Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Hyatt Hotels Corp., the hotel chain controlled by Chicagos Pritzker family, raised $950 million in the third-largest US initial public offering this year. The Pritzker family sold 38 million Class A shares at $25 each and will receive all the proceeds from the sale. Bl...
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The BBC said Friday that Somali pirates called the broadcaster to demand $7 million for the release of a British couple whose yacht was hijacked off the coast of Africa. (Oct. 30) ... piracy bbc pirates $7 million uk couple
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While there is nothing to celebrate until job numbers turn around, the President cites the recent dramatic turnaround in gross domestic product as a sign of better things to come. He also applauds the fact that the Recovery Act has now created or saved more than a million jobs. October 31, 2009....
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Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., the only major US automaker to avoid bankruptcy, posted a net income of $997 million in the third quarter and its first operating profit since early 2008. Ford said it expects to be solidly profitable in 2011. Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman reports. (Source:...
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