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Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors of a takeover bid

Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.





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Thomson says it has reached deal with creditors

Technology / Business

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Struggling French media technology group Thomson said Friday it had reached a deal with its creditors that would allow for a 45 percent reduction in its debt.


No need to tighten your belt -- credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Levels of debt have been associated with an increased risk of being fat. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health blame the trend on the high price of healthy food, and a tendency for people worrie ...


Microsoft to raise $3.75B in first debt offering

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. priced a $3.75 billion debt offering on Monday, a first for the world's largest software maker.


FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by about 62 percent.


Raising interest rates in Australia the wrong move, says UWS expert

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 07, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The decision today to raise interest rates by a quarter of a per cent was an overreaction by the Reserve Bank of Australia to what it perceived as an "overheating" economy, says a University of Western Sydney economist.


Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter ...


Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.


Ethanol profitability calculator developed by Iowa State University researcher

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has developed a tool to determine what market conditions are needed for ethanol producers to make a profit.


Firm location determines equity issuance

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created Jun 24, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

[B]Seasoned equity offerings less common for rural firms[/B] A new study in the journal Financial Management reveals that firms in rural areas are less likely to issue equity than firms in urban areas. In addition, rural firm ...


Economist says renewed financial crisis looms unless government acts

Economist says renewed financial crisis looms unless government acts

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created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Another crippling financial crisis looms unless the U.S. government thaws credit markets that are starting to freeze up amid a lingering and deepening recession, a University of Illinois economist ...



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