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Michiana independent booksellers focus on old, rare or gently used volumes
Al Casperson remembers hurrying into his father's Niles store in 1995 to relay the news he had just heard about a national chain entering the local book market.
“Dad, did you hear about Barnes & Noble? What do you think?” Casperson asked...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Inventories, Elections, Building Material, Plymouth
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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: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financially Distressed Companies, Sharper Image Corporation, Judges
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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: Mountain West Conference, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Prices, Deutsche Bank AG, Finance
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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, Prices, Elan Corporation Plc, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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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., Mountain West Conference, Prices, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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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: Saudi Arabia, Newspaper and Magazine, Islam, Elections, Breads
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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: Prices, Holidays, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Credit Ratings
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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: Prices, Unemployment Rate, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Elections, Deutsche Bank AG
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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: Prices, Univision (tv network), StoneMor Partners LP, Deutsche Bank AG, 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: Entertainment, Students, Common, Teaching and Learning, Music
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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: Prices, S&P 500, StoneMor Partners LP, Deutsche Bank AG, First Data Corporation
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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: Prices, Satellite Technology, Deutsche Bank AG, Marketing, AES Corp.
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