23 August 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:08 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
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Northwest Indiana Times Business, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:16 PM PDT
Rates fall in Treasury bill auction http://nwitimes.com/articles/2005/08/23/business/business/bc170c23e267468086257065006ff13c.txt
The Treasury Department on Monday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week. Another $16 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 3.690 percent, down from 3.705 percent last week.

ShareChat, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:59 PM PDT
ShareChat News: Merger talks between Warehouse and Millers deepen http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/106bc7dd
Millers Retail, the Australian discount chain mooted as a potential tie-up with The Warehouse has received a "please explain" notice after an 11.5% run in its share price last week.

KPLC, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:16 PM PDT
Gripes At The Pump http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3752654&nav=0n4Jdd6P
Most people are feeling the pain at the pump in their wallets. Gary Washington says, "Gas prices are getting so high, I'm sick of paying for it." But store clerk Pam Lee at Westlake Discount Gas, is feeling the pain in her ears.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:55 PM PDT
Treasury rates decline slightly http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784599677&path=!business&s=1045855934855
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week.

Bloomberg.com, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:40 PM PDT
Glory Days Fade for the One-Stop Investment Shop: Chet Currier http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_currier&sid=areRchkkUqaA
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Purity is the watchword in mutual funds nowadays. Purity? In the money business? To be a little more precise, the prized quality in question is ``purity of purpose'' -- which means a specialized focus that minimizes conflicts and emphasizes doing one thing well.

Billings Gazette, Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:13 AM PDT
Gas prices concern retailers http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/23/build/business/45-gas-prices.inc
WASHINGTON - The nation's retailers are growing increasingly worried that as consumers pour more money into their gas tanks, they will devote less to filling up their shopping carts, with industry bellwether Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Tuesday blaming higher prices at the pump for its weakest quarterly performance in four years.

Detroit News, Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:30 PM PDT
Big 3 lose ground to the imports http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/23/C01-285992.htm
Sales of import brands rose sharply in the first half of August as Detroit automakers ran out of new car and truck supplies after extending generous employee-style discounts to all buyers.

Sydney Morning Herald, Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:57 AM PDT
Toll's bid for Patrick could drag on http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Tolls-bid-for-Patrick-could-drag-on/2005/08/23/1124562851432.html
Transport conglomerate Toll Holdings Ltd's $4.6 billion takeover bid for stevedore Patrick Corp could be a drawn-out affair as the competition watchdog considers the implications of the deal.

The Morning Call, Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:16 AM PDT
Solehi finalizes pay-to-play fees http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1-5solehiaug23,0,4388610.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed
It took months of discussion and some last-minute changes, but Southern Lehigh School Board on Monday finalized its ''pay-to-play'' fee schedule for high school athletes.

Sun-Sentinel, Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:13 AM PDT
Business Briefing http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl-zbriefs23aug23,0,5776605.story?coll=sfla-business-headlines
General Electric Co., the world's biggest maker of jet engines, said its partnership with Rolls-Royce Group PLC won a $2.47 billion contract extension from the U.S. Navy to develop an engine for the Joint Strike Fighter.

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