Thursday, August 4, 2005 9:19 AM PDT
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USA Today, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:46 AM PDT
Another credit card firm sold: HSBC to buy Metris for $1.6B http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2005-08-04-metris-hsbc_x.htm
HSBC Finance, a unit of Britain's HSBC Holdings, said Thursday it agreed to buy Metris (MXT) for $1.59 billion in a merger of two large credit card companies. The purchase is the third of a large U.S. credit card company in recent months.
Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:56 AM PDT
HSBC to buy Metris for $1.59 billion http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050804/bs_nm/financial_metris_hsbc_dc_2
HSBC Finance Corp., a unit of Britain's HSBC Holdings Plc , on Thursday said it has agreed to buy Metris Cos. for $1.59 billion to expand in the rapidly consolidating U.S. credit card industry.
Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 6:22 AM PDT
HSBC to buy Metris in $1.59 bln deal http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050804/bs_nm/financial_metris_hsbc_dc_1
HSBC Finance Corp., a unit of Britain's HSBC Holdings Plc , on Thursday said it agreed to buy Metris Cos. for $1.59 billion in a merger of two large credit-card companies.
Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 9:14 AM PDT
HSBC to Buy Metris for $1.59 Billion to Expand Cards (Update3) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a0lOUKhzMz8Y
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank by market value, agreed to buy U.S. credit-card issuer Metris Cos. for $1.59 billion to expand in a region that's generating its biggest profits.
Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:05 AM PDT
Deutsche Telekom Board Approves Plan to Buy Tele.ring (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=aQWEt0vFppfs
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest phone company, is in talks to buy Tele.ring Telekom Services GmbH, Austria's fourth-biggest mobile-phone operator, to help regain lost market share in the country.
CBS Market Watch, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 7:37 AM PDT
Newsletter editor says 'buy the manager, not the fund' http://www.marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B48EE1D4B-7C4D-426A-8BF1-36B09ED39B95%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Jim Lowell, editor of both the Fidelity Investor and ETF Trader newsletters, says investors considering actively managed mutual funds should "buy the manager, not the fund."
CBS Market Watch, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 5:54 AM PDT
HSBC to buy credit-card issuer Metris for $1.6B http://www.marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B2E88F9E7-736E-4830-B2DD-7D8450D7EA0B%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- HSBC Holdings on Thursday agreed to buy credit-card issuer Metris for $1.6 billion, as banks continue to snap up independent credit-card issuers.
Austin American-Statesman, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:26 AM PDT
Pilgrim's Pride to buy back shares from ConAgra http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/gen/ap/Pilgrims_Pride_ConAgra.html
PITTSBURG, Texas — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy back the last of its shares that are owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. for about $482 million.
BizJournals, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 8:34 AM PDT
Winston Hotels agrees to buy six hotels for $46M http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2005/08/01/daily26.html?from_rss=1
Winston Hotels said Thursday that it is under contract to buy six hotels for $46 million.
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