Monthly Archives: October 2011

Van Persie, Rooney, Suarez, Van der Vaart & Silva Short Listed For Prestigious … – Football

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Seven Premier League players have been short listed for the prestigious 2012 Ballon d’Or award, it has been revealed, after the list was leaked to the media. Only 34 of the 50 nominees have been revealed so far, with the remaining 16 due to be leaked in the coming days. Manchester United and Manchester City both have two nominees, Rooney and Hernandez for United and Aguero and Silva for City. Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie is shortlisted, as is former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas who played much Read more [...]

Home owners cash in on market

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Janet Williamson, of LJ Hooker Mackay Beaches, at a Bucasia property which went under contract just a week after being put on the market for $440,000. FOUR-BEDROOM homes between $380,000 and $420,000 for sale in Mackay are pure gold on the market right now. Homes in this price bracket are being snapped up in as little as a week after being listed. This is against the overall Mackay market trend, which shows homes in the $500,000-$600,000-and-up bracket are taking longer to sell. It Read more [...]

BIG literary events over the next few weeks!

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It’s that time of year. So many literary events, so little time. I could write at length about all of the events listed below. Each is special in its own way and worth attending. Try! • The Tweens Read Festival welcomes students in grades 5-8 and other fans of children’s literature to meet several authors, including Crystal Allen, Michael Buckley, Kat Falls, Matthew Kirby and Andrea White, 10 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 29), Bobby Shaw Middle School, 1201 Houston, Pasadena; tweensread.com. • Read more [...]

GlaxoSmithKline posts rising Q3 profits

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(AFP) – 7 hours ago  LONDON — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that third-quarter net profit rose seven percent, boosted by growth across its main pharmaceuticals, vaccines and consumer healthcare divisions.The London-listed group also hiked its shareholder dividend by six percent to 17 pence, and added that it would increase share repurchases this year to £2.3 billion, compared with £2.0 billion previously.Earnings after taxation increased to £1.378 billion ($2.20 billion, 1.58 Read more [...]

Range Resources in talks with TSX-listed entity regarding Puntland interests

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Still In Love With U.S.-Listed China Stocks?

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US-listed China shares have plummeted like a pudding and I really don't know if this is going to change soon. This year was a year to forget in the US-listed China space.In the case of Chinese reverse mergers, this year is turning out to be a very disappointing year, as events like the cautious stance of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the NASDAQ’s proposal of new listing requirements for reverse-takeover stocks, and Moody’s Red-Flags report on China-based companies has dampened Read more [...]

MDY Healthcare shares surge on proposed sale of Medivance

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Mdy Healthcare (LON:MDY), the AIM listed strategic investor in healthcare companies, looks set to net over £12.5 million ($20 million) from the sale of its investee company Medivance to New York listed C.R. Baird. MDY has invested approximately $6 million in Medivance in total through a series of investments, giving it a holding of 10.4%. The business is being sold for $250 million, with the transaction scheduled to complete later in the Read more [...]

EC puts brakes on Porsche-style takeovers

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Church’s asset portfolio included 10700 properties

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Church’s asset portfolio included 10,700 propertiesBy Conor Ryan, Investigative Correspondent Wednesday, October 26, 2011AT its height, the Catholic Church in Ireland owned or occupied more than 10,700 properties across the country and controlled nearly 6,700 religious and educational sites.The asset portfolio included schools, houses, halls, churches, convents, parks, sports fields, hospitals, farms, warehouses, shops and tracts of land. This left a complex and restricted asset Read more [...]