Archive for February, 2006

Stock Trading - Business news in brief - Cincinnati Post

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Business news in brief - Cincinnati Post

Businessnewsin brief
Cincinnati Post, OH -4 hours ago
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved a seven-year, 55 percent tax credit for Cincinnati-based FRCH Design Worldwide to expand its operations in downtown

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

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Tuesday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International
FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -7 hours ago
By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that banks are making massive profits on personal loans because there is a lack of
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Business news briefs - Lansing State Journal

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Lansing State Journal, MI -3 hours ago
ALAIEDON TWP. - Jackson National Life Insurance Co. on Monday announced it was lowering rates on some policies by as much as 23 percent.

Business news briefs: 2/28/06 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Businessnewsbriefs: 2/28/06
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA -11 hours ago
Michael Baker Corp. said yesterday it has received a fourth extension to comply with American Stock Exchange listing requirements.

Business News in Brief - North County Times

BusinessNewsin Brief
North County Times, CA -11 hours ago
HOUSTON —- The former top accountant for Enron Corp.'s profitable trading division said Monday that he improperly raided reserves to increase earnings in mid

Par stock sinks after firm reports steep loss - Crain's New York Business (Stock Trading)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Par stock sinks after firm reports steep loss - Crain's New York Business

Parstocksinks after firm reports steep loss
Crain's New York Business, NY -6 minutes ago
The results sent shares of the Woodcliff Lake, NJ, firm down $3.34, or 10%, to $30.03 in morningtradingon the New YorkStockExchange.

Vail Resorts names new CEO, plans move - Myrtle Beach Sun News

Vail Resorts names new CEO, plans move
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC -6 minutes ago
Its shares rose $1.31, or 4.1 percent, to $33.02 a share in morningtradingon the New YorkStockExchange. Aron announced his resignation on Jan.

Consumer Sentiment Down More Than Expected - Houston Chronicle

Consumer Sentiment Down More Than Expected
Houston Chronicle, United States -5 minutes ago
Stockprices fell as traders worried the stronger-than-expected gross domesticThe Nasdaq composite index fell 27.89 to 2,279.29 in late morningtrading.

Google stock takes hit after CFO comments - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Googlestocktakes hit after CFO comments
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN -7 minutes ago
Thestockhad risen $12.98, or 3.4 percent, intradingMonday to close at $390.38 on the NasdaqStockMarket amid renewed investor optimism about the company's

Stocks slide on economic data - BusinessWeek

Stocks slide on economic data
BusinessWeek -4 minutes ago
Overseas, Japan's Nikkeistockaverage rose for the fourth straight session, edging 0.08 percent higher. In afternoontrading, Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.98

Google Stock Takes Hit After CFO Comments - In-Forum (subscription)

GoogleStockTakes Hit After CFO Comments
In-Forum (subscription), ND -7 minutes ago
Thestockhad risen $12.98, or 3.4 percent, intradingMonday to close at $390.38 on the NasdaqStockMarket amid renewed investor optimism about the company's

Consumer Sentiment Down More Than Expected - In-Forum (subscription)

Consumer Sentiment Down More Than Expected
In-Forum (subscription), ND -7 minutes ago
Stockprices fell as traders worried the stronger-than-expected gross domesticThe Nasdaq composite index fell 27.89 to 2,279.29 in late morningtrading.

Google stock takes hit after CFO comments about slowing growth - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Googlestocktakes hit after CFO comments about slowing growth
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX -6 minutes ago
Thestockhad risen $12.98, or 3.4 percent, intradingMonday to close at $390.38 on the NasdaqStockMarket amid renewed investor optimism about the company's

Par stock sinks after firm reports steep loss - NewYorkBusiness.com

Parstocksinks after firm reports steep loss
NewYorkBusiness.com, New York -7 minutes ago
The results sent shares of the Woodcliff Lake, NJ, firm down $3.34, or 10%, to $30.03 in morningtradingon the New YorkStockExchange.

Witness: Enron's retail unit was a mess - The Conservative Voice (Stock Trading)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Witness: Enron's retail unit was a mess - The Conservative Voice

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The Conservative Voice, NC -8 minutes ago
Skilling faces 31 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insidertradingand lying to auditors, while Lay facesOnly Skilling faces allegations of improperstocksales.

HJ Heinz 3Q Profit Declines 24 Percent - The Kindred Times

HJ Heinz 3Q Profit Declines 24 Percent
The Kindred Times, Utah -10 minutes ago
sauces, soups and beans. Heinz shares rose 6 cents to $37.66 in earlytradingon the New YorkStockExchange New YorkStockExchange.

Witness: Enron's retail unit was a mess - BusinessWeek

Witness: Enron's retail unit was a mess
BusinessWeek -10 minutes ago
Skilling faces 31 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insidertradingand lying to auditors, while Lay facesOnly Skilling faces allegations of improperstocksales.

Economy Grows at Mediocre Pace (Stock Trading) - ABC News

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Economy Grows at Mediocre Pace - ABC News

Economy Grows at Mediocre Pace
ABC News -29 minutes ago
The economy, sagging under the strain of lofty energy prices, grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the final quarter of last year
Economy Grows at Mediocre PaceForbes
Fourth-Quarter Growth Revised HigherSmartmoney.com
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McDonald's Expects $40M Closures Charge - KDKA

McDonald's Expects $40M Closures Charge
KDKA -29 minutes ago
CHICAGO McDonald's Corp. says it will close about 25 restaurants in the United Kingdom during the first quarter amid slumping sales there.

Monsanto settles patent suit for $100 million US - CBC News

Monsanto settles patent suit for $100 million US
CBC News -16 hours ago
Biotechnology giant Monsanto Co. has agreed to pay the University of California more than $100 million US to settle a patent infringement suit.
Monsanto, UC end dairy patent feudSacramento Bee
UC wins $100 million for hormone patentSan Jose Mercury News
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C&W to halve UK workforce over next 4-5 years UPDATE - Forbes

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C&W to halve UK workforce over next 4-5 years UPDATE
Forbes -7 hours ago
LONDON (AFX) - British telecoms group Cable& Wireless PLC said it could slash over half of its UK workforce by the end of the decade in the latest bid to revive its ailing domestic business.
C&W to slash UK workforce by halfSilicon.com
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Existing Home Sales Fall for Fifth Month - Houston Chronicle

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Existing Home Sales Fall for Fifth Month
Houston Chronicle -34 minutes ago
Sales of existing homes fell for a fifth consecutive month in January as the once-sizzling housing market cooled further. The National Association of
US January existing home sales down, supply climbsReuters
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New-home sales lowest in a year - Chicago Sun-Times

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New-home sales lowest in a year
Chicago Sun-Times -5 hours ago
New-home sales in the US fell to the lowest level in a year in January and the number of properties on the market was the most ever, more signs housing is losing its luster after five record years.
New Homes Sold Slower in January; Prices RoseNew York Times
New home sales hit slowest pace in a yearReuters
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The BlackBerry Wrangle Gets Weirder - BusinessWeek

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The BlackBerry Wrangle Gets Weirder
BusinessWeek -7 hours ago
RIM releases documents that it says explain why NTP'S terms are unacceptable. Meanwhile, the judge hints that both sides are in for a shock.
BlackBerry case adjourned amid disappointmentZDNet UK
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Intel announces 300-million-dollar chip factory for Vietnam - Monsters and Critics.com

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Intel announces 300-million-dollar chip factory for Vietnam
Monsters and Critics.com -1 hour ago
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - US computer chip giant Intel Corp announced Tuesday it will build a 300-million-dollar chip assembly factory in Vietnam, a huge boost to Vietnam's ambitions to become a new player in high-tech industries and a sign of how
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Amazon buys company dedicated to luxury brands - Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Amazon buys company dedicated to luxury brands
Seattle Post Intelligencer -10 hours ago
It seemed as though Amazon.com had given up on the strategy of buying its way into merchandise categories. But with Monday's announcement of its purchase of Shopbop.
Amazon buys online clothing retailer ShopbopMSNBC
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UPDATE 1-US Army pays Halliburton despite audit concerns - Reuters

UPDATE 1-US Army pays Halliburton despite audit concerns
Reuters -16 hours ago
The US Army said on Monday it has reimbursed a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the oil services giant formerly run by Vice President
Democratic congressman calls for subpoena of Halliburton profitsRaw Story
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OSG Reports Record Fiscal 2005 Net Income of $465 Million on $962 Million in TCE Revenues (Stock Trading)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

OSG Reports Record Fiscal 2005 Net Income of $465 Million on $962 Million in TCE Revenues
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG), a market leader providing energy transportation services, today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.

The Solvis Group Reports First Quarter Results
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — The Solvis Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SLVG), a subsidiary of Dalrada Financial Corporation (OTCBB:DRDF) and a provider of staffing solutions to small and medium size businesses, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2005. The Solvis Group had revenues of $16.5 million and net income of $1.1 million, which were included in the consolidated results reported by Dalrada for its second quarter available for review at www.sec.gov.

Integrated Software Development Signs Follow Up Contract With Largest Chemical Consumer Co. in Israel
KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel and LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Integrated Software Development Ltd. (ISD) (Pink Sheets:ITWJ), a provider of enterprise software aimed at small-and medium-sized enterprises, today announced that it signed an additional contract with Sano Ltd., Israel's largest manufacturer and supplier of chemical consumer and personal hygiene products.

Horizon Offshore Reports Fourth Quarter and 2005 Results
HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Horizon Offshore, Inc. (OTCBB:HOFF) reported improved results from operations for 2005. For the fiscal year 2005, gross profit was $56.8 million, or 17.5 percent, on revenues of $325.0 million, compared with gross profit of $27.8 million, or 10.9 percent, on revenues of $254.2 million for 2004. Horizon also reported Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, of $50.7 million for 2005, compared with $17.7 million for 2004. For the fourth quarter of 2005, gross profit was $24.1 million, or 19.3 percent, on revenues of $124.4 million, compared with gross profit of $13.0 million, or 18.1 percent, on revenues of $72.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2004. Adjusted EBITDA was $24.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2005, compared with $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2004.

PHA Commission Delivers Bayport, Security Matters
HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) Commission approved several recommendations involving contract awards, bids and proposals, project change orders and contract amendments during its Feb. 27 public meeting. Chairman Jim Edmonds presided over the meeting with Commissioner Steve Phelps, Commissioner Jim Fonteno, Commissioner Kase Lawal, Commissioner Jimmy Burke, Commissioner Janiece Longoria and Commissioner Elyse Lanier.

Luis Martinez de la Fuente to Represent HCC in Latin America
HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) announced today that Luis R. Martinez de la Fuente has been retained as a consultant to assist the Company's planned international expansion in Latin America.

Future Fuels, Inc. and Eco-Energy, Inc. Revise Contract for Ethanol Sale
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Future Fuels, Inc. (FFI), a subsidiary of Nuclear Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:NSOL), announced today an expansion of its contract with Eco-Energy, Inc. of Tennessee. FFI and Eco-Energy, Inc. entered into a 10-year agreement during which Eco-Energy, Inc. will purchase approximately 50 million gallons of ethanol annually from FFI's proposed waste-to-ethanol production facility to be constructed in Toms River, New Jersey. Eco-Energy secures the ethanol FOB (free on board) from the proposed facility, thus eliminating any logistical or transportation costs for FFI. It was previously reported on December 15, 2005 that the contract between FFI and Eco-Energy, Inc. would span only five years and would be renewable for up to ten years. This contract revision now specifies a full 10-year commitment, with the other terms of the agreement remaining the same.

Husqvarna Teams Up with Joe Gibbs Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Husqvarna, a global manufacturer of forest, lawn and garden power equipment for all applications, has reached a sponsorship agreement with Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2006 NASCAR(R) season.

Stock Trading - SEC Approves Merger Of NYSE, Archipelago

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

SEC Approves Merger Of NYSE, Archipelago
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday cleared the way for the New York Stock Exchange to merge with electronic trader Archipelago Holdings Inc., giving final approval to a deal that will make the NYSE a publicly traded company and end its 213-year history as a member-owned exchange.
Kathleen Day

Court Blocks DOD's New Rules for Workers
A federal judge blocked the Defense Department from implementing much of its new personnel system yesterday, handing the Bush administration a major setback in its efforts to streamline work rules and install pay-for-performance systems in federal workplaces.
Christopher Lee

AmeriCorps Civilian Program Faces $22 Million Budget Cut
President Bush, who embraced AmeriCorps as part of his "compassionate conservative" agenda in 2001, now wants to shut down a part of the national service program that his administration has deemed "ineffective."

Christopher Lee

Gaz de France to Acquire Energy, Water Supplier
PARIS — State-backed Gaz de France SA is buying French energy and water supplier Suez SA for more than $46 billion in cash and stock, seeking to fend off a possible bid for Suez by Italy's biggest power company, Enel SpA.
Laurence Frost

Senate Draft on Lobbying Clamps Down on Earmarks
The Senate Rules Committee plans today to draft legislation that would make it harder for lawmakers to win narrowly focused appropriations and tax breaks called earmarks and to compel lawmakers to quickly disclose any meals they accept from lobbyists.

Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Against Toyota, GM Needs to Mind the Gap
Auto racing isn't about just the car and the driver. If you've got to haul around a ton of stuff and the other guy doesn't, it's hard to be competitive.
Allan Sloan

OSHA Sets Limit on Workplace Chromium
Capping more than a decade of legal wrangling, the government announced yesterday new and controversial limits on workplace exposures to airborne particles of hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing metal.
Rick Weiss

The Flap Over Wind Power
The Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service thought it would be a breeze to get interested parties together earlier this month to work out some kinks in its guidelines on how to build wind turbines with minimal harm to bats and birds.
Cindy Skrzycki

Coast Guard Saw 'Intelligence Gaps' on Ports
The U.S. Coast Guard, in charge of reviewing security at ports operated by a Dubai maritime company, warned the Bush administration it could not rule out that the company's assets could be used for terrorist operations, according to a document released yesterday by a Senate committee.
Jonathan Weisman

New-Home Sales Fell 5% in Jan.
Home builders across the country have been advertising thousands of dollars in incentives to would-be buyers this winter, but it looks like shoppers have not been swayed.
Sandra Fleishman

Two Koreas Learn to Work as One
KAESONG, North Korea, Feb. 27 — Inside a modern new industrial park two-thirds the size of Manhattan, hundreds of North Korean textile workers kept heads down and eyes focused Monday as South Korean managers patrolled the assembly lines.
Anthony Faiola

Giant-Stop & Shop CEO Plans to Retire
The chief executive who was charged with overseeing the merger of Giant Food and Stop & Shop announced his retirement yesterday at the age of 52, but neither he nor company officials offered an explanation for his departure.

Ylan Q. Mui

Home Improvement Boosts the Markets
The Standard & Poor's 500 stock average climbed to its highest point in almost five years today as investors cheered the performance of the Lowe's home improvement chain and shrugged off other, more negative, news about housing.
Jerry Knight

Gallagher Says Timing Of Pipeline Trades Just Coincidence - Click10.com (Stock Trading)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Gallagher Says Timing Of Pipeline Trades Just Coincidence - Click10.com

Gallagher Says Timing Of Pipeline Trades Just Coincidence
Click10.com, FL -11 minutes ago
A spokeswoman for Crist's campaign, Vivian Myrtetus, on Monday denied that it had anything to do with media reports about Gallagher'sstocktrading.

Gallagher: Timing Of Sale Coincidence - The Ledger

Gallagher: Timing Of Sale Coincidence
The Ledger, FL -11 minutes ago
A spokeswoman for Crist's campaign, Vivian Myrtetus, on Monday denied that it had anything to do with media reports about Gallagher'sstocktrading.

New-Home Sales Fell 5% in (Stock Trading) Jan.

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

New-Home Sales Fell 5% in Jan.
Home builders across the country have been advertising thousands of dollars in incentives to would-be buyers this winter, but it looks like shoppers have not been swayed.

Sandra Fleishman

Andrew Young to Head Pro-Wal-Mart Group
– Former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young will be the public spokesman for a group organized with backing from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that defends the world's largest retailer against mounting attacks from its critics.
MARCUS KABEL

J. Craig Venter's Next Little Thing:
J. Craig Venter, maverick biologist, wants to cure our addiction to oil. To do so, he proposes creating a designer microbe — the heart of a biological engine — from scratch, then adding genes culled from the sea to turn crops such as switch grass and cornstalks into ethanol.
Michael S. Rosenwald

OSHA Sets Limit on Workplace Chromium
Capping more than a decade of legal wrangling, the government announced yesterday new and controversial limits on workplace exposures to airborne particles of hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing metal.
Rick Weiss

In Fire's Wake, Logging Study Inflames Debate
MEDFORD, Ore. — If fire ravages a national forest, as happened here in southwest Oregon when the Biscuit fire torched a half-million acres four years ago, the Bush administration believes loggers should move in quickly, cut marketable trees that remain and replant a healthy forest.
Blaine Harden

Ideas for Six Flags: Thrills, Chills and Corporate Shills
On his first tour of Six Flags theme park in Largo last week, new Six Flags Inc. chief executive Mark Shapiro said he would boost attendance (and revenue) by adding a daily parade and new cartoon characters strolling the park. He also plans to court corporate sponsorship of park attractions….
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Home Improvement Boosts the Markets
The Standard & Poor's 500 stock average climbed to its highest point in almost five years today as investors cheered the performance of the Lowe's home improvement chain and shrugged off other, more negative, news about housing.
Jerry Knight

3 Firms Will Compete to Build New Border Network
Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. are putting together rival teams to compete for the Homeland Security Department's new contract to set up an integrated network of sensors and cameras along the U.S. northern and southern borders.
Alice Lipowicz

A Reversal of the Tide in India
MADRAS, India — In 1997, Dutt Kalluri left India to work for a Canadian software company, hoping the overseas experience would do his r sum good. A year later, he was promoted to head U.S. operations from Rockville. But as he returned to India for business and to visit his elderly mother, he…
S. Mitra Kalita

Red Cross Spent $500,000 in 3 Years To Boost Its Profile
The American Red Cross paid consultants more than $500,000 in the past three years to pitch its name in Hollywood, recruit stars for its "Celebrity Cabinet" and brand its chief executive as the face of the Red Cross — just a year before ousting her, according to documents obtained by The Washington…
Jacqueline L. Salmon and Gilbert M. Gaul

Port Deal To Have Broader Review
The Bush administration said yesterday that it has accepted a proposal from a Dubai maritime company to conduct a 45-day review of the national security implications of the company's plans to take control of significant operations at six U.S. ports.

Jonathan Weisman

1 p.m. ET: India's Changes
The Post's S. Mitra Kalita — who spent eight weeks reporting and blogging in India in October and November — will answer reader questions about the country's evolving economy.
S. Mitra Kalita

In Japan, Food as the Ultimate Show
TOKYO — On a quest for the "ultimate ingredients," a team of food explorers from a hit television show here scaled mountains seeking the perfect mushroom and braved stormy seas off Alaska to catch extra-plump salmon. On a rival network, celebrities on "Love's Apron" amuse audiences by bungling…
Anthony Faiola

Builders Offer to Fill Void On Roads
For more than 10 years, frustrated commuters have waited for Virginia to fix the notoriously clogged interchange of Interstate 66 and Route 29 in Prince William County.

Alec MacGillis

National Grid to Buy KeySpan for $7.3B
NEW YORK — British utility National Grid PLC has agreed to buy New York-based electricity and natural-gas distributor KeySpan Corp. for $7.3 billion in a deal that would create the third-largest energy delivery utility in the United States.
ADAM GOLDMAN

Stock Trading - Guide to Inquirer Business news - Philadelphia Inquirer

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Guide to Inquirer Business news - Philadelphia Inquirer

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Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -Feb 27, 2006
Sign up for a free, daily e-mail newsletter, Inquirer Business Update, via the link on the Business Web page at www.philly.com.

Business news rivalry - Radio New Zealand

Businessnewsrivalry
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand -Feb 26, 2006
Two big publishers are set to take their rivalry into the business weekly market, widening the battle for sales and advertising revenue.

Business news in brief - Philadelphia Inquirer

Businessnewsin brief
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA -13 minutes ago
Two California venture firms have agreed to buy about 4.6 million shares of Novavax Inc., a Malvern maker of specialty drugs, for $20 million.

Morning business news - RTE.ie

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RTE.ie, Ireland -23 hours ago
Opposition growing to Eircom takeover - Political opposition is growing to a takeover of Eircom after Australian venture capital group Babcock and Brown

Top Business News 2/26 - WLNS

TopBusinessNews2/26
WLNS, MI -Feb 26, 2006
Stocks closed mixed yesterday and for the holiday-shortened week. The industrials finished with a loss of more than seven points

Business news in brief from around New Jersey - Newsday

Businessnewsin brief from around New Jersey
Newsday, NY -9 hours ago
TRENTON, NJ (AP) _ An industry survey shows New Jersey gained 588 manufacturing plants in 2005, but lost 4,866 manufacturing jobs that year.

Business news briefs: 2/28/06 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Businessnewsbriefs: 2/28/06
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA -3 hours ago
Michael Baker Corp. said yesterday it has received a fourth extension to comply with American Stock Exchange listing requirements.

Business News in Brief - North County Times

BusinessNewsin Brief
North County Times, CA -3 hours ago
HOUSTON —- The former top accountant for Enron Corp.'s profitable trading division said Monday that he improperly raided reserves to increase earnings in mid

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 (Stock Trading) million shares - The State

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - The State

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
The State, SC -12 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX -19 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - Charlotte Observer

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
Charlotte Observer, NC -15 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at

Philippine stocks rise 1.6 percent - BusinessWeek

Philippine stocks rise 1.6 percent
BusinessWeek -13 minutes ago
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Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - Duluth News Tribune

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
Duluth News Tribune, MN -12 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - Fort Wayne News Sentinel

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN -9 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares - Grand Forks Herald

Tim Hortons to offer estimated 29 million shares
Grand Forks Herald, ND -16 minutes ago
Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New YorkStockExchange.Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day oftradingto close at