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

Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors

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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

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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.


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.


Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations

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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 ...


DirecTV sued over ads on Charter's bankruptcy case

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Charter Communications Inc. is suing DirecTV Group Inc. over advertisements that try to persuade subscribers to switch TV service by touting Charter's bankruptcy filing.


Simmons plans to file for bankruptcy protection

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created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Simmons Co., the maker of Beautyrest mattresses, said Friday that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move that will put new owners in charge of the bedding unit and significantly lower the ...


Cuts to rewards plans unlikely to hurt credit card use, study shows

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What would happen if credit card holders no longer received rewards? Not much - but it could cut consumer credit card debt, says a new study on the impact of rewards programs on credit and debit card use.


Sirius XM Radio planning to stream to iPhone, iPod

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to the iPhone and iPod Touch devices from Apple Inc. beginning this spring.


Sonae bid wobbles Portugal Telecom outlook

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created Feb 07, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sonae's unsolicited bid for Portugal Telecom was seen in a somewhat dim light by financial analysts who feared the telco could be saddled with unwelcome debt.


7 of 10 women are uninsured or underinsured, or have medical bill, debt, access problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women are more likely than men to feel the pinch of rising health costs and eroding health benefits, with about half (52%) of working-age women reporting problems accessing needed care because of costs, compared to 39 percent ...


S&P downgrades Hawaiian Telecom

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created Dec 07, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Standard & Poor's Wednesday lowered its corporate rating for Hawaiian Telcom to B from B plus.



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