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| Friday, August 19, 2005 9:05 PM PDT | Saudi drafts norms on hire purchases
Khaleej Times Fri, 19 Aug 2005 8:43 PM PDT
JEDDAH — If the Saudi ministry of commerce's new draft regulations on instalment purchases meet with the approval of hire-purchase companies, both Saudis and expatriates failing to pay up on instalment purchases may have to pay up in full. |
Law sets deadline for clean-up of meth labs
Corvallis Gazette Times Fri, 19 Aug 2005 5:13 PM PDT
EUGENE There was plenty of hype around the provision of Oregon's new anti-meth law that will require consumers to have a prescription from their doctor before they are allowed to purchase a product that contains pseudoephedrine, a key meth ingredient. |
Friday, August 19, 2005
The Telegram Online Fri, 19 Aug 2005 7:06 PM PDT
Stratos Global Corp. is increasing the size of its footprint in the world of telecommunications with the purchase of competitor, Xantic B.V. The mobile satellite service provider expects to almost double its market share — giving the company a chunk of the maritime communications business worldwide. |
Newton-John set raises funds to fight breast cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 19 Aug 2005 8:40 PM PDT
Inspired by the words of Maya Angelou, breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John is spotlighting the disease with a musical version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's poem "Phenomenal Woman." |
Universal Music Group gets a phone of its own
Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 19 Aug 2005 8:51 PM PDT
Universal Music Group and partner SingleTouch Interactive are bringing to market a music-focused mobile phone, called MoveU Mobile, which will provide access to such personalized entertainment as ringtones, wallpaper images and other music-related downloads. |
Overland Storage shares jump 26%
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News Fri, 19 Aug 2005 5:12 PM PDT
Overland Storage Inc. (Nasdaq: OVRL, News) stock rose Friday after another manufacturer reported taking a stake in the maker of data storage systems and said it is exploring combining the two companies. |
San Diego Daily Digest: Evening Edition
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News Fri, 19 Aug 2005 5:12 PM PDT
Genius Products is bringing four children's animated TV series to the DVD market, Cornell Capital bought more than 855,000 shares of Immune Response, Leap Wireless insiders dumped nearly $1.3 million in stock, and Nanogen is in trouble with the FDA, according to company announcements, SEC filings, and Bloomberg News. |
Macquarie Infrastructure to Acquire Hawaii's Gas Co. (Update4)
Bloomberg.com Fri, 19 Aug 2005 7:06 PM PDT
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Infrastructure Co., an airport-services provider run by Australia's biggest investment bank, agreed to buy the Gas Co. of Hawaii from K1 Ventures Ltd. for $238 million to enter the gas-distribution business. |
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