expand in US (Update1)Bloomberg Wall Street seen risingMSN Money Reuters -Japan Corporate News (press release) -Dallas Morning News (subscription) -all 35 related

UPDATE 2-Cumulus, equity firms to buy Susquehanna Radio - Reuters

UPDATE 1-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln - Reuters

CNN/Money

UPDATE 1-Bon-Ton to buy 142 stores from Saks for $1.1 bln Reuters -57 minutes ago The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it agreed to buy 142 stores from Saks Inc. (SKS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $1.1 billion in cash, making… Saks to sell 140 storesMarketWatch Saks Incorporated Agrees to Sell Northern Department Store Group…Finanzen.net 9NEWS.com -TheStreet.com -Bizjournals.com -Home Textiles Today -all 77 related

Rank extends deadline for NZ's Carter Holt bid - Reuters

TVNZ

Rank extends deadline for NZ's Carter Holt bid Reuters -4 hours ago New Zealand's Rank Group Ltd. said on Monday it would extend its takeover bid for forest products company Carter Holt Harvey (CAH. Rank extends Carter Holt takeover offerSydney Morning Herald (subscription) CHH directors request bid extensionStuff.co.nz LaSalute.net -all 9 related

Verizon: Stumbling But Unbowed - BusinessWeek

Washington Post

Verizon: Stumbling But Unbowed BusinessWeek -5 hours ago CEO Ivan Seidenberg knows investors have their doubts. He vows, however, that the telecom giant's investments will pay off in 2006. Transforming Telecom: What Megamergers Bring BusinessInformationWeek Final federal agency set to approve telecom mergersUSA Today News-Leader.com -ABC News -Forbes -Billings Gazette -all 296 related

WM-data exceeds expectations - Ovum

Davenham takes AIM with 90m flotation - Manchester Evening News

Davenham takes AIM with 90m flotation Manchester Evening News, UK -10 minutes ago …Shares will begintradingby the end of November…ago, said AIM had been chosen because it was a more flexible and"less bureaucratic" than the mainstockmarket…

Pilkington Shares Climb as Saint-Gobain Is Touted as Bidder - Bloomberg

Nippon Steel Says Quarterly Profit Higher - Herald News Daily

Nippon Steel Says Quarterly Profit Higher - Orlando Sentinel

Infineon, labor union agree to close plant - BusinessWeek

Japanese Stocks Surge, Dollar Steady - Black Enterprise

Nippon Steel Says Quarterly Profit Higher - Allentown Morning Call

Telefonica Agrees to Purchase O2 for $31.5 Billion (Update3) - Bloomberg

Taiwan Shares Rise Sharply - Schaeffers Research

World Bank and IMF warn French farmers to be flexible - Independent

Metro Toronto

World Bank and IMF warn French farmers to be flexible Independent -10 hours ago The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank yesterday issued a thinly veiled attack on French farmers they believe could derail global trade talks. EU slammed for giving too little on tariffsThe Age (subscription) Briefly: Lamy applauds EU farm offerInternational Herald Tribune San Francisco Chronicle -Telegraph.co.uk -Channel News Asia -Business Day -all 344 related

Soaring profits found in search ads - USA Today

AGL to split into two companies - Brisbane Courier Mail

Telus workers reject deal with company - CBC British Columbia (Audio)

CTV.ca

Telus workers reject deal with company CBC British Columbia (Audio) -4 hours ago Nearly 14,000 Telus employees will remain on the picket line, after members of the Telecommunications Workers Union narrowly rejected a tentative deal that would have ended a three-month-old labour disruption. Telus workers reject proposed contractReuters Canada Canada: TWU Members reject Telus tentative agreementUnion Network International CBC Edmonton -CBC News -all 30 related

Bidding war for P&O as Dubai Ports World launches takeover - Independent

BBC News

Bidding war for P&O as Dubai Ports World launches takeover Independent -10 hours ago P&O, the ports and logistics group, has received a takeover approach which could be worth up to 3bn from Dubai Ports World. It is thought that the move could set off a bidding war for P&O, the only publicly-listed global ports operator. Gulf rival tests the waterTelegraph.co.uk DUBAI VIES TO TAKE OVER UK PORT COMPANYMedia Line This is Money -7DAYS -Peninsula On-line -ic Wales -all 65 related

Nippon Steel's First-Half Profit More Than Doubles (Update4) - Bloomberg

Merck Watching Vioxx Verdict - All Headline News

Rank extends Carter Holt takeover offer - Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)

TVNZ

Rank extends Carter Holt takeover offer Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) -3 hours ago Rank Group Investors Ltd extended its $NZ3.27 billion ($A3.0 billion) takeover offer for Australasian forest products firm Carter Holt Harvey by two weeks. CHH directors request bid extensionStuff.co.nz Rank extends deadline for NZ's Carter Holt bidLaSalute.net TVNZ -Reuters -Bloomberg -all 9 related

Canadian PM says to continue pressure on Washington over softwood - People's Daily Online

CTV.ca

Canadian PM says to continue pressure on Washington over softwood People's Daily Online -9 hours ago Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said on Sunday his government would continue to press the US to respect a NAFTA ruling ordering Washington to drastically cut duties on imported Canadian softwood. Canada to hold firm in US softwood imports dispute - PM MartinForbes US seeks more time, clarification in softwood caseReuters Canada Globe and Mail -National Post -Brandon Sun -all 67 related

Phone, cable TV service still spotty - Miami Herald

Houston Chronicle

Phone, cable TV service still spotty Miami Herald -4 hours ago Though power is slowly being restored, other utilities like phone and cable television may be slower in returning to normal operations. Many Floridians at risk since Wilma cut powerIndianapolis Star School Still Out South Florida SchoolsNews4Jax.com Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel -NBC6.net -LaSalute.net -ABC News -all 527 related

Verizon: Stumbling But Unbowed - BusinessWeek

Washington Post

Verizon: Stumbling But Unbowed BusinessWeek -5 hours ago CEO Ivan Seidenberg knows investors have their doubts. He vows, however, that the telecom giant's investments will pay off in 2006. Final federal agency set to approve telecom mergersUSA Today FCC commissioners make deal with SBC, VerizonNews-Leader.com ABC News -Forbes -Billings Gazette -United Press International -all 296 related

Telefonica to buy O2 in bid to extend reach - Financial Times

This is Money

Telefonica to buy O2 in bid to extend reach Financial Times -1 hour ago Telefonica on Monday agreed to buy O2, the UK-based mobile phone operator for 17.7bn ($31.45bn), as it moved to strengthen its hand in Europe. Spanish telecoms firm to take over O2Independent Telefonica in talks to buy O2 -WSJABC News BBC News -Scotsman -DeHavilland -Investor's Business Daily (subscription) -all 86 related

Fed set to again increase interest rates - Boston Globe

Buffalo News

Fed set to again increase interest rates Boston Globe -2 hours ago The Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, to 4.0 percent, when it holds its policy-setting meeting tomorrow. No irrational exuberance as Greenspan departsGuardian Unlimited 5 Ways The New Fed Chairman Will Be DifferentTIME Bloomberg -Independent -Economic Times -Dallas Morning News (subscription) -all 181 related

Japan bank may end easy monetary policy - San Jose Mercury News

First Horizon National Corp. to Participate in Ryan Beck 2005 Financial Institutions Investor Conference
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — Jerry Baker, president of national financial services for First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN), will speak at the Ryan Beck 2005 Financial Institutions Investor Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be made in the Grand Hyatt Hotel located at Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal in New York. The presentation will be webcast live, and an audio recording of it along with certain presentation materials will be available for 14 days after the conference at http://www.vcall.com/CEPage.asp?ID=96255.

Kaine Inches Ahead In Va. Race, Poll Finds
Democrat Timothy M. Kaine has taken a narrow lead in Virginia's governor's race, buoyed by newfound strength in Northern Virginia's outer suburbs and an electorate turned off by what it considers the negative tone of his Republican opponent, according to a new Washington Post poll. There are…
Michael D. Shear and Claudia Deane

Delta Merging Song with Main Fleet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. will close down its low-cost carrier Song, the bankrupt airline said on Friday, as it focuses on turning around its core operations.

Christian Plumb

Ads May Hurt Kilgore More Than They Help
Democratic media strategists David Eichenbaum and Karl Struble knew the television attack was coming, but they didn't know what form it would take.
Robert Barnes

Gates Foundation Pledges More Toward Malaria Research
NEW YORK — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Sunday that it would sharply increase its investment in malaria research, awarding $258.3 million in grants to hasten ways of preventing and treating the disease.
Justin Gillis