Monday, August 22, 2005 1:09 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
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Detroit Free Press, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 0:40 AM PDT
Aircraft cleaners use discount coupon as a rallying symbol http://www.freep.com/money/business/card22e_20050822.htm
Discount cards that Northwest managers gave employees for a job well done have become a picket-line symbol of how little the airline values its striking plane cleaners. The cards say "Thanks for Your Hard Work," and are worth $3 off at restaurants like Taco Bell and Quiznos in the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport.
Sydney Morning Herald, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 0:58 AM PDT
Branson to up Blue share if Patrick sold http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Branson-to-up-Blue-share-if-Patrick-sold/2005/08/22/1124562778896.html
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is set to increase its stake in underperforming discount airline Virgin Blue, if a $4.6 billion proposal by logistics group Toll Holdings is successful.
Daily Breeze, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 0:31 AM PDT
Monday, August 22, 2005 http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1787817.html
Observers say a discount grocery outlet and vacations have affected the fledgling fresh-food bazaar. Marie Ennis spends her lunch hour every Friday at the Lawndale Farmers Market, where she buys lunch, shops for produce and checks out the fresh blooms.
Nashville City Paper, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:31 PM PDT
Go, See, Do - Arts http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section=48&screen=news&news_id=43789
Teachers' Appreciation Night Giveaways, refreshments and discount for teachers, 4 p.m., Davis-Kidd, 4007 Hillsboro Road 385-2645. Chester D. Campbell signs Deadly Illusions , his latest mystery novel, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, 615 Church St. 862-5785.
Reuters via Yahoo! News, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 0:57 AM PDT
Asian shares firm as oil slips http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050822/bs_nm/markets_global_dc_1
Japanese shares ended at a 4-year high on Monday, which pushed the yen up, and other Asian stock markets were also firm as worries about dear oil prices that caused a wobble last week receded slightly.
AFP via Yahoo! News, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:12 PM PDT
Sales boost and cost cutting lift profit for Australia's Woolworths http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050822/bs_afp/australiaretailcompanywoolworths_050822030554
Strong sales and aggressive cost cutting lifted net profit at Australia's biggest supermarket group Woolworths by 14.9 percent to 790.5 million dollars (592.9 million US) for the year to June.
Bloomberg.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:46 PM PDT
Toll Bids A$4.9 Bln for Patrick to Control Ports (Update11) Listen http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=ahrsm_RoE2UI
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Toll Holdings Ltd., Australia's largest road and rail freighter, made a hostile A$4.9 billion ($3.7 billion) cash and stock bid for Patrick Corp., the nation's biggest port cargo handler, seeking to control the flow of goods from ships to final delivery.
Bloomberg.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:52 PM PDT
Woolworths Second-Half Profit Rises 21% on Cost Cuts (Update5) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aXBMK1l5Duz8
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Woolworths Ltd., Australia's biggest supermarket company, increased second-half profit 21 percent after cutting costs for supplying its grocery stores and buying a liquor retailer.
Bloomberg.com, Sun, 21 Aug 2005 9:40 PM PDT
Here's the Painful Upshot of Less-Expensive Fords: Doron Levin http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_levin&sid=ab_Xq13xWTe0
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Detroit's automakers quickly cleared inventories of unsold cars when they offered ``employee pricing'' discounts this summer. Ford Motor Co. sold 32,000 Explorer sport utility vehicles in July, a 3.8 percent rise in a year when sales had slumped.
Sydney Morning Herald, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 0:42 AM PDT
Air NZ lifts fuel surcharge http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Air-NZ-lifts-fuel-surcharge/2005/08/22/1124562797083.html
Air New Zealand will slug its passengers with an increased fuel surcharge from September while Australia's two major airlines - Qantas and Virgin Blue - are expected to follow soon.
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