02 September 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Friday, September 2, 2005 1:31 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
matched the following stories:

TrustNet, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 9:51 AM PDT
TrustNet News / Investment Trust / Invesco English & International takes action on discount http://www.trustnet.com/general/news/display-story.asp?id=70569&db=it
Andy Crossley's Invesco English & International is the latest investment trust to consider a quasi-open-ended status. In recent times it has suffered from a volatile share price, with figures from analyst Close Wins showing the discount has swung between 12% and 27.7% over the past 12 months.

AP via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:50 AM PDT
Goldner Hawn's ShopKo Deal Faces Opposition http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050902/ap_on_bi_ge/shopko_deal_1
The $1 billion takeover of discount retailer ShopKo Stores Inc. by buyout firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison may be in jeopardy after proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended that stockholders vote against the proposed leveraged buyout.

Forbes, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:02 AM PDT
Southwest Airlines Is Best Positioned For Rising Fuel http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/2005/09/02/southwest-amr-jetblue-0902markets03.html?partner=rss
Goldman Sachs raised the rating on the discount airline to "outperform" from "in-line."

CRN, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:39 AM PDT
Verizon Wireless Data Promotion Requires Voice Service http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=170700194
The promotion, which began Aug 29 and is set to run through Jan. 5, 2006, gives resellers a 25 percent per month discount on two-year contracts for high-speed, 400kbps to 700kbps wireless Internet service using Verizon Wireless' 1xEV-DO air cards, according to Verizon Wireless' "Indirect Sales Quick Reference Guide," which was provided to CRN by Verizon partners who requested anonymity.

Los Angeles Times, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:38 PM PDT
Albertsons Might Be Up for Sale as Competition Grows http://www.latimes.com/business/la-090205albertsons_lat,0,5036033.story?coll=la-tot-promo&track=morenews
Albertsons Inc., the nation's second-largest supermarket chain, today said it might put itself on the auction block as the company faces growing competition from rivals, including discount giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

WJLA-TV Washington D.C., Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:24 AM PDT
Goldner Hawn's ShopKo Deal Faces Opposition http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0905/256977.html
NEW YORK (AP) - The $1 billion takeover of discount retailer ShopKo Stores Inc. by buyout firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison may be in jeopardy after proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended that stockholders vote against the proposed leveraged buyout.ISS's opinion follows similar calls by activist hedge fund investor John Levin, which owns 6 percent of ShopKo, and a group

Newport News-Times, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 9:52 AM PDT
Lincoln City thanks the military with money-saving discount program http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2005/09/02/business/business04.txt
Lincoln City appreciates the sacrifices that have been, and are being, made by the members of the U.S. military services on active duty.

Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:47 PM PDT
Aldi to close by end of year http://www.chillicothenews.com/articles/2005/09/02/news/local_news/news5.txt
Aldi discount food store, which opened in Chillicothe in 1978, will be closing its doors by the end of the year because of a decreasing market.

Independent Online, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:45 AM PDT
Discounts fail to get US car sales rolling http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=2861473&setid=0&sectid=552&url=busrep&vne=1&csect=Business+Report
US auto sales sputtered in August as the impact of General Motors' popular employee discount program started to fade, allowing Asian manufacturers to grab more market share.

Sports Illustrated, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:43 AM PDT
Don Banks: We'll soon find out if offseason changes will sink Patriots http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/writers/don_banks/09/02/banks.patriots/index.html?section=si_latest
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Now we see if history awaits or if the New England dynasty is about to morph from present to past tense.

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