05 August 2005

Keyword News: [buy]


Friday, August 5, 2005 1:20 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [buy]
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AP via Yahoo! News, Fri, 05 Aug 2005 1:14 AM PDT
Axel Springer AG to Buy ProSiebenSat1 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050805/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_axel_springer_prosiebensat1_3
German publishing house Axel Springer AG said Friday it would buy a controlling stake in broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media AG from a U.S. consortium for 2.5 billion euros ($3.1 billion), setting the company up for a showdown with media titan Bertelsmann AG.

Bloomberg.com, Fri, 05 Aug 2005 0:50 AM PDT
Springer Agrees to Buy ProSieben Stake for EU2.47 Bln (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=a2PVF1fTOu9Y
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Axel Springer AG, Germany's largest newspaper publisher, agreed to buy a majority of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, the country's biggest private broadcaster, for 2.47 billion euros ($3.05 billion) to win more advertising.

Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:59 PM PDT
Springer Agrees to Buy ProSieben Stake for EU2.47 Bln (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aZ5pMXBnZxJg
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Axel Springer AG, Europe's largest newspaper publisher, agreed to buy a majority of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany's biggest private television broadcaster, for 2.47 billion euros ($3.05 billion) from a group of investors led by U.S. billionaire Haim Saban.

Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:29 PM PDT
Springer Agrees to Buy ProSieben Stake for EU2.47 Billion http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a8Mw_sdk01Zk
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Axel Springer AG, Europe's largest newspaper publisher, agreed to buy a majority of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany's biggest private television broadcaster, for 2.47 billion euros ($3.05 billion) in cash and stock.

BBC News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:58 PM PDT
MSPs get £1m to buy second homes http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/4747243.stm
BBC Scotland confirms that 38 MSPs have claimed allowances to buy second homes in Edinburgh.

The Indianapolis Star, Fri, 05 Aug 2005 1:18 AM PDT
Pilgrim's Pride to buy back remaining shares from ConAgra http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050805/BUSINESS/508050421/1003/BUSINESS
Pittsburg, Texas (Dow Jones) -- Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy back the last of its shares owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. for about $482 million.

Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:27 PM PDT
Manila's Banco de Oro to buy 25 pct of Equitable http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050805/3/255z7.html
MANILA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Banco de Oro Universal Bank said on Friday it will buy nearly 25 percent of the Philippines' third largest lender Equitable PCI Bank in a deal worth about 9.8 billion pesos ($175 million).

Austin American-Statesman, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:10 PM PDT
Backers can buy Kinky as a toy — but a Democrat? http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/metro/stories/08/5kinky.html
Backers can buy Kinky as a toy — but a Democrat? Independent indicates no candidates worth voting for in 12 years.

New Ratings, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:59 PM PDT
Smith Barney Downgrades ICI To Hold Vs Buy http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_955168.html
0541 GMT [Dow Jones] Smith Barney downgrades ICI (ICI) to hold from buy. Lifts price target to 320p from 300p following 2Q results, "but given the 15% share price rise over the last two months we no longer see sufficient value for a buy rating." Shares closed at 296.5p.

Interactive Investor, Fri, 05 Aug 2005 0:44 AM PDT
(AFX UK Focus) 2005-08-05 08:20 GMT: UK smallcap opening - Petra Diamonds up on IC 'buy' tip http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5372419&subject=markets&action=article
LONDON (AFX) - Shares in Petra Diamonds are higher after Investors Chronicle advised readers to 'buy'. At 8.02 am, the shares were up 3 pence at 62-1/2. mps/vjt/ COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved.

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