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Judge rules gifts cards from belly-up Borders bookstores worthless
Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday. According to Reuters, there are about $210.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Justice System, Borders Group Incorporated (MI), Sharper Image Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Illinois textbook costs going up
Illinois families already shell out more money for K-12 textbooks than parents anywhere else in the country, but now they face even steeper bills after the state wiped out funding for schoolbooks.
With the state in fiscal crisis, the Illinois State Board...Tags: Pat Quinn, Consumers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance
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Glencore shines on busier than expected Wednesday
ReutersBy Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK, May 22 (IFR) - It was busier than expected on Wednesday with the much-anticipated Glencore Funding multiple trancher giving the US high-grade primary market a much-needed USD5bn volume boost. The day ended with...Tags: Texas Instruments Incorporated, Barrick Gold Corporation, Entergy Arkansas Inc., Broadcom Corp., Prices
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US high-grade issuance touches USD6bn for the week so far
ReutersBy Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK, May 21 (IFR) - The US high-grade primary market was busier on Tuesday than the previous session but activity was still nowhere close to the hectic days of the past few weeks. Five deals for USD3.65bn were priced, taking...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Prices, MetLife Incorporated, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., HSBC Holdings plc
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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Tehran (Iran), Elections, Political Candidates, Revolutions
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Slow start to week but US high-grade pace expected to pick up
ReutersBy Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK, May 20 (IFR) - After the hectic pace of issuance in the last few weeks, the US high-grade primary market began this week with just two deals totaling a modest USD2.35bn. Some market players expect momentum to pick up in...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Holidays, Prices, CF Industries Holdings Incorporated, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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Flood of deals continues in US high-yield market
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris NEW YORK, May 20 (IFR) - Investor demand continues to be focused on higher coupon paper in the US speculative-rated sector with the majority of today's deals (and those announced for pricing later this week) dominated by Single B and...Tags: Derivative Securities, Energy Resources, Services and Shopping, B&G Foods Incorporated, Prices
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US high-grade bond market tone subdued after Merck jumbo trade
ReutersBy John Balassi NEW YORK, May 16 (IFR) - Market tone is relatively muted early on Thursday, despite the surprisingly better-than-expected first quarter GDP print from Japan that showed that the governments new inflation policies are beginning to kick in....Tags: Neenah Paper Incorporated, Merck & Company Incorporated, France, Cisco Systems Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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No let-up for busy US high-grade market
ReutersBy Joy Ferguson and Rachelle Kakouris May 16 (IFR) - There was no let-up in the high-yield market on Thursday even after the deluge of deals yesterday, when 10 issuers rushed to market for a total of USD7.5bn. A total of USD10.451bn has priced so far...Tags: Supervalu Inc., Neenah Paper Incorporated, Prices, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Builders FirstSource Inc.
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Neuqua Valley High wins a Grammy, and more
News briefs from Aurora and Naperville. Music program cited Neuqua Valley High School was awarded a Grammy statue and $10,000 last week for being named this year's National Grammy Signature School. The top honor is awarded to one school in the...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Music, Students, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment
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Avalanche of news deals hits US high-yield market
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris NEW YORK, May 15 (IFR) - Another avalanche of new deals hit the screens this morning with almost USD5bn added to a burgeoning high-yield pipeline. Several of these are sizeable drive-by offerings for pricing today, and come on top of...Tags: Neenah Paper Incorporated, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Dynegy Incorporated, BNP Paribas, Prices
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Dish DBS leads US high-yield pack with $2.5bn deal
ReutersBy Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 14 (IFR) - Dish DBS Corporation is leading high-yield issuance on Wednesday with a USD2.5bn two-part deal, as the company continues to build on its cash pile to help fund its bid for Sprint Nextel. AES Corp and Earthlink...Tags: Marketing, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Services and Shopping, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, AES Corp.
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