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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:05 AM PDT | China National Seen Closing PetroKazakhstan Purchase (Update1) Bloomberg.com Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:18 PM PDT Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China National Petroleum Corp., the biggest Chinese oil company, has the most to gain from buying PetroKazakhstan Inc. and probably won't let another suitor foil its $4.18 billion purchase agreement, investors said. | Maytag agrees to Whirlpool purchase Omaha World-Herald Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:34 PM PDT Maytag Corp. has signed a formal agreement to be acquired by its larger appliance-making rival Whirlpool Corp. for more than $1.7 billion in cash and stock, the company said Monday. Analysts have said the deal will take up to nine months to complete as regulators study antitrust implications. | Fixing 'old nellie' allows savings to purchase gas The Tribune Chronicle Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:42 PM PDT My 1989 Dodge pickup truck, like all things made by God or man, wears out. Especially a 4-wheel drive unit. All the front weight that is being pushed around tends to grind down the parts. | Capral posts first half loss The Age Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:54 PM PDT Capral Aluminium Ltd is set to purchase Crane Group Ltd's aluminium businesses, after announcing Tuesday that a slow down in production had blown out first half losses by almost 60 per cent. | OSI Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Buy Eyetech Northwest Indiana Times Business Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:18 PM PDT NEW YORK - OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., which focuses on cancer treatments, has agreed to purchase Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $935 million in stock and cash. | Measuring up on a smaller scale Northwest Indiana Times Business Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:16 PM PDT In the world of off-road vehicle royalty, Hummer H1 reigns king. But at a cost that bows to a six-figure purchase price, it often takes buyers with a Midas touch to own one. | Bond vote on historic house put off Poughkeepsie Journal Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:14 AM PDT The City of Poughkeepsie's plan to purchase the historic Hoffman House from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. was put on hold Monday after the utility said it was entertaining other offers. | Livingston Awards and activities Detroit News Mon, 22 Aug 2005 9:59 PM PDT Howell: Highlander Way Middle School computer literacy teacher Carole Colburn was awarded a $1,118 grant from the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning. The grant is part of a $1,622 project for the purchase of two additional video cameras for her classroom. | Stores collaborate on used-book sales Seattle Times Tue, 23 Aug 2005 0:44 AM PDT Buoyed by the heavy turnout for its first buying spree in Seattle last year, Portland-based Powell's Books plans to purchase used volumes... | Cuba ups Nebraska trade deal to $30 million Sioux City Journal Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:20 PM PDT LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Cuba will purchase $30 million in Nebraska agricultural products in the next year and a half, Gov. Dave Heineman said Monday. | | |
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