13 August 2005

Keyword News: [purchase]


Saturday, August 13, 2005 1:26 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [purchase]
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IWon - Money, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:46 AM PDT
Sprint closes purchase of Nextel http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt_top.jsp?cat=TOPBIZ&feed=bus&src=202&section=news&news_id=bus-wen7496&date=20050812&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint (FON) has closed its roughly $35 billion purchase of Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL)creating Sprint Nextel the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider, the company said on Friday.

The Oklahoman, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:07 PM PDT
Unit planning to purchase drilling rigs http://www.newsok.com/xml/rss/1574732/
Aug 09, 2005: TULSA - A subsidiary of Unit Corp. has signed a $32 million agreement to buy seven drilling rigs for cash and stock.

Lincoln Courier, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:32 AM PDT
County balks at Sysco funding http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/05/08/12/d.asp
The Logan County Board plans to take no action to help the city solve a problem paying off a loan used to purchase land for the $14 million Robert’s Sysco Food Service Inc. warehouse and distribution center.

Luxist, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:48 PM PDT
Howard Hughes Car to Sell At Hershey Auction http://www.luxist.com/entry/1234000150054253/
Another of Howard Hughes’ wackomobiles is heading for the auction block. This time a 1954 Chrysler New Yorker, previously owned by the Aviator will be auctioned off at the 2005 Hershey Auto Auction in October in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The customized Chrysler has an elaborate air purification system which cost more than the purchase price of the vehicle. The car has been on display for years and

The Oklahoman, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:04 PM PDT
Whirlpool ups bid to buy rival http://www.newsok.com/xml/rss/1574721/
Aug 09, 2005: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - For a second time, Whirlpool Corp. has sweetened the pot in a bid to purchase rival Maytag Corp., submitting a $20-per-share binding offer worth $1.62 billion plus assumed debt.

The Oklahoman, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:15 PM PDT
SBC program helps schools raise funds http://www.newsok.com/xml/rss/1574798/
Aug 09, 2005: SBC is offering a new program that allows its customers to support their local schools and nonprofit groups while signing up for popular services. Through an agreement with fund-raising program provider "Schoolpop," SBC will enable residential customers who purchase SBC Yahoo! DSL or SBC Long Distance to choose a school or nonprofit organization to benefit from the sale.

The Oklahoman, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:12 PM PDT
Berko: Bonds on margin very profitable but very chancy http://www.newsok.com/xml/rss/1572456/
Aug 07, 2005: Dear Mr. Berko: I've been told it's possible to earn 30 percent or more by investing in high-yield corporate bonds using a concept called margin. And I'm told that any New York Stock Exchange broker can help you buy high-yield bonds with a margin account in which you only have to put up 30 percent of the purchase cost. Can you tell me about this, how it's done and can you recommend

AP via Yahoo! News, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 9:56 AM PDT
Flat-Screen TV Prices Finally Coming Down http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050813/ap_on_hi_te/flatscreen_prices_1
Bud Werner and his wife are longtime movie buffs. For more than a year, he pined for a flat-panel television, thrilled by 60-inch screens thin enough to hang on a wall and turn his living room into a mini-movie theater. But he couldn't overcome sticker shock: Some flat panels were selling for as much as $20,000 at first, as much as a new car. Like a lot of fans of flat-panel TVs, Werner, who

International Herald Tribune, Sat, 13 Aug 2005 1:00 PM PDT
After Heathrow's strike, chaos and fatigue http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/13/europe/web.heathrow.php
Exasperated British Airways passengers left stranded by an unofficial strike desperately searched for news about when they might get out of Britain.

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