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Wall Street bailout?
Thornberg and Green conclude this week's Dust-Up with a debate on the recent Bear Stearns deal. Previously, they discussed the public's reluctance to support federal assistance to borrowers, payday lender regulation and to what extent the government...Tags: Loans, Bankruptcy, Banking, Mortgages, Bears Stearns Cos.
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Take-Two expects a U-turn
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTake-Two Interactive Software Inc., the target of an unsolicited $2-billion buyout offer, on Tuesday posted higher losses for its first quarter, but raised its full-year financial outlook because of strong demand for its upcoming "Grand Theft Auto IV"...Tags: Gaming Industry, Entertainment, Crimes, Theft, Companies and Corporations
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14,000 reasons to be skeptical
ERIC J. WEINER is the author of "What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made it Happen."THE DOW JONES industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time Thursday, a historic, if puzzling, milestone. Most finance experts agree that stock markets thrive during periods of steady economic growth and political stability. But today's...Tags: Stock Broking, Stock Activities, Banking, News Corp., Blackstone Group, L.P.
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Tribune CEO is expected to resign
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTribune Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Dennis J. FitzSimons is expected to announce his resignation as early as today, a person close to the company said Tuesday. The resignation would be the first departure of a top Tribune executive as the company...Tags: Television, Sports, Television Industry, Entertainment, Newspapers
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Zell closes deal for The Times
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...Tags: Television, Chicago Real Estate, News Corp., Northern Trust Corporation, Property
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Eight Iraqis Sue Contractors Over Tortune
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — Eight Iraqis filed a federal lawsuit today charging that private contractors working for the U.S. government had systematically tortured them at U.S.-run prisons in Iraq as part of a criminal conspiracy to boost profits. The lawsuit...Tags: Trials, Prisoners and Detainees, Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Companies and Corporations
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PSD negotiating sale with Beckley Water Company
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Efforts are progressing in negotiating a buyout of the Cool Ridge-Flat Top Public Service District by the Beckley Water Company. According to PSD board member Bill Baldwin, the Cool Ridge-Flat Top PSD is suffering from financial difficulties that have...Tags: Raleigh, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Government
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Dell moves up 1Q report, raising questions about performance
Austin American-StatesmanIn the midst of a proposed buyout, Dell Inc. said Tuesday that it will report its latest quarterly earnings ahead of schedule _ a move that could raise speculation that the Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker's results will be dismal. The change...Tags: Dell Inc., Michael S. Dell, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Shareholders, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dell moves up earnings report, stirring speculation about performance
Austin American-StatesmanIn the midst of a proposed buyout, Dell Inc. said Tuesday that it will report its latest quarterly earnings ahead of schedule -- a move that could raise speculation that the Round Rock-based computer maker's results will be dismal. The change means Dell...Tags: Dell Inc., Michael S. Dell, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Earnings, Shareholders
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WMS shareholders OK $1.4B buyout by Scientific Games
Tribune staffAt a special shareholders meeting, investors in WMS Industries approved the company's takeover by Scientific Games Corp. The deal, announced in January, combines the two gaming machines makers for $1.42 billion in cash and debt. That put the value...Tags: Stock Market, Scientific Games Corporation, WMS Industries Incorporated, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Shareholders Approve Sale Of EDAC To New York Investment Firm
The Hartford CourantShareholders of EDAC Technologies, an aerospace manufacturer with operations in Farmington and Cheshire, have approved the sale of the company to a New York private equity firm and its subsidiaries after a months long buyout process involving competing...Tags: Cheshire, Shareholders, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Latest Pennsylvania business
HEINZ-LAWSUIT DISMISSED Penn. judge: Heinz sale can proceed PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh judge has dismissed multiple lawsuits challenging the proposed $23.3 billion buyout of H.J. Heinz Company. The ruling issued yesterday afternoon by Judge...Tags: Justice System, Insurance, HJ Heinz Company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett
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