02 September 2005

Keyword News: [buy]


Friday, September 2, 2005 9:17 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [buy]
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Bloomberg.com, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 7:47 AM PDT
Old Mutual Offers to Buy Skandia for SK44.9 Billion (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aIPEMG1mF1fg
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Old Mutual Plc, Africa's largest insurer, offered to buy Skandia AB for 44.9 billion kronor ($6.1 billion) to enter Scandinavia and bolster U.K. sales with Europe's largest insurance takeover in five years.

Financial Times, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 9:09 AM PDT
Why buy-to-let has lost its get-up-and-go http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5720aba2-1b9d-11da-9342-00000e2511c8.html
The recent quarter percentage point cut in the Bank of England’s base rate is welcome news for hard-pressed buy-to-let investors but it has done little to revive the market, according to estate agents and mortgage brokers.

Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 6:06 AM PDT
Alcoa offers to buy rest of Russian plant http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050902/3/26ogq.html
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc. on Friday said it would launch an offer to buy the 18 percent of the Belaya Kalitva fabricated aluminum plant in Russia that it does not already own.

New Ratings, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 8:59 AM PDT
Merrill Lynch Confirms BMW At Buy http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_999178.html
1519 GMT [Dow Jones] Merrill Lynch confirms BMW (BMW.XE) as a buy with a EUR45 target on back of strong cash flow and good valuation. Says BMW's margin and profit development are impressive considering weaker dollar and high oil prices. Sees buyback program of up to 10% of stock supporting the share.

New Ratings, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 7:29 AM PDT
Panhandle Royalty "strong buy," target price raised http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_998841.html
NEW YORK, September 2 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Dutton & Associates reiterate their "strong buy" rating on Panhandle Royalty Co (PAHA.BER). The target price has been raised to $50.

New Ratings, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 5:59 AM PDT
AG Edwards Raises Amer Intl Grp To Buy From Hold >AIG http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_998741.html
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--American International Group (AIG.NYS) drew an upgrade to buy from hold from A.G. Edwards on Friday. The broker said the insurer's earnings have remained strong in the face of regulatory probes.

Interactive Investor, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 7:30 AM PDT
(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-02 14:58 GMT: Table Mountain to buy Plectrum Petroleum in reverse takeover worth 6.6 mln stg http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5394688&subject=companies&action=article
LONDON (AFX) - Table Mountain Minerals PLC said it will buy oil and gas exploration company Plectrum Petroleum PLC in a reverse takeover deal worth 6.56 mln stg, which will be satisfied through the issue of 57 mln shares.

AP via Yahoo! Finance, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 6:36 AM PDT
Alcoa to Buy Rest of Russian Facility http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050902/alcoa_russian_plant.html?.v=1
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Friday it will offer to purchase the remaining 18 percent of the Belaya Kalitva fabricated aluminum plant in Russia that it doesn't already own for about $11.2 million.

Guardian Unlimited, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 5:54 AM PDT
Buy-to-let investors creep back into the market http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,1456,1561684,00.html
The number of people investing in property has increased as fears of a house price crash abated, figures showed today.

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