MONACO, January 31 – SRM Global Fund (“SRM”), a Cayman islands registered private investment fund, has today filed a Schedule 13D with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to its investment in Countrywide Financial Corp. (“Company”). In the filing SRM indicates its intention to initiate discussions with the Company and may communicate with [...]
JETS.com, the award winning private jet membership company, today announced that it had been named the first ARG/US Certified Broker by Aviation Research Group, U.S., Inc. (ARG/US), the highly respected third-party safety auditor for the aviation industry. The announcement was made from the floor of the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference currently in session at [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 3 percent.
Financial markets remain under considerable stress, and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households. Moreover, recent information indicates a deepening of the housing contraction as well as some [...]
Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), an innovative provider of powerful video and pixel processing technology, announced today that it has commenced a “Modified Dutch Auction” tender offer for a portion of its outstanding 1.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2024.
Under the ‘Modified Dutch Auction’ procedure, Pixelworks is offering to purchase, for cash, up to $50 million aggregate principal [...]
Calpine Corporation and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, “Calpine”) announced today that it has successfully completed a Court-approved bidding process for a partially completed power plant located in Fremont, Ohio (the Fremont Project). Pursuant to a sale auction held Jan. 28, 2008, Calpine received a high bid of $253.6 million from FirstEnergy [...]
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Diane Helyne Zyats, 202-238-3438 dzyats@elfaonline.org The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s /1 (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $600 billion equipment finance sector, showed December originations increased sharply over November, from $6.7 billion to $10.6 billion. According to year-end totals, new business volume [...]
NEENAH, Wis. – J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has created an online service that makes it easy to scan the broad range of risk management, safety and compliance content that the publisher offers. The new web pages provide an overview of compliance-related content that can be licensed for resale or for internal use. The [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) will broadcast its fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 results conference call on the Web at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.
The call will be available at www.forrester.com. Investors who want to hear the call should log in to www.forrester.com at least 15 minutes prior to [...]
TORR Canada Inc. (“TCI” or the “Company”), dedicated to providing process solutions to the Oil and Gas industry, today announced the appointment of Mr. Petter Hovland, P.Eng. as President of ProPure AS and General Manager of this new business unit that will combine European and Middle-Eastern markets, formerly ProPure AS Norway and TORR Middle-East operations. [...]
Euro Disney S.C.A. Fiscal Year 2008 First Quarter Announcement – First Quarter Revenues Increased 20% to EUR 341 Million
- Resort Revenues Increased 14% to EUR 316 Million, Driven by Theme Parks Attendance, Guest Spending and Hotel Occupancy
- Real Estate Development Revenues Increased EUR 18 Million
Euro Disney S.C.A. (the “Company”), parent company of Euro Disney Associes [...]
