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July 31, 2006

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Hedge funds plan break up of retail giant Ahold - Business Online

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I also heard many thigs ACTIVIST hedge fund Centaurus has been secretly building a strategic stake in Ahold, the world’s fourth biggest retailer, as part of plans to break up the E9.7bn (£6.6bn, $12.2bn) Dutch food services group. Break - break dancing. This is worth your time also former Qwest CFO spared prison time - BusinessWeek


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Former Qwest CFO spared prison tim
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
JUL. 28 12:54 PM ET After issuing a tearful apology for an "error in judgment," former Qwest finance chief Robin Szeliga was sentenced Friday to two years' probation, six months of home detention and a $250,000
Sentencing Set for Ex-Qwest Finance Chief Forbes
Qwest's Szeliga sentenced today Denver Post
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. You can also check this out…. oil nears record as Americans head for the highway - Sydney Morning Herald CRUDE oil traded within $US1 of an all-time high in London on signs near-record US prices have not slowed motorists' demand for petrol during the peak summer driving season. Head - a turning point; a crisis: bring matters to a head. See Synonyms at crisis. This is also worth to check out

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Mortgage Rates Climb on Fed Rate Worries - Washington Post

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We also can look at this information to… Mortgage rates rose this week with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level in more than four years on investor fears about inflation. Mortgage - a temporary, conditional pledge of property to a creditor as security for performance of an obligation or repayment of a debt. On a that note autostrade offers guarantees on investments-reports - Reuters Autostrade (AUTS.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) and its suitor, Spain's Abertis (ABE.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) would provide bank guarantees over infrastructure investments if that would satisfy persistent demands from Rome. Maybe this could help there is little to fear if Gazprom buys Centrica - Telegraph.co.uk 'What do you mean we can't buy Centrica? Isn't the UK a free market?" Gas behemoth Gazprom regularly floats the idea that it would like to buy Britain's former gas monopoly This is also worth to check out

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TSE to increase effort to court Chinese firms eyeing IPOs - Mainichi Daily News

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We should also add this The Tokyo Stock Exchange is stepping up efforts to offer stock listing opportunities to Chinese companies, in a bid to catch up with US and European exchanges. Effort - physics. Force applied against inertia. Somthing common venezuela Non-Oil Exports to Fall on Chavez's Trade Bloc Moves - Bloomberg Venezuela's non-oil exports will probably fall as the country joins the Mercosur trade bloc and backs out of a trade agreement with neighboring Andean region nations, according to an exporters association. Trade - one that has no substance or importance; a nonentity: “A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto” (Edna O’Brien). Somthing like that simon Group recruits US officials to board - Scotsman

Simon Group recruits US oficials to board
Scotsman - 16 minutes ago
Simon Group has recruited several former US government oficials as directors of a new venture considering a bid for the US ports business being sold by Dubai Ports World, the Financial Times said on Monday.
Simon Group recruits US oficials to board Reuters
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. Also you should check this site out motorola Completes $4B Share Buyback, Plans More - Electronic News


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Motorola Completes $4B Share Buyback, Plans More
Electronic News - 3 hours ago
Communications giant Motorola Inc. is set to repurchase $1.2 billion of its common shares, completing the $4 billion share buyback program the company first announced in May 2005.
Motorola stock creeps up on buy-back news RCRNews.com
Motorola boosts share buyback; stock up BusinessWeek
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Progress selling natural gas unit for $1.2 bln - MSN Money

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Progress seling natural gas unit for $1.2 bln
MSN Money - 4 hours ago
Progress Energy Inc. on Monday said it agreed to sell its Winchester Energy and related natural gas businesses to Texas-based EXCO Resources Inc.
Deal to lower Progress Energy's 2006 earnings by $90 million, or Trading Markets
Progress Energy sells natural gas businesses for $1 billion WHNS
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. I also heard these things ryanair FY net profit up 12 pct UPDATE - Forbes LONDON (AFX) - Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe's largest no-frills airline, has reported a better-than-expected 12 pct increase in full year adjusted net profit despite a 74 pct rise in fuel costs. Profit - the amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost. I should add that crude closes higher as Iran raises supply disruption fears - MarketWatch Crude-oil futures closed higher Monday after Iran issued a threat to disrupt oil supplies if it's provoked by western powers seeking to pressure it to halt nuclear research. Higher - something that has no quantitative value; zero: a score of two to nothing.. Maybe this might help canon's quarterly profit surges 29 percent - BusinessWeek


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Canon's quarterly profit surges 29 percent
BusinessWeek - 3 hours ago
JUL. 27 6:35 AM ET Booming digital camera and printer sales lifted Canon Inc.'s earnings by 29 percent in the most recent quarter, beating its own expectations and keeping the company firmly on track for a seventh year of record earnings.
UPDATE 2-Canon, Nikon quarterly profits beat expectations Reuters
Nikon Q1 profit up 73.6 pct, keeps outlook Reuters
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. Profit - an advantageous gain or return; benefit. This is also worth to check out

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S.Korea audit board clears Lone Star in 2003 KEB buy - Reuters

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We also can look at this information to… South Korea's audit agency on Monday cleared US buyout fund Lone Star of any impropriety in its 2003 purchase of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) (004940. Star - something that has no existence. Please consider the following tips is Google becoming victim of its own success? - Asia Pacific Media Network

Is Google becoming victim of its own succes?
Asia Pacific Media Network - Jul 27, 2006
In Korea, the reputation of Google, the foremost search engine on the Web, cuts both ways just like a double-edged sword. Google, which is headquartered in the US but boasts a global reach, has
Cellular carriers work to outdo Google, Yahoo Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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. Others have talked about texas Gas Prices Drop for Memorial Day Weekend - KBTV4.tv Texans are paying lower prices at the gas pump this week just in time for Memorial Day. Triple-A Texas` Rose Rougeau says prices dropped because the switchover to reformulated gasoline is complete I also heard that %keyword%

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Standard Life IPO seen below April range -sources - Reuters

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Wow… This could also aid you The price of an initial public offering by Standard Life, Europe's largest mutual life insurer, is expected to come below the indicative range given in April, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. You can also include the fact citgo to Pay Parent Petroleos $280 Million Dividend (Update1) - Bloomberg Citgo Petroleum Corp. will pay a dividend of $280 million to parent Petroleos de Venezuela SA, boosting to $400 million the amount in cash the Houston-based company has paid this year. This is pretty cool court rules Barbie doll unlikely to grill steak - Scotsman Barbie dolls are superficial and bland and are unlikely to be confused with sizzling steaks at the independent Montreal chain of Barbie restaurants, Canada's Supreme Court ruled in a trademark case on Friday. Court - the regular session of a judicial assembly. read on to check out what awaits you

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US stocks end up as AT&T gains, crude oil falls - Reuters

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US stocks end up as AT&T gains, crude oil fals
Reuters - 8 hours ago
US stocks finished higher after a late-day rally on Tuesday as a robust profit from AT&T Inc. (TN: Quote, Profile, Research) and a sharp drop in oil prices overcame some worries
Stocks end higher on late-day bounce San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)
Indian ADRs: ICICI Bank, VSNL, Tata Motors up over 2.5% Moneycontrol.com
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. Please consider the following tips bristol-Myers announces probe; profit down - Houston Chronicle


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Bristol-Myers announces probe; profit down
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Thursday it is the subject of a criminal antitrust probe over a pending deal with a generic drug maker
Bristol-Myers's Plavix deal under criminal investigation MSNBC
Justice Department Probes Bristol-Myer's Plavix Pact Wall Street Journal (subscription)
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. Profit - the return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met. Okay, okay you may have heard on the news: stinging Sea Creatures Plague NC Beaches - phillyBurbs.com

Stinging Sea Creatures Plague NC Beaches
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WILMINGTON, NC - A swarm of slimy invaders is menacing beachgoers on North Carolina's southern coast. Jellyfish have stung so many people in the area of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach that the New Hanover
Stinging sea creatures plague NC beachgoers Fayetteville Online
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. Plague - something that has no quantitative value; zero: a score of two to nothing.. Somthing like that american Indian casinos 2005 revenue grew - Seattle Post Intelligencer Gambling revenue at American Indian casinos nationwide grew to nearly $23 billion last year, climbing at a rate more than three times faster than traditional gambling operations. Revenue - a governmental department set up to collect public funds. this is worth your time

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Sara Lee in pact to sell European meats - MarketWatch

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Maybe this might confuse you NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Sara Lee Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to sel its European meats business to Smithfield Foods Inc. for $575 million cash and the assumption of $39 million in pension costs and other liabilities. We could also look at these things baidu earnings skyrocket 383pc but fail to impress - The Standard


The Standard
Baidu earnings skyrocket 383pc but fail to impress
The Standard - 59 minutes ago
Despite a massive increase in second- quarter earnings, Baidu.com - the leading search engine in the mainland - appeared not to have met investor expectations.
Wednesday's Early Winners & Losers TheStreet.com
UPDATE 1-Baidu qtrly results jump, but shares fall 13 pct Reuters
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. Others have talked about blast linked to plotters - Ottawa Sun AN ALLEGED terrorist cell was setting off test explosions with designs on the Toronto Stock Exchange as a primary target, a source close to the investigation has told Sun Media. Blast - botany. Any of several plant diseases of diverse causes, resulting in sudden death of buds, flowers, foliage, or young fruits. My friends also told me that new housing sales slump - Melbourne Herald Sun

New housing sales slump
Melbourne Herald Sun - 41 minutes ago
New home sales are continuing to drop as consumers come to grips with higher petrol prices and interest rates, according to Australia's peak building industry body.
Rates hike 'calamitous' for housing The Age
Australian June New Home Sales Down On Higher Petrol Prices Trading Markets
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APEC Calls for `Urgent Action' on WTO Pact By June 30 (Update2) - Bloomberg

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We also can look at this information to… World Trade Organization members must take “urgent action'' by the end of June to break a global impasse on cutting tariffs and opening markets, Asia-Pacific nations said today at the end of a meeting in Vietnam. Pact - a compact; a bargain. Wow..this is a neat idea business pages' new features - Baltimore Sun Each day's section will contain a new destination page on some of the topics you most care about. Tuesdays will have a new Personal Finance page featuring a second weekly column by The Sun's Eileen Ambrose. Pages - the writing or printing on one side of a leaf. On a that note union: Scrapping pacts not needed - Tribune Chronicle Union attorneys spent Friday afternoon in Delphi Corp.’s bankruptcy hearing building a case that the company doesn’t need to scrap its labor pacts to cut. Union - often Union An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union. this is worth your time

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Health Highlights: June 19, 2006-update2 - Food Consumer

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This is a hit-or-miss The maker of a cough-suppressing vapor patch is recalling the product after an unidentified child suffered a seizure after chewing on one, the Associated Press reported Monday. Health - a wish for someone’s good health, often expressed as a toast. Please check this out… uS stocks soar on economic slowdown, Dow surges 119 pts - Moneycontrol.com


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US stocks soar on econoumic slowdown, Dow surges 119 pts
Moneycontrol.com - 28 minutes ago
A sharp slowdown in econoumic growth propelled stocks higher yesterday as the government's latest gross domestic product reading fed hopes for an end to interest rates hikes.
Closing bell: Tech-stock rally sends Nasdaq up 3.7% for week San Jose Mercury News
US markets rally as economy slows Bangkok Post
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. On another note: canadian dollar rises in thin trade, bonds mixed - Reuters The Canadian dolar rose against the US dolar on Monday but gains are expected to be limited in trading thinned by the US Memorial Day holiday and ahead of economic data from both countries later in the week. Please consider the following tips uPDATE 1-US top court to hear state appeal in banking case - Reuters The US Supreme Court on Monday said it would decide an appeal by Michigan authorities arguing that states can regulate mortgage lending activity by an operating subsidiary of a national bank. Appeal - law. The transfer of a case from a lower to a higher court for a new hearing. I also noted that

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