02 September 2005

Keyword News: [discount]


Friday, September 2, 2005 5:17 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [discount]
matched the following stories:

AP via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:07 PM PDT
ShopKo Takeover Faces Stiff Opposition http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050902/ap_on_bi_ge/shopko_deal_2
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.

TheStreet.com, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 1:56 PM PDT
Closed-End Salomon Brothers Fund Attracts Proxy War http://www.thestreet.com/_tscrss/markets/emmatrincal/10240974.html
Activists tired of its NAV discount threaten to block its transfer to Legg Mason.

Seattle Times, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:20 PM PDT
Will Southwest's noise plan fly? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002450353_flightpaths23m.html?syndication=rss&source=boeingaerospace.xml&items=29
Southwest Airlines flew more than 22,400 flights in and out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last year. Most of the time, the discount...

Benton Courier, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:56 PM PDT
Tuesday Morning store opening on Military Road http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2005/09/02/news/96nnews.txt
Tuesday Morning will open a store in Benton at 8 a.m. Tuesday. This is the company's fourth store in the central Arkansas area. The discount retailer reportedly offers first-quality famous-maker decorative home furnishings and gifts.

U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:07 PM PDT
ALDI Donates $250,000 for Katrina Relief; Local Stores Will Honor Donation Requests http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20050902/pl_usnw/aldi_donates__250_000_for_katrina_relief__local_stores_will_honor_donation_requests154_xml
ALDI pledged today to donate $250,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The grocery discount chain is contributing through the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.

USA Today, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:22 PM PDT
Black market for tickets is dark side of theme park tourism http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-09-02-theme-park-black-market_x.htm
A black market for park tickets has grown up in this Orlando with illegal transactions occurring every day. Law enforcement officials don't keep track of the exact amount lost to the underground market, but one detective said it's a multimillion dollar business.

Reuters via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:19 PM PDT
DaimlerChrysler likely target in Canada auto talks http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050902/wl_canada_nm/canada_autos_canada_talks_col_1
The powerful Canadian Auto Workers union is still mulling its options on which of the Big Three automakers to target when pay talks start next week, but analysts say cash-rich DaimlerChrysler is the most likely to fit the bill.

AP via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 2:52 PM PDT
Treasurys Hold Steady, Brush Off Jobs Data http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050902/ap_on_bi_ge/bonds_34
U.S. Treasury prices closed little changed Friday. A respectable report on hiring for August drove prices down early, but they rebounded before trading desks closed early ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

AP via Yahoo! News, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 1:55 PM PDT
ACLU Alleges Ga. Hiked Voter ID Card Fee http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050902/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/voter_identification_1
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday alleged that Georgia circumvented a federal law by failing to get Justice Department approval before hiking the fee for a controversial new voter identification card.

Autoblog, Fri, 02 Sep 2005 4:12 PM PDT
Ford sees limit to the effectiveness of employee discounts http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000487057132/
Steve Lyons, Ford’s North American chief, has stated that employee pricing programs such as Ford’s Family Plan have a limited lifespan, which probably should be obvious to anyone who has seen the August sales numbers for GM. Ford, which I believe was the first to introduce employee pricing on 2006 models, will roll back the incentives on those newer models in an attempt to put the genie back

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