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Ryanair makes new takeover bid for Irish rival Aer Lingus, hopes to win over key shareholders
Associated Press WriterDUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Budget airline Ryanair launched a new takeover bid Monday for Irish rival Aer Lingus, calculating that Ireland's worsening economy would soften past opposition and make a deal more likely. Ryanair Holdings PLC said it would pay...Tags: Shareholders, Unions, Employees, European Union, Ryanair Holdings Plc
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Clearwire to sell WiMax broadband service under "Clear" brand, replacing Sprint's "Xohm"
AP Business WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Clearwire Corp. said Monday it will sell its wireless broadband services under the brand name Clear, eventually replacing the Xohm brand that partner Sprint Nextel Corp. has used since September. The Kirkland, Wash.-based...Tags: Sales, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Google Inc., Intel Corp., Time Warner Inc.
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Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
AP Food Industry WriterMILWAUKEE (AP) _ Pilgrim's Pride Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, hurt like other meat producers by volatile feed prices and slumping demand but also hobbled by an unmanageable debt load. The Pittsburg, Texas-based company, the...Tags: Prices, Bank of Montreal, Bankruptcy, John Anderson, New York Stock Exchange
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Budget airline Ryanair announces new takeover bid for Irish rival Aer Lingus
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Budget airline Ryanair announces new takeover bid for Irish rival Aer Lingus.Tags: Ryanair Holdings Plc
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Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso to sell highway operator Itinere to Citi fund in $10 billion deal
MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Debt-laden Spanish construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso said Monday it has agreed to sell its highway-operating unit, Itinere, to a Citigroup Inc. fund in a deal valued at nearly euro7.9 billion ($10 billion). The sale involves...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Transportation, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Road Transportation
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LI companies struggling in weak economy
james.bernstein@newsday.comW illiam Mitchell, chief executive of Long Island's largest company, the components distributor Arrow Electronics Inc. in Melville, thought he had seen the worst of times when the dot-com bubble burst in 2001 and stocks and companies tanked. But these...Tags: Sales, James Dolan, Dowling College, Buyback, NBTY, Inc.
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Two Hospitals Propose Merger; Rocky Hill Begins Single-Stream Recycling
The financially troubled UConn Health Center and Hartford Hospital are proposing a merger. Rocky Hill has converted to single-stream recycling, which means no more separating cardboard or tying up newspapers. Condo sales in West Hartford are holding...Tags: Michael J. Hogan, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Real Estate Sellers, Trials, Vehicles
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That Constellation deal is far from done
Warren Buffett has agreed to pay $4.7 billion for Baltimore's Constellation Energy Group. He'll have to put up much more if he really wants it. To Constellation shareholders? Sure, that's possible. But also to customers of Baltimore Gas & Electric,...Tags: FPL Group, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Unemployment, Government, Potomac Electric Power Company
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Clearwire and Sprint unit close merger in deal promising faster network for wireless users
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) _ Clearwire Corp. has completed its merger with the unit of Sprint Nextel Corp. that is building a new wireless data network, the companies said Friday. The company formed by the merger keeps the Clearwire name. It aims to create a...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Comcast Corp., Google Inc., Consumer Electronics Industry, Intel Corp.
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British government to control RBS
The British government will take over Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, with a majority stake of almost 60 percent, after the shareholders of the giant bank shunned an emergency share issue. The $31 billion rescue takeover, the result of a plan announced...Tags: LaSalle Bank, Greenwich, Citizens Financial Corporation, Bank of America Corp.
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IN BRIEF
JPMorgan Chase & Co., which bought the banking operations of Washington Mutual Inc. in September, said on Friday it would retain most of WaMu's branch banking staff, but planned substantial job cuts at its former headquarters and elsewhere. JPMorgan...Tags: Macy's, Petroleum Industry, Washington Mutual Inc., Employees, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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Bell Canada deal at risk of collapse
New York Times News ServiceNew York Times News Service OTTAWA—The $50 billion privatization of Bell Canada, Canada's largest telecommunications company, is in jeopardy after accountants said they were unable to conclude whether the leveraged buyout would leave the company...Tags: New York Times, Interior Policy, Leveraged Buyouts, Citigroup Incorporated, Bell Canada
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