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Lehman in talks with KDB to raise $6 billion: report
01.09.2008 04:23
washingtonpost.com
SEOUL (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings has intensified talks with Korea Development Bank (KDB) to raise as much as $6 billion in a share sale that could be concluded this week, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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Finance & Investments
HSBC says super-rich clients moving into cash
01.09.2008 04:23
washingtonpost.com
GENEVA (Reuters) - Many of the world's wealthiest people have moved their money out of stocks and bonds and into cash, the head of HSBC's (HSBA.L) Swiss private banking unit said on Monday.
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Finance & Investments
Appalachian travel packages emphasize the outdoors
01.09.2008 02:35
usatoday.com
The Appalachian Mountain Club has several new programs to help you enjoy fall in the Northeast.
USA
Tourism
Conde Nast Traveler profiles iconic skyscrapers
01.09.2008 02:35
usatoday.com
The magazine looks at iconic skyscrapers from the past, distinctive structures built in the last few years, and the tall buildings ...
USA
Tourism
Hollywood rings up record summer haul
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
As it usually does during economic downturns, the movie business has come on strong, expected to set a summer revenue record of about $4.2 billion from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
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Entertainment Industry
Gavin DeGraw plays Pontiac tonight
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
Gavin DeGraw's self-titled sophomore effort, released in May, is another batch of proficient, catchy songs that fail to climb the poetic heights for which the 31-year-old singer-songwriter is clearly aiming.
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Entertainment Industry
More of today's best bets in entertainment
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
29th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival: noon-10:15 p.m. Hart Plaza, downtown riverfront, Detroit.
USA
Entertainment Industry
Seinfeld tour bus set to stop by
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
Details!? We need details! On Aug. 12, Sony Pictures Television launched a 26-city, 10,000 mile "Seinfeld Campus Tour" in a 60-foot long "Seinfeld" branded, bio-diesel fueled bus experience designed to integrate the "Seinfeld" show "directly into the digital, on-the-move, multitasking lifestyle of college students." So says the release ... and did we mention enough it has to do with "Seinfeld," as in Jerry's legendary sitcom?
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Entertainment Industry
TV TODAY: Season openers aplenty, plus GOP
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Prison Break" season opener, 8-10 p.m., WJBK-TV, Channel 2, Fox. Michael and the others are free for a moment. Then a new crisis begins, along with life-or-death surprises.
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Entertainment Industry
State Fair closes today
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR: And so it goes. Another summer is drawing to a close and so is the Michigan State Fair. The final day of activities includes a package-decorating contest, blacksmith competition and a bubble gum-blowing event. Performing at 7 p.m. are up-and-coming Nashville acts James Otto, Crossin Dixon and the Lost Trailers. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Michigan State Fairgrounds, 8 Mile & Woodward, Detroit. 313-369-8250. $5-$10.
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Entertainment Industry
Gustav shutters refineries on Gulf Coast
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
Hurricane Gustav's threat to the Gulf Coast halted about 15 percent of U.S. refining capacity Sunday, though for now prices at the pump have not risen dramatically.
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Small Business
Retailers gear up as Gustav eyes Gulf
01.09.2008 02:32
freep.com
CHICAGO -- From the confines of an emergency command center at the company's North Carolina headquarters, dozens of Lowe's employees are spending the weekend monitoring the swirling collection of clouds and rain bearing down on the Gulf Coast.
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Small Business
SUZE ORMAN: Plan, plug holes, simplify the holidays to handle winter heating bills
01.09.2008 02:31
freep.com
What's on my radar right now -- and should be on yours -- is what it's going to cost to stay warm this winter. It's probably sweltering where you live right now, but you need to look down the road to see what might be coming.
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Small Business
Borro Launches Ground-breaking Online Service to Provide Short-term Loans
01.09.2008 02:29
prweb.com
Borro is an online business that offers consumers responsible, fast and convenient short-term loans, through the temporary release of equity from personal assets.Borro provides one of the fastest and most flexible ways for consumers to meet their short-term cash flow needs when traditional sources (credit cards and overdrafts) are not available or are already fully utilised. Using state-of-the-art technology, world-class people and partners, Borro delivers excellent value and a very fast and convenient service.Compared to the charges incurred in using alternatives such as unapproved overdrafts, or 'pay day loans', Borro offers extremely competitive terms. (PRWeb Sep 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/onlinepawnbroker/shorttermloan/prweb1269774.htm
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Tourism
Commerzbank to buy Dresdner for $14.5 billion
01.09.2008 02:25
washingtonpost.com
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) plans to cut almost 2 billion euros ($3 billion) in costs by slashing 9,000 jobs and shrinking investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort after buying Dresdner Bank, but investors appeared unconvinced by the deal.
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