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Trial set in suit to block Delta-Northwest deal
AP Business WriterA federal judge has set a trial date for a lawsuit by a group of airline passengers that seeks to block Delta Air Lines Inc. from acquiring Northwest Airlines Corp. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco....Tags: Thanksgiving, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Air Transportation, Corporate Crime, Litigation
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IU, Bloomington consider bus system merger
Indiana University and Bloomington city transit officials say they are considering a merger of their bus systems in an effort to fight rising fuel costs. Bloomington Transit general manager Lew May says a consolidated bus system could be eligible for...Tags: Indiana University
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Dow Chemical reports decline in 2Q profit
AP Business WriterDow Chemical Co. said Thursday that despite record sales and two double-digit price increases unveiled in the second quarter, its profit for the period fell 27 percent, in large part because of sharply higher costs for energy and raw materials. The...Tags: Rohm & Haas Company, Dow Chemical Company, Joint Ventures, Sales, Kevin McCarthy
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U.S. probes big subprime lenders
Los Angeles TimesA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun investigating three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Insider Trading, New Century Financial Corporation, Corporate Crime, Banking
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XM, Sirius merger nears approval
Federal regulators appeared poised yesterday to give final approval to the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators, which would bring together the struggling companies after a 17-month quest. Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican who...Tags: Regional Authority, Newspapers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated, Radio, Satellite Technology
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FCC Appears Likely To Approve Sirius-XM Merger
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal regulators appeared poised Wednesday to give final approval to the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators, which would bring together the two struggling companies after a 17-month quest. Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican who...Tags: Regional Authority, Newspapers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated, Satellite Technology, Radio
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FCC Nears Complete Approval Of Sirius, XM Merger
A merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies moved closer to fruition Thursday after the pair agreed to pay $19.7 million to settle a case alleging violation of federal rules.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told...Tags: Apple Inc., Regional Authority, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated, Radio, Satellite Technology
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Federal grand jury investigating Countrywide, IndyMac, New Century
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun probing three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand jury...Tags: Bank of America Corp., New Century Financial Corporation, Corporate Crime, Lawyers, Litigation
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Glastonbury Hopes To Buy Former Arbor Acres Land
Courant Staff WriterSixty years after the Saglio Brothers formed Arbor Acres and produced a chicken that grocers called the "chicken of tomorrow," the town is looking to purchase what remains of the abandoned chicken farm. After months of negotiations, the town is...Tags: Government, Marlborough, Forestry and Timber, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Environmental Cleanup
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Chrysler to cut 1,000 more jobs
Chrysler LLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30 as it tries to return to profitability amid a severe downturn in U.S. sales. Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff said the company hopes most of the cuts will be accomplished...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Defense, Federal Trust Corporation, Foreign Aid, Chrysler LLC
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