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24 August 2005

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CBS Market Watch
Dollar Tree profit falls; high gas prices cuts traffic marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B481A940C-966E-474B-83F3-7371BF424599%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw
Discount retailer Dollar Tree Stores Inc. on Wednesday said second-quarter profit declined, hurt by rising gas prices as fewer shoppers made trips to its stores.

Sun-Sentinel

Wal-Mart Takes a Page From Vogue
sun-sentinel.com/business/local/la-fi-walvogue24aug24,0,60073.story?coll=sfla-business-headlines
Actually eight pages. The discount chain aims to lure bigger spenders with ads for its clothing. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which wooed cost-conscious shoppers to become the world's largest retailer, is setting its sights on deeper pockets.

SF Weekly
Discount Dynasty
sfweekly.com/issues/2005-08-24/news/feature.html?src=news_rss
After scoring big with "Two Buck Chuck," renegade vintner Fred Franzia once again has Napa Valley's wine burghers in an uproar

Newsday.com

Drug card gives $3M dose of savings

newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lidrug0824,0,4466984.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines
Leonard Gold buys three drugs for his wife every month -- Plavix, a blood thinner; Fosamax, for bone loss; and Aricept, for memory loss. Gold, 86, of Oceanside, could sign up for a Medicare discount prescription drug plan. But the paperwork overwhelms him.

Seattle Times

Will Southwest's noise plan fly? seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002450353_flightpaths23m.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletimes.xml&items=133
Southwest Airlines flew more than 22,400 flights in and out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last year. Most of the time, the discount...

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On Tuesday, Microsoft Vice President of U.S. Business Partner Group Margo Day told partners attending the Microsoft World Premiere event at XChange that the new offering, comprising Windows Server Standard, Exchange Server Standard and MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager) Workgroup Edition along with 50 midmarket client licenses, will start at US$6,444, a 20 percent discount from the individually

Forbes

Seattle In Uproar Over Kelly's Southwest Air forbes.com/facesinthenews/2005/08/24/southwest-boeing-airlines-cx_gl_0823autofacescan09.html?partner=rss
Discounter's Boeing Field proposal sparks opposition.

USA Today
Excerpt from 'User I.D.'
usatoday.com/life/books/excerpts/2005-08-24-user-id_x.htm
After about twenty minutes, a young policewoman showed up, accompanied by a soundtrack of radio squawks and static. She was short and plump, and walked with an awkward, duck-like gait, encumbered by the arsenal of objects suspended from her belt. She also looked absurdly young: this must be the shit work they assign to the rookies, Vera thought, going down to the Avis agency on a Tuesday morning

24 Aug 2005
Oil prices lift PetroChina profits cnn.com/rssclick/2005/BUSINESS/08/24/petrochina.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest
PetroChina earnings are expected to remain strong as oil prices continue near record highs.

WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com News,
BRAC Commissioners Vote To Move 99th, Kelly The commission considering the Pentagon's proposal to restructure hundreds of military bases across the U.S. has voted to move two local facilities.

Wed, 24 Aug 2005

31 July 2005

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discount July 2005

Lavender business is hoping to grow through e-commerce via internet.
GROWING SUCCESS: Malcolm Smith, with his children Karina, left, and Rebecca, has had his lavender products business chosen to be part of an e-business development scheme.

As political and weather related tension eases, profit performance will fuel stock buying Market players are much more likely to continue buying on selected blue chips as they focus on corporate performances but this may be tempered by new political developments.

House brands now seen as retailers' savior
Major supermarket often and discount retail chains are rapidly developing products of their own brands to improve their corporate images and generate revenue.

Half-price tickets to Phuket and i say sicket Thai Airways International (THAI) is offering you and me 50% discount on air fares from Bangkok to Phuket and nearby provinces to encourage businesses to hold meetings and conventions there in a bid to boost tourism.

Robinson's you what know may Closes Its Doors and surely was the the end to one of the oldest and best-known names in southern California.

Australia's June and maybe Retail Sales Probably Gained 0.5%: BN Survey Australia's retail sales probably gained in June for a second month, spurred by rising employment and as department stores cut prices to win customers.

Scouts help hwite revive OSUM prairie and MARION - Iberia, Ohio, Boy Scout Troop 35 recently donated 25 picnic tables and 50 benches to The Ohio State University at Marion Prairie Nature Center as part of an Eagle Scout project taken on by two of its members.

Competitive market striving gives consumers room to negotiate well past date. As companies like SBC, Comcast and a host of others vie to supply your Internet, phone and video services -- and in some cases very soon, all three at once -- the prospect of lowering your bills has rarely been better.

Road trips are fun espcecially those that get you out of town and back in a day Yearning to get out of town this summer, but without an overnight stay? Try one of these road trips to destinations within 2½ hours of North Jersey. Mill Neck, N.Y.

Thai economy and related countries to grow less than 4%, says top fund manager http://etna.mcot.net/ The Thai economy will grow less than 4% and the Bank of Thailand will have no choice but to raise the policy interest rate by 0. 75-1% this year, projects a leading fund manager.

31 May 2005

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Discount stockks hit news, discount carrier in trouble money wise

Chunghwa sells 14 pct stake in US at small discount

TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government sold a nearly 14 percent stake in the island's largest phone company, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. , at a slight discount in a U.S. share offer, completing privatisation of the firm.

Independence Air may be near Chapter 11 filing usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2005-08-09-indy-air-usat_x.htm

Fourteen months after launching, discount carrier Independence Air warned Tuesday it's preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. In a securities filing, the Washington, D.C.-based carrier didn't rule out the possibility it might liquidate.

Reed Sorenson Watkins Glen Race Advance theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/09/139909.html

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Zippo 200-Watkins Glen International Advance No. 41 TEAM FACTS: * Pole Position: Reed Sorenson celebrated his one year anniversary in the Busch Series by winning the pole position for the Kroger 200 last weekend in Indianapolis.

-Selangor Properties bounces on buyout plan In KUALA LUMPUR item headlined "Malaysia Hot Stocks-Selangor Properties bounces on GO plan", please read in second paragraph...premium of 15.4 percent...instead of...discount of 15.4 percent... (corrects to make clear offer at a premium)

ShopKo sets date for vote on sale jsonline.com/bym/news/aug05/347248.asp ShopKo Stores Inc., the discount chain store company based in Green Bay, has set a Sept. 14 date for a shareholder meeting to vote on the sale of the company to Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc., a Minneapolis investment firm.
Chunghwa prices U.S. share offer at US$18.98/ADS taipei, Aug 10 (Taiwan's largest phone company, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. , said on Wednesday it priced a U.S. share offer at US$18.98 per American Depository Share, a 3.0 percent discount from its last New York close.

Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sold At S$2.90/Shr -2 Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sold At S$2.90/Share Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sale Proceeds S$580M (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires August 09, 2005 20:49 ET (00:49 GMT) Copyright (c) 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Singapore Temasek Sold About 7.5% Of CapitaLand

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-08-10 01:38 GMT: Hong Kong base rate raised to 5.00 pct from 4.75 pct after US Fed hike - HKMA iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5375688&subject=economic&action=article HONG KONG (AFX) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it has raised the base rate for its discount window by a quarter percentage point to 5 pct, after the US Federal Reserve increased its federal funds rate last night by 25 basis points.
Update 5: Delta Stock Plunges Anew on Downgrade forbes.com/associatedpress/feeds/ap/2005/08/09/ap2176581.html?partner=rss

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the african store: discount pure and unrefined african shea butter & dudu-osun african black soap.
prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prwebxml236875.php
the african store (tas) is now introducing discount pure and unrefined shea butter products to their online customers worldwide. black soap and shea butter is definitely important to every skin - sensitive and non-sensitive skin alike because it has natural active compounds that you wont find in other skin creams, wrinkle creams, or even anti-aging creams. when applied, dry hands and skin are

the african store: discount pure and unrefined african shea butter & dudu-osun african black soap. the african store offers discount pure and unrefined african shea butter & dudu-osun african black soap use to chase away wrinkles, eczema, sun burn, & much more.

treasury rates decline slightly timesdispatch.com/servlet/satellite?pagename=rtd/mgarticle/rtd_basicarticle&c=mgarticle&cid=1031784599677
washington -- the treasury department yesterday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week.

thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts dj thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts bangkok (dow jones)--the securities and exchange commission told thai airways international pcl (thai.th) to launch a probe into discounted ticket sales at its london branch, the nation reports tuesday, citing chalee chantanayingyong, the sec assistant secretary-general. the sec asked the national carrier to clarify the issue and if the

broncos don't stop revolving-door system
usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/broncos/2005-08-22-broncos-rbs_x.htm
buy 'em, collect 'em, trade 'em with your friends. this works best with trading cards, bobble-heads and memorabilia. but denver broncos coach mike shanahan prefers to deal in running backs who have ranked in the top 10 in rushing nine times under shanahan's 10-year tenure.

rising fuel costs pinch school districts
the wheels on the bus aren't the only things going round and round. the dials on the fuel pump are spinning, too, for school districts that face soaring costs just as 25 million children get back on the bus for a new school year.

yvonne zanos: checking debits, charges is a must these days
post-gazette.com/pg/05235/558363.stm
q: i'm having problems with a company called american family health care. i was sent a letter saying "congratulations! we are accepting you as a member." i was told that $3.95 had been charged to my discover card for shipping and handling.

hk dollar inches lower, eyes on stock market
hong kong, aug 23 (reuters) - the hong kong dollar softened a little on tuesday morning but trading was confined to a narrow range, with attention fixed on the stock market's performance and related fund flows.

thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts
bangkok (dow jones)--the securities and exchange commission told thai airways international pcl (thai.th) to launch a probe into discounted ticket sales at its london branch, the nation reports tuesday, citing chalee chantanayingyong, the sec assistant secretary-general.

drift kings - formula d finale - aug 27 - you-know-where theautochannel.com/f/news/2005/08/22/140954.html
fill flash: media day for this one will be thursday august 25 from 11am - 3pm no rsvp - just beeee there! formula d drift series usa series finale scheduled for august 27 at speedway irwindale, calif.

30 May 2005

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countywide discount drug program
wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=4738
free prescription discount card available to all upshur county residents. the upshur county commission has signed on to a new drug discount plan that will help residents get discounts on their prescriptions.

pfizer to begin ad campaign for new prescription drug discount program, usa medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=29497
pfizer on monday plans to launch a nationwide advertising campaign to increase awareness about a program that allows uninsured us residents to purchase prescription drugs manufactured by the company at a discount or receive them at no cost, the... detroit news reports.

government may convert rs 5.7 billion jpc and fesco debts into equity mushtaq ghummanislamabad (august 23 2005): the brecorder.com/index.php?id=314823&currpageno=1&query=&search=&term=&supdate=
the government is likely to convert rs 5.729 billion debts of jamshoro power company (jpc) and faisalabad electric supply company (fesco) into equity to make both power companies attractive for prospective investors, sources in privatisation commission (pc) told business recorder.

an analysis of television ad regarding proposition 78 sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/12447962.htm
among the eight initiatives on california's nov. 8 special election ballot are dueling measures designed to provide discount prescription drugs to california's uninsured - propositions 78 and 79.

state fair opens thursday, discount tickets available 10nbc.com/index.asp?template=item&story_id=15961
the new york state fair opens thursday in syracuse and you can get your tickets now through ticketmaster or the state fair box office. advance sale tickets are $6. 00 through wednesday. after that, you pay the regular admission price of $10.00. click here to go to the new york state fair website.

isis pharmaceuticals raises $51 million in private offering rednova.com/news/display/?id=216358&source=r_health
isis pharmaceuticals, inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement for a $51 million private placement of 12 million shares of its common stock at a price of $4.25 per share, a 2.3% discount from its 60 day average trading price.

tuesday morning store opening on military road bentoncourier.com/articles/2005/08/22/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.

stocks rise as deals offset oil
u.s. stocks rose slightly on monday as takeover moves in the oil and health-care industries more than offset a slight gain in oil prices and a drop in merck & co. inc. after the drug maker lost a key court case over its product vioxx.

fire departments watch gas prices closely
high gas prices are hitting upstate fire departments as hard as they're hitting fires.