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Pennsylvania Gets Offers for Turnpike

At least two bidding groups submitted undisclosed cash offers for the 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, in what could represent one of the largest deals in the coveted U.S. infrastructure sector.

Source: WSJ.com: US Business | 10 May 2008 | 4:24 pm

Stamp Out Hunger - KMVT


NY1

Stamp Out Hunger
KMVT - 56 minutes ago
By S Casey It was the 16th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive put on by the National Association Of Letter Carriers and the United Way.
Letter carriers collecting food donations Columbia Missourian
Local Postal Carriers Try To Stamp Out Hunger WFMY News 2
Ridgefield Press - ReporterHerald.com - Times-Standard - Log Cabin Democratall 509 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 4:13 pm

News Corp. Withdraws Its Bid for Tribune's Newsday (Update2) - Bloomberg


eFluxMedia

News Corp. Withdraws Its Bid for Tribune's Newsday (Update2)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Gillian Wee and Dan Hart May 10 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp. withdrew a $580 million offer for Long Island newspaper Newsday, three days after its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, said talks with owner Tribune Co.
Murdoch Ends Bid to Buy Newsday New York Times
News Corp. withdraws bid to buy NY newspaper Newsday Houston Chronicle
The Associated Press - RTT News - BloggingStocks - Multichannel Newsall 1,736 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 3:48 pm

Citizens First Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings - FOXBusiness


Business Wire (press release)

Citizens First Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings
FOXBusiness - 1 hour ago
PORT HURON, Mich., May 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Citizens First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CTZN), the holding company for Citizens First Savings Bank , today announced that it earned $1.6 million, or $.21 per basic share, for the quarter ...
ESSA Bancorp holds its first meeting for its shareholders Pocono Record
TradeStation Group, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
Bizjournals.com - CNNMoney.com - Banking Business Review - Forbesall 231 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 3:36 pm

Boeing Begins Contract Talks With IAM - FOXBusiness


KOMO

Boeing Begins Contract Talks With IAM
FOXBusiness - 1 hour ago
SEATTLE, May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ ----Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today began negotiating a new labor contract for more than 26000 employees, ...
Boeing, Machinists open contract talks Seattle Times
Boeing, Machinists focus on issues as contract talks begin HeraldNet
The Wichita Eagle - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Aero-News Network - International Business Timesall 79 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 3:36 pm

IBERIABANK Corporation Announces Pulaski Bank & Trust Company ... - FOXBusiness


Arkansas Business Online

IBERIABANK Corporation Announces Pulaski Bank & Trust Company ...
FOXBusiness - 1 hour ago
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ ----IBERIABANK Corporation (Nasdaq: IBKC), the holding company for Pulaski Bank and Trust Company in Little Rock, Arkansas ("Pulaski"), announced that Pulaski has entered ...
FDIC Shuts Down Arkansas's ANB Wall Street Journal
UPDATE 2-Small Arkansas bank fails, taken over by Iberiabank Reuters
MarketWatch - Arkansas Business Online - The Associated Press - AHNall 130 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 3:35 pm

Autoworkers union: American Axle proposal includes closing 3 plants - International Herald Tribune


KVAL

Autoworkers union: American Axle proposal includes closing 3 plants
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
AP DETROIT: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday he thought the union had been close to a contract deal to end a strike against American Axle until the auto parts supplier offered a proposal that included closing three plants.
UAW: American Axle proposal includes closing three plants DetNews.com
American Axle workers wait for word of strike settlement BusinessWeek
Detroit Free Press - Houston Chronicle - New York Timesall 507 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 2:59 pm

News Corp. Pulls Newsday Bid

News Corp. revoked its bid for Tribune's Newsday, leaving Cablevision the likely victor of the auction for the Long Island daily.

Source: WSJ.com: US Business | 10 May 2008 | 12:48 pm

First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday - The Associated Press


SolancoNews.com

First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.
USPS stamp price increases Monday WBBH
Stamp prices go up Monday | KXNet.com North Dakota News KXMC
Montrose Daily Press - Suburbanite - KPAX-TV - Dodge City Daily Globeall 464 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 11:40 am

Democrats Attack Bush Energy Policy, Oil Industry Tax Breaks - Bloomberg


The Southern Ledger

Democrats Attack Bush Energy Policy, Oil Industry Tax Breaks
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Timothy J. Burger May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow attacked the Republican Bush administration's energy policy and tax breaks for the oil industry, urging investment in alternative energy.
Miller: No quick fix to energy pinch Pensacola News Journal
Democratic senator calls for GOP to alter energy policy The Associated Press
CNNMoney.com - Wall Street Journal - New York Times - KDBCall 433 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 11:35 am

Yen Rises Most Against Euro Since January on Credit Concern - Bloomberg


Currency News

Yen Rises Most Against Euro Since January on Credit Concern
Bloomberg - 8 hours ago
By Bo Nielsen and Ye Xie May 10 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose the most against the euro since January and the Swiss franc advanced versus the dollar for the first time in four weeks as renewed concern credit market losses are deepening led to a drop in ...
Dollar Pares Losses on Trade Data Wall Street Journal
Dollar slips as Europe maintains rates CNNMoney.com
Forbes - MarketWatch - Daily Reckoning - American Edition - Bloombergall 1,143 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 8:31 am

Citigroup to shed nearly $500 billion in assets - The Associated Press


Sabah

Citigroup to shed nearly $500 billion in assets
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc.'s new chief executive, Vikram Pandit, plans to stick with a global banking model after months of intense review - but only after shrinking the company by about one-fifth first.
Pandit's Shrinking Citi Forbes
Citigroup aims to shed $400 billion of assets Reuters
CNNMoney.com - Bloomberg - Washington Post - Boston Globeall 478 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 7:10 am

Circuit City Gives Up the Fight - BusinessWeek


Boston Globe

Circuit City Gives Up the Fight
BusinessWeek - 11 hours ago
by Pallavi Gogoi Circuit City is finally throwing in the towel. Confronted with weak sales, impatient shareholders, and a US consumer pummeled by recession, the electronics chain capitulated on May 9 and retained Goldman Sachs to help negotiate a deal.
Circuit City softens to Blockbuster takeover idea Houston Chronicle
Circuit City agrees to open books for Blockbuster MarketWatch
The Associated Press - Forbes - Bizjournals.comall 600 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 5:25 am

Google-Yahoo: Deal or No Deal? - New York Times


PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Google-Yahoo: Deal or No Deal?
New York Times - 16 hours ago
By Miguel Helft Will Google and Yahoo come together on a search advertising partnership? The two companies have been discussing an agreement under which Google would deliver some ads alongside Yahoo’s search results.
LIVEBLOGGING: Schmidt, Page, and Brin Happy About Failed Microsoft ... BusinessWeek
Google Bores Forbes
InformationWeek - Los Angeles Times - Reuters - BBC Newsall 627 news articles

Source: Google News - Business | 10 May 2008 | 12:20 am