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- BHP Billiton chief moves to ease competition concerns on Rio bid
- SYDNEY AFP — BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto would have only a "modest" share of world iron ore markets if a proposed mega-merger between the resources giants went ahead, BHP chief Marius Kloppers said on Wednesday. As competition regulators in Europe and Australia scrutinise BHP's hostile 147 billion US...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- BHP Billiton bid "ballparks away": Rio Tinto chief
- SYDNEY AFP — BHP Billiton's takeover offer of rival Rio Tinto was far away from a true valuation of the smaller company, Rio Tinto's chief executive said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Tom Albanese, in Australia for a presentation to investors, told national television that BHP Billiton's bid to...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- Wal-mart-baiters seek entry, need no licence.
- Byline: Mayur Shekhar Jha Apr. 14--NEW DELHI -- Even before Wal-Mart could set shop in India, one of America's most prominent anti-Wal-Mart activists responsible for dragging the retail behemoth to various courts in the US, Wade Rathke, is flying into the country next week...
- Research articles 2007-04-14
- New freight ventures on the way.
- Byline: James Hall Apr 18, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Queensland Rail QR is not about to simply sit back and watch Toll Holdings build a freight behemoth. QR has revealed that it has been preparing ever since...
- Research articles 2006-04-18
- Lower Merion storms back to win the crown
- It had to be the shoes. In a dramatic finish for the ages - and an incredible upset to many - Lower Merion conquered District 8 behemoth Schenley, 60-58, last night to claim the PIAA Class AAAA boys' basketball championship at the Giant Center. Immediately afterwards, Lower Merion...
- Research articles 2006-03-26
- United Spirits may sell 20% to raise $250m.
- Feb. 15--UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya's consolidated liquor behemoth, United Spirits USL, may offload 15-20 percent stake to raise $250m through GDR and FCCB route. After the issue, Mr Mallya's holding may come down to 35 percent from the current level of nearly 43...
- Research articles 2006-02-15
- Just try not to drive in front of one
- I continue to be scared to death of those giant semi-trailer trucks. And with good cause. A recent check in Texas of 5,500 of these behemoths found that more than 1,500 were unsafe, according to a report by Jim Cummins of "NBC Nightly News." Was this unusual? Not at all....
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Comment: Dawning Of A New Era As Super Bank Is Born - As Mergers Between Giant US Banks Spawn Behemoths, It's A Case Of Eat Or Be Eaten. But The Appetite, For Now, Is For Homegrown Fare.
- JP Morgan Chase's $58bn takeover bid for Bank One will create, subject to approvals, the third US super bank, alongside Citigroup and the proposed merger between Bank of America and FleetBoston. The behemoth model now seems to be increasingly fashionable and this deal is likely to...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Author aims to empower the little guys
- Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Progressive commentator Jim Hightower is known for his folksy style and humorous asides, but many consider his work serious business: putting more political power into the hands of ordinary citizens. The Austin, Texas, native's current book, "Thieves in High Places:...
- Research articles 2003-10-08
- Incitec Pivot heads for ASX.
- Jul 10, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Incitec Pivot, the newly-merged fertiliser behemoth, is to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. The company has promised prospective investors up to $A1bn in annual sales. According to a report by Ernst & Young Corporate...
- Research articles 2003-07-10
- Big planners in big trouble.
- May 07, 2003 (Money Management - ABIX via COMTEX) The future of the Australian financial planning sector lies in boutique dealer groups, according to David Williams. The GM of Diversified Portfolio Managers believes that Australians are increasingly distrustful of major brand names. Williams says...
- Research articles 2003-05-07
- Westfield slides.
- Sep 19, 2002 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) The share price of Australian shopping-centre behemoth, Westfield Holdings, has fallen from $A18.49 to $A13.52 since the start of 2002. Investors appear to have been underwhelmed by the group's development program since Westfield America Trust's triumphant...
- Research articles 2002-09-19
- Web page review
- I was doing some research online the other day and ended up at the Internal Revenue Service Web site (www.irs.gov). Incidentally, it reminded me of my mental picture of the organization--a little ugly, slightly clunky, a behemoth. But underneath the rough exterior lies a wealth of information. Fortunately,...
- Research articles 2002-01-07
- Cow Factory Foiled - Brief Article
- COW FACTORY FOILED. While central California's San Joaquin Valley is one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, it also has some of the worst air quality in the nation. Last year, the Sierra Club and the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment filed suit against Borba Farms...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Good Morning America
- That black Times Square behemoth, 1500 Broadway, snared ABC's $1,000 a foot set installation for Good Morning America, and that was enough to secure a $150 million mortgage from Metropolitan Life. Sonnenblick-Goldman arranged the loan for the 33-story, 497,874 square-footer owned by a partnership led by Intertech Corp. and that...
- Research articles 1999-10-13
- Republicans, FCC Switch Roles
- Long oblivious to tech issues, Congress is waking up. The good news? Lawmakers are taking pro-business positions. But here's the rub: Only a few behemoths would benefit. The latest example was Sen. Orrin Hatch's (R-Utah) oddly named "Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act," which the Senate OK'd last...
- Research articles 1999-08-12
- What the dinosaurs left behind - paleontologist Karen Chin examines fossil dinosaur feces to better understand ecology of their times - Brief Article
- When most paleontologists visit the Two Medicine Formation in Montana, they keep their eyes open for the bones of herbivorous dinosaurs, which populated this region 75 million years ago. Karen Chin, however, has something less glamorous on her mind. The graduate student from the University of California, Santa Barbara seeks...
- Research articles 1996-09-21
Additional Resources
- Wachovia Aids Its Brand: The behemoth has launched an ambitious ad campaign aimed at the wealthy. It plans to be No. 1 in this space by 2005, even if that requires double-digit revenue growth. Should competitors worry?
- Don't talk to Wachovia about the importance of brand. The North Carolina-based behemoth, which is still integrating First Union since their 2001 merger, has launched an ambitious advertising campaign to make its wealth management division a househ Don't talk to Wachovia about the...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- AP Moeller hopes to create shipping behemoth with Netherland's Nedlloyd
- COPENHAGEN AFP — Denmark's AP Moeller-Maersk, already the world leader in container shipping, said it was negotiating to take over the Netherlands' Royal PO Nedlloyd in a merger that would create a global shipping giant. Both companies stressed Tuesday that the talks would not necessarily succeed, but speculation was...
- Research articles 2005-05-10
- ASML acquisition of SVGI forms lithography tools behemoth.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-2 October 2000-TheCoveredCall.com: ASML acquisition of SVGI forms lithography tools behemoth C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02102000 Lithography is a laser-based systems used to transfer patters of integrated circuits from photmasks to a silicon wafer prior to the ...
- Research articles 2000-10-02
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