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- a term borrowed from chess strategy to describe a company involved in the politics of a takeover bid. There are three main types of knights. A white knight is a...
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- Not fade away: Rolling Stones singer Jagger turns 65
- LONDON AFP — Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age pensioner. At an age when most British men are retiring from work and claiming state pensions, Jagger is...
- Research articles 2008-07-25
- Ex-Knight Execs Cleared
- Knight Capital Group's former chief executive and head of institutional sales were cleared of fraud charges in federal court. Ken Pasternak, who ran Knight from its founding in 1995 to 2002, and John Leighton, head of sales, beat Securities and Exchange Commission charges they defrauded Knight's institutional customers....
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- "My agent was always telling me to wear more make-up, wear higher
- WHEN you've been to bed with Leonardo DiCaprio, settling down on a sofa to talk to the Sunday Herald isn't likely to count among the most exciting things you have done in your life. Of course, Laura Fraser was only acting when she slipped between the sheets with...
- Research articles 2008-03-16
- Knight Transportation Receives 1,000th 2007 EPA Emission Standard Engine
- PHOENIX -- Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) announced, in continuing a commitment of maintaining modern equipment for Driving Associates and customers, refraining from cycle purchasing around new EPA standards, and contributing to a cleaner environment, the receipt of its 1,000th tractor equipped with an engine certified to meet the 2007...
- Research articles 2008-02-21
- COURT DECISIONS
- INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published in Westlaw, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN Failure to transfer title triggers coverage dispute Theresa Dassinger owned a 1993 Mazda automobile that she insured with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. In March 2003, Dassinger gave the car to...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Robes and regalia as Queen Elizabeth's chosen knights parade
- WINDSOR, England AFP — Queen Elizabeth II took part in the Order of the Garter service Monday, an English tradition which sees her chosen band of knights and ladies parade in all their feathers and finery. The monarch was joined by the select great and good at the annual...
- Research articles 2007-06-18
- Institutional, meet retail; Knight Capital Group creates new model that converges stock flows from both groups, and becomes a leading market maker.(Knight Capital Group Inc.)
- Byline: Isabelle Clary JERSEY CITY, N.J. - While much has been made of institutional orders finding a perfect match in their peer group, money managers are finding that retail flow is providing a valuable counterparty for their hard-to-work orders Byline: Isabelle Clary ...
- Research articles 2007-07-23
- U.S. Gold Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Resolutions to Acquire White Knight Resources, Nevada Pacific Gold & Tone Resources.
- DENVER, COLORADO, Mar 16, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- U.S. GOLD CORPORATION (TSX:UXG)(AMEX:UXG) is pleased to announce that by a vote of more than 99% of the shares cast at the special meeting held on March 15, 2007, its shareholders overwhelmingly approved resolutions necessary to acquire...
- Research articles 2007-03-16
- Meridiana could be 'white knight' for struggling Alitalia: report
- MILAN AFP — Meridiana, Italy's third-biggest airline, may be the "white knight" the struggling flag carrier Alitalia is looking for. Owned by Prince Karim Aga Khan, Meridiana specializes in flights to Sardinia. The group bought a 15-percent share in the Florence airport in September, and is about to buy a...
- Research articles 2006-12-28
- Knight matches all–time US college hoop win mark
- LUBBOCK, United States AFP — Bob Knight matched Dean Smith for the most coaching victories in US college basketball history with his 879th triumph when his Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated Bucknell 72-60. The controversial 66-year-old coach, in his 41st season, improved to 879-353. Knight began his career at the...
- Research articles 2006-12-23
- Japanese noodle maker evades clutches of US hedge fund
- TOKYO AFP — Japanese noodle maker Myojo Foods has said that it has successfully evaded a hostile takeover attempt by a US hedge fund thanks to a 'white knight' counterbid from industry giant Nissin Food Products. The tender offer by Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, the Japanese arm of the...
- Research articles 2006-11-27
- McCartney puts woes behind him as new music premieres
- LONDON AFP — Paul McCartney escaped his bitter divorce battle for a few hours at the world premiere of his new work, which was inspired by his late first wife Linda. The former Beatle was at the packed Royal Albert Hall for the orchestral performance of his new classical album...
- Research articles 2006-11-03
- Nike Founder Phil Knight to Give $105 Million to Stanford Business School; Commitment Believed to Be Largest Ever to a Business School.
- Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 1 AScribe Newswire -- Nike Inc. founder and chairman Philip H. Knight, MBA '62, will give $105 million to Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. It is believed to be the largest gift ever given...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- 'Sex Bomb' Sir Tom Jones on bended knee before the queen
- LONDON AFP — Legendary Welsh singer and ladies' man Tom Jones got down on bended knee before Queen Elizabeth II -- and arose Sir Tom when he was knighted at Buckingham Palace. The hip-swivelling star, who is used to having underwear flung at him by adoring female fans, was...
- Research articles 2006-03-29
- The Clinical Chemist
- Delays of Publication of Papers until Their Presentation at MeetingsIt is accepted in some circles that papers cannot be presented at meetings if their content has appeared in print. The usual rationale for this approach is that no one will come to the meeting if only published information is presented....
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Publisher of Newsday newspaper explains shakeup in newsroom management.
- By Paul D. Colford, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 10--Newsday publisher Tim Knight explained the shakeup in newsroom management yesterday by saying he had "basic differences" with editor Howard Schneider "in how best to position Newsday for the...
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- Asset Managers Press for Reserve Auditing, Praise Shell Clean-Up.
- One of the world's largest pension funds has called on Royal Dutch/Shell to lead the oil industry in adopting more transparent and meaningful reporting on reserves through the use of external auditors. The $168 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System Calpers, alongside corporate governance activists Knight Vinke Asset...
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- N.Y. firm, NASA develop phosphorous system.
- Byline: Tracy Hayhurst It's a long way from outer space to an in-ground septic tank, but a small upstate New York firm and NASA have had a successful collaboration. Knight Treatment Systems of Oswego, N.Y., developed...
- Research articles 2006-01-02
- Financial Mail, London, Gadfly column.
- Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 24--A LAUNDRY BILL THEY WON'T PAY: Hats off to the splendid Angela Knight, the ex-Tory MP who is now chief executive of the brokers" trade body, the snappily named Association of Private...
- Research articles 2004-10-24
- LEADING EDGE; White Knight
- At first sight, David Russell does not look like your proverbial knight in shining armour. This unassuming, mild-mannered chief executive of the Consumers Institute is a pragmatist who has taken the middle ground in the battle that swirls around the many disparate views of business, government and the general public....
- Research articles 2004-10-04
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