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• Pittsburgh Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC Commences Class Action Suit Against Macy's Inc

  - 2007-06-07

  PITTSBURGH -- Notice is hereby given by the Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC that it has commenced a class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Macy's Inc. (formerly known as Federated Department Stores, Inc.)...

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• Federated may trade under 'M'

  - 2007-03-29

  NEW YORK -- Federated Department Stores Inc. shares will trade under the ticker symbol "M" if shareholders approve changing the company's name to Macy's Inc., the company said Wednesday. In changing its symbol to "M" from "FD" -- which the retailer has traded under since 1992 -- Federated...

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• Morning Alert for NYSE Group, Inc.

  - 2007-03-28

  M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Morning Alert for NYSE Group, IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28032007 Morning Alert for NYSE Group, Inc (NASDAQ:NYX) NYSE Group, Inc. operates multiple securities market centers in the United States. It operates New York Stock Exchange...

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• Federated-May developments

  - 2007-01-14

  Developments that have occurred since the acquisition by Federated Department Stores Inc. of the St. Louis-based May Department Stores Co. THE MERGER: Federated announces in August 2005 that it has completed the $11.9 billion acquisition of May and says it will convert May locations to its Macy's nameplate...

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• Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc.

  - 2006-12-11

  M2 PRESSWIRE-11 December 2006-Blue Chip News: Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11122006 Federated Department Stores' (NYSE:FD) crusade to unite the US department store industry continued with its acquisition of rival May Department Stores (Marshall Field's) in 2005....

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• Fundamental Review for Federated Department Stores Inc.

  - 2006-12-01

  M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 2006-Blue Chip News: Fundamental Review for Federated Department Stores Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01122006 Federated Department Stores' (NYSE:FD) crusade to unite the US department store industry continued with its acquisition of rival May Department Stores (Marshall Field's) in...

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• Federated to sell David’s Bridal and Priscilla of Boston

  - 2006-11-17

  Federated Department Stores Inc. is divorcing David's Bridal. The company said today that it would sell the Conshohocken-based David's Bridal and Priscilla of Boston chains for $750 million. The buyer is private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners L.P., of Los Angeles, which has other retail investments. David's operates 269...

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• Fitch Assigns Preliminary Rating of 'BBB+' to Federated's Sr Note Offering; Outlook Negative

  - 2006-11-16

  CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'BBB+' to Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.'s Holdings proposed issue of senior notes. Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Federated. The proceeds from the issue will be used to fund the company's tender offer for certain of...

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• Federated posts loss after May acquisition

  - 2006-11-09

  CINCINNATI -- Federated Department Stores Inc. on Wednesday reported a $3 million loss in the third quarter as it struggled with disappointing sales at its newly converted 400 Macy's stores and continued hefty costs related to last year's acquisition of May Department Stores Co. The department store operator,...

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• Icahn aims to raise stake in Federated

  - 2006-09-28

  Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who tried to take control of Time-Warner Inc., plans to buy as much as half a billion dollars of additional stock in Federated Department Stores Inc. Icahn is seeking regulatory approval for the purchase of $113.4 million to $500 million in shares, Federated,...

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