09 August 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Tuesday, August 9, 2005 5:17 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
matched the following stories:

Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:52 PM PDT
HKMA raises discount window base rate by 25 bps http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050809/3/25el0.html
HONG KONG, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Wednesday raised the base rate charged through its overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 5.0 percent.

Old Colony Memorial, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 1:44 PM PDT
Employee discount a hit with consumers http://oldcolony.southofboston.com/articles/2005/08/09/news/news03.txt
PLYMOUTH (Aug 6) - First General Motors "hired" you in early June, giving you immediate access to the automaker's employee discount. Then Ford Motor Co. and the Chrysler Group followed suit a month later, also extending to you the privilege of their varying employee discount programs.

The Times of India, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 3:20 PM PDT
Harvest rainwater, get tax discount http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1196264.cms
Collect rainwater and get a 20 per cent discount on the property tax that you pay!

Geelong Info, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 2:06 PM PDT
Discount booze banned http://www.geelonginfo.com/readarticle.asp?articleid=16731
DISCOUNT alcohol will be banned under a new accord for Geelong's licensed venues. The almost finalised Geelong Nightlife Association's accord will include recommended minimum prices for alcoholic drinks in a bid to encourage responsible drinking.

AP via Yahoo! Finance, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 2:29 PM PDT
Vector Group Swings to 2Q Profit http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050809/earns_vector_group.html?.v=1
Vector Group Ltd., a maker of discount and generic-label cigarettes, on Tuesday said it swung to a second-quarter profit from a year-ago loss that included a hefty inventory charge.

Newsday.com, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 2:32 PM PDT
Business news in brief from around New Jersey http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--businessbriefs0809aug09,0,1021182.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- The chief executive of discount real estate brokerage Foxtons North America has resigned, citing personal reasons.

Haaretz Daily, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:12 PM PDT
Haaretz - Israel News - Supersol Deal selling dozens of loss leaders, watchdog learns http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/610691.html
A Supersol report to the antitrust authority reveals that its discount chain Supersol Deal sells nearly 100 loss leaders - products that it sells for less than what it pays, while Blue Square sells far fewer products at a loss.

The Age, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 1:34 PM PDT
Myer the big loser in shopping war http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/08/09/1123353320063.html
Retail giant Coles Myer has been hit with bad news ahead of next week's end-of-year sales results — Myer has been named in an ABN Amro report as a big loser in the battle between upmarket department stores and discount retailers.

Emery County Progress, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 4:44 PM PDT
Front Page News New Family Dollar Store to open http://www.ecprogress.com/index.php?tier=1&pub=2005-08-09&page=news
The 52nd Family Dollar Store in Utah will open in Castle Dale on Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. Family Dollar is owned by a North Carolina discount chain.

AP via Yahoo! News, Tue, 09 Aug 2005 3:10 PM PDT
Tuesday's Money Rates http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050809/ap_on_bi_ge/telerate_7
Tuesday's Money Rates

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