Paramount ups the ante in three way Time Warner bid saga
Time Inc rejected Paramount’s $12.2 billion takeover bid as inadequate and said it would pursue its own $14 billion Warner offer. Paramount conditioned its bid on financing and rights to Time’s 800 cable systems, plus termination of Time’s merger with Warner. Investors eyed shares as the three way struggle shifts toward Delaware Chancery Court.
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Sears keeps merchandise unit in Chicago area. will build at Hoffman Estates
Sears Roebuck and Co. announced it will keep its 6,000 employee merchandise group in the Chicago area, choosing a new 700 acre Hoffman Estates office complex near O’Hare. Headquarters stay at Sears Tower. Illinois offers 61.1 million in incentives plus 178 million in local tax breaks to deter moves to Dallas or North Carolina markets.
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Egg price ranges for retailers in Columbus AP report
In Columbus, price ranges for eggs to retailers are listed by grade and size. Grade A and U.S. Grade A white eggs in cartons delivered to warehouses show extra large at 0.684 to 0.712 per unit, large 0.68 to 0.70, and medium 0.54 to 0.56.
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Metal prices on Comex and Merc updates
New York metal prices reported by AP show Gold at 375.10 per troy ounce Silver 53.06 per troy ounce Platinum 512.10 per troy ounce Palladium 162.25 per ounce Aluminum 0.88 per pound Copper 1.0755 per pound Lead 0.39 0.40 per pound Zinc 0.80 per pound Tin 7.9703 per pound Mercury 300 315 per 76 pound flask Spot and Metals Week composite figures included.
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Grain bids at yesterday's market closing
Loran County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Inc Jacat Grain reported closing bids for Wheat at 372 dollars per bushel Shelled Corn at 2.75 dollars per bushel and Soybeans at 709 dollars per bushel.
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Eastern pilots hold talks under court supervision over strike threat
Eastern Airlines and its pilots union ALPA met for a second day under court supervision after a first session ordered by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland yielded little. The talks follow Eastern seeking court permission to cancel the pilots contract for wage concessions while machinists strike and slash flights. A House subcommittee and a Senate GAO review are planned to study the strike’s impact on the industry.
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Short-term T-bill rates fall to six-month low
The Treasury sold 6.4 billion in three-month bills at 8.07 percent and 6.4 billion in six-month bills at 7.78 percent, both down from last week. Discount rates imply a higher effective yield of 8.35 percent for the three-month issue and 8.21 percent for the six-month issue.
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Creston auction lists 273 consignors selling 620 head
Creston Aucton saw 273 consignors move 620 head of livestock on Monday. Prices ranged across calves hogs sheep cattle with dairy heifer, goats, pony, and hay offerings noted. Specific bids included dairy heifer 635 dollars, goats 134 to 25, hay 2250 to 90, and various cattle and feeder prices across grades.
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