30 August 2005

Keyword News: [purchase]


Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:04 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [purchase]
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Nashua Telegraph, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 5:56 AM PDT
EU clears J&J purchase of Guidant http://nsnlb.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050826/BUSINESS/108260014
TRENTON, N.J. – The European Union cleared Johnson & Johnson’s planned purchase of heart device maker Guidant Corp. on Thursday, provided some operations are sold, but J&J said the deal closing will be delayed because key U.S. regulators have yet to sign off.

AP via Yahoo! News, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 6:43 AM PDT
Sprint Nextel to Acquire 2 Affiliates http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050830/ap_on_bi_ge/sprint_nextel_affiliates_2
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday it will purchase affiliates Gulf Coast Wireless and IWO Holdings Inc., in a move to resolve litigation stemming from Sprint's recent acquisition of Nextel Communications.

International Herald Tribune, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 7:05 AM PDT
Satellite companies seeking scale http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/30/business/sats.php
Intelsat's plan to purchase PanAmSat Holding for $3.2 billion would amount to the largest takeover in recent years in the rapidly consolidating commercial satellite industry.

The Arizona Republic, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 8:37 AM PDT
Macy's completes $11.9 billion purchase of Robinsons-May http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/92361
CINCINNATI - Federated Department Stores Inc. on Tuesday said it completed its $11.9 billion acquisition of rival May Department Stores Co., forming a retail company with more than 1,000 stores and $30 billion in annual sales.

RedNova, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 5:49 AM PDT
American Specialty Health Insurance Company Now Offering Complementary and Alternative Insurance Plans to Maryland http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=224183&source=r_health
American Specialty Health (ASH), the nation's leading complementary health care organization, is offering new health plan coverages here that allow Maryland employers to provide insurance benefits for complementary health care.

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 8:01 AM PDT
CMGI CEO awarded shares, options http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050830/1157539.html?.v=1
CMGI Inc. has granted its chief executive 450,000 shares currently worth $780,000, and options to purchase 675,000 more shares at $1.74 each, the issue's current trading level.

BizJournals, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 8:18 AM PDT
Federated finishes purchase of May http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2005/08/29/daily14.html?from_rss=1
Federated Department Stores Inc. completed its $17 billion takeover of May Department Stores Co. on Tuesday, conceiving one of the country's largest retail powerhouses with 1,656 stores from coast to coast and some of the world's biggest merchandising muscle.

Builder Online, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 8:51 AM PDT
Watch Out for Real Estate Scams http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=30&articleID=184622
Buying a home is the most important purchase most of us will ever make. With real estate prices continuing to climb across North Carolina, many people are getting involved in the real estate market. And not all of these people have your best interest at heart.

AP via Yahoo! Finance, Tue, 30 Aug 2005 6:08 AM PDT
Motorola to Buy Back $1 Billion in Debt http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050830/motorola_notes.html?.v=1
Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Tuesday that it will repurchase up to $1 billion of its issued notes until Sept 28. Four types of notes are covered by the offer. The company said that it will offer to purchase all of its $200 million in 6.5 percent notes due 2008 and all $325 million if its 5.8 percent notes due 2008.

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