NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES TO BUY CORNERSTONE BANCORP
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NewAlliance Bancshares agrees to buy Cornerstone Bancorp for $49 million in cash or stock to add branches in southwestern part of Connecticut (S)
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13th of April 2005 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 13, 2005
MAKERS DELAY SEEKING APPROVAL FOR CANCER DRUG
Date: 13 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ImClone Systems and Bristol-Myers Squibb will delay seeking Food and Drug Administration approval for new use of Erbitux drug for treatment of neck and head cancers until second half of year, when they finish analyzing results; companies planned to file application by June (S)
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY TO BUY NATURAL-GAS PROPERTIES
Date: 13 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chesapeake Energy acquires properties in Texas from Laredo Energy II, Pecos Production, Rubicon Oil & Gas and unidentified independent company in Dallas for combined $686.4 million in cash to increase proven reserves by about 289 billion cubic feet of gas (S)
LIONS GATE TO SPIN OFF CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION UNIT
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lions Gate Entertainment will spin off its Canadian distribution unit into new company called Maple Pictures in plan to cut costs; Brad Pelman and Laurie May, who have served as executives of Lions Gate, will lead Maple Pictures; Pelman and May, along with two undisclosed Canadian private equity firms, will be shareholders in new company; Lions Gate will hold minority stake (S)
F.C.C. Denies Waiver for Tribune Company
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Communications Commission denies request for permanent waiver of media ownership rules that would allow Tribune Co to own both Hartford Courant newspaper and WTXX-TV in Waterbury, Conn; extends temporary waiver, noting that Tribune has been trying unsuccessfully to sell television station (S)
I.M.F. Predicts Global Economic Growth in 2005
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Monetary Fund, in semiannual World Economic Outlook, predicts slowdown in global economic growth has started to bottom out and world economy, led by US and China, appears set for solid expansion in 2005; predicts world's gross domestic product will rise 4.3 percent this year and 4.4 percent in 2006 (M)
Technology Briefing | Software: Sage Group Sales Increase 17%
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sage Group reports fiscal first-half sales increased 17 percent, to about 381 million pounds ($721 million); reports 16 percent rise in pre-tax profit, to about 101 million pounds (S)
Swap of Assets in Gas and Oil Close in Russia
Date: 13 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Royal Dutch/Shell Group is nearing agreement with Gazprom that will give it 50 percent of Zapolyarnoye natural gas project in Siberia; in return, Gazprom will receive 25 percent of $12 billion Sakhalin-2 venture off Russia's Pacific Coast, which is run by Shell (M)
Technology Briefing | Deals: Storage Technology Says Profit Missed Estimates
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Storage Technology Corp says first-quarter profit and revenue missed analysts' estimates (S)
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Apax Drops Bid For Woolworths
Date: 14 April 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Apax Partners Worldwide drops takeover bid for Woolworths Group Ltd (S)