04 August 2005

Keyword News: [buy]


Thursday, August 4, 2005 5:17 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [buy]
matched the following stories:

Bloomberg.com, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 1:29 PM PDT
HSBC to Buy Metris for $1.59 Bln to Expand in U.S. (Update5) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aUK0EKT6zqcY
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank by market value, agreed to buy credit-card issuer Metris Cos. for $1.59 billion to expand in the U.S., the region that's generating its biggest profits.

BizJournals, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 2:23 PM PDT
U.S. Wireless to buy IPOutlet http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2005/08/01/daily34.html?from_rss=1
U.S. Wireless Online Inc. soon will add another broadband company to its rapidly expanding list of acquired businesses. The Louisville company has agreed to buy IPOutlet.

BizJournals, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 1:34 PM PDT
Best Buy to open 3rd eq life store http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2005/08/01/daily55.html?from_rss=1
Best Buy Co. Inc.'s health and wellness store, eq life, will open a location in Oak Park Heights, the company announced Thursday.

Reuters.co.uk, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 2:22 PM PDT
HSBC to buy card issuer Metris http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=813402&section=finance&src=rss/uk/businessNews
NEW YORK (Reuters) - HSBC Finance Corp., a unit of HSBC Holdings HSBA.L HBC.N , on Thursday said it agreed to buy Metris Cos. Inc. MXT.N for $1.59 billion (893 million pounds) to expand in the rapidly consolidating U.S. credit card industry.

Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 4:00 PM PDT
Study A Leading Stock's Suppliers For Additional Buy Candidates http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibd/20050804/bs_ibd_ibd/200584corner
If you notice a leading stock really heating up, take a closer look. You might find a publicly traded gem or two that also reap benefits as suppliers to that company.

AP via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 3:31 PM PDT
HSBC to Buy Card-Issuer Metris for $1.59B http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050804/ap_on_bi_ge/hsbc_metris_2
A unit of HSBC Holdings PLC snapped up credit-card issuer Metris Cos. Inc. on Thursday for $1.59 billion cash, taking one more standalone credit-card issuer off the market.

Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 2:08 PM PDT
Yahoo launches Web audio search service http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050804/wr_nm/tech_yahoo_col_dc_1
Web media company Yahoo Inc. on Thursday launched a free Web audio search service that helps users find, hear and buy everything from music downloads and podcasts to interviews and newscasts.

KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 1:27 PM PDT
Get Ready To Shop Tax-Free http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/koco/20050804/lo_kprc/2856817
This weekend is a favorite time of year for many shoppers -- when they can buy items tax-free during the state's annual Sales-Tax Holiday.

Sports Illustrated, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 1:35 PM PDT
NHL's above-average mirage http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/writers/michael_farber/08/04/inside.nhl/index.html?section=si_latest
As the unprecedented NHL free-agent frenzy continues -- Scott Niedermayer going to Anaheim! Peter Forsberg's with the Flyers! -- it is time to take a deep breath, buy stock in a moving company and spare a fleeting thought for the cultural phenomenon known as the Lake Woebegone Effect.

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Thu, 04 Aug 2005 2:32 PM PDT
Whiting Petroleum completes $343M buy http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050804/1145918.html?.v=1
Whiting Petroleum Corp. said Thursday it's finalized the purchase of oil and gas interests in Texas County, Okla., for $343

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