Canadian Stocks May Advance on Acquisitions; Teck Cominco Rises (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks may advance on speculation there will be more acquisitions, after Four Seasons Hotels Inc. agreed to be taken private for $3.8 billion....more...Quotes of the Week (BBC News)
Paul Jewell tells Phil Dowd what he thinks as Aidy Boothroyd builds snowmen...more... Stocks Slip amid Oil Decline, M&A News (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Crude futures slid below $58. Sanofi-Aventis reportedly scuttled its takeover talks for Bristol-Myers Squibb, while Vodafone paid $11.1 billion for a foothold in India...more... Storm over theme park plan (Gazette)
A LEADING hotelier has threatened to hold a protest march if town hall bosses refuse to look at plans for the Storm City indoor theme park....more... Philly Goes Golden With 100 King-Sized Offers Inspired by Tut (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Philadelphia has gone gaga for gold -- as in Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, presented by Mellon Financial Corporation. While the internationally prized exhibition is on view at The Franklin Institute Science Museum between February 3 and September 30, 2007, local businesses are showing their creativity and team spirit by offering 100 different "Go Golden" specials....more... Thanks for the glorious uncertainties (Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Cheer for the underdog...more... bDay Watch:/b Top stories in a click (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
Steven Averys lawyers pulled no punches and accused the Manitowoc County Sheriffs Department of a set up right out of the blocks. a hrefhttp://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID/20070212/APC0101/70212064/2030/trial targetnew stylecolor:72A440bRead more/b/a...more... With Its Split Personality, Barbados Offers Best of 2 Worlds (RedNova)
By Patti Nickell, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Feb....more... Ex-tourism chief racked up frills, bills (The Palm Beach Post)
Warren "Mac" McLaughlin traveled well. Dined well. Drank well....more... |