22 August 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:19 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
matched the following stories:

USA Today, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 7:12 PM PDT
GM sees big results from employee discount plan http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2005-08-21-gm-track_x.htm
Among marketing giants, there have been the cola wars, the sneaker wars and the burger wars. In recent weeks, it's been the car wars.

Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 6:19 PM PDT
Branson "Delighted" To Boost Stake In Virgin Blue http://au.news.yahoo.com/050822/3/vlrj.html
Sir Richard Branson says he is delighted to be able to increase Virgin Group's stake in Australian discount airline Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) under a proposal by logistics group Toll Holdings Ltd.

Jefferson City News Tribune, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 8:04 PM PDT
News Tribune http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2005/08/21/news_local/0821050001.txt
Seniors are being asked to prepare now for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit that will replace their transitional drug discount card Jan. 1, 2006.

New Ratings, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 8:59 PM PDT
Chugoku Elec Down;Merrill Cuts Rtg To "Sell" http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_979662.html
0332 GMT [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: Merrill Lynch downgrades Chugoku Electric Power (9504.TO) rating to "Sell" from "Neutral". Recent share price level unsustainable based on brokerage's new cash flow discount model, it says in research note.

CNN.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 8:32 PM PDT
Woolworths wary on 2006 outlook http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/BUSINESS/08/21/australia.woolworths.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Woolworths CEO Roger Corbett said food and liquor sales are holding up well in the current financial year.

CNN.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 6:29 PM PDT
Toll bids $3.5bn for freight rival http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/BUSINESS/08/21/australia.patrick/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Australian transport group Toll Holdings has launched a hostile cash-and-share offer for freight rival Patrick Corp. that values it at Aust. $4.6 billion ($3.5 billion).

AP via Yahoo! News, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 7:32 PM PDT
Market at Crossroads of Earnings and Oil http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050822/ap_on_bi_ge/wall_street_week_ahead_5
Wall Street's gains from bullish second-quarter earnings are evaporating quickly in the face of near-record crude oil futures and increasing evidence that high gasoline prices are diverting consumers' dollars.

USA Today, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 6:39 PM PDT
Strike doesn't ground Northwest http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2005-08-21-northwest-usat_x.htm
Its schedule mostly intact and its strikers drawing no help from other unions, Northwest management emerged from the weekend in a better position than its union mechanics who walked off the job early Saturday. No carrier has ever done so well in operating through a strike as Northwest has over the weekend.

Bloomberg.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 8:51 PM PDT
Toll Offers A$4.6 Bln for Patrick to Control Ports (Update8) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=av5rZj62r2RM
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Toll Holdings Ltd. offered A$4.6 billion ($3.5 billion) in cash and stock for Patrick Corp. to become the world's fourth-biggest freight transport and storage company, seeking to control the flow of goods in Australia from ships to final delivery.

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