Monthly Archives: March 2012

Carmelo Anthony, Jeremy Lin both listed as ‘questionable’ for Wednesday’s game … – The Star-Ledger

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Anthony Gruppuso/US PRESSWIREJeremy Lin left Saturday's game with a knee injury and now he and Carmelo Anthony (knee) are listed as "questionable" for Wednesday's home game against the Orlando Magic. The Knicks have announced that Carmelo Anthony (groin) and point guard Jeremy Lin (knee) are questionable for Wednesday’s home game against the Orlando Magic. Anthony said that he “tweaked” his groin—an injury that kept him out for seven games in February—but he’s confident that the Read more [...]

Romney’s fundraisers are quietly amassing millions

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By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press – 7 hours ago  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's presidential fundraising operation dwarfs those of his Republican rivals, with more than $75 million already in donations. It also operates mysteriously at times, withholding the names of Romney's major fundraisers who have helped amass much of its money.Now, a review by The Associated Press of campaign records and other records provides clues to the vast national network of business leaders bringing in millions Read more [...]

Argentina’s Finance Secretary Says New Bonds Properly Listed

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Argentine Finance Secretary Adrian Cosentino said the country’s dollar-denominated bonds due in 2018 and issued in November were properly listed in the country’s securities exchanges last year. Cosentino made the comments to reporters in Buenos Aires today, responding to a Bloomberg News report that the national pensions agency was the likely buyer of the bonds and that the sale wasn’t announced in Argentina’s official gazette or on the Economy Read more [...]

At least six thoroughbreds listed by The Jockey Club have Tebow names

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NEW YORK - Tebow's a horse, too. Of course.In fact, there are at least six thoroughbreds listed by The Jockey Club carrying the Tebow name.They're all named for Tim Tebow, the New York Jets' new backup quarterback who last season led Denver to the playoffs with an incredible string of comeback victories but was traded away after the Broncos signed free agent Peyton Manning.Out there on a farm, at a training center or on a racetrack, there's Read more [...]

Bidding Wars Erupt as US Homes for Sale Drop

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Matthew and Carina Hensley offered $10,000 more than the asking price for a three-bedroom house in suburban Seattle, then lost out to one of seven other bidders. Their $270,000 proposal last month came with a family portrait and a letter introducing the couple, their eight-month- old daughter, Harper, and their desire to build a family in the Renton, Washington, house with a yard backing onto a woody hillside. Bidding wars, absent from most parts of the U.S. residential market since its peak Read more [...]

Things you can do locally this weekend

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The second annual Thunder-N-Thibodaux Motorcycle Rally sponsored by Street Survivors includes live music, food, a chip ride, bike show and vendor booths. Proceeds from the event will benefit local charities and families with medical needs. Some of the bands set to perform include One Nite Only, Over Time, Simply Country, Swing Arm, Ruff-N-Ready, Voodoo Bayou, Boo and the Gang and more.Admission: $10 a dayWhen: Through April 1Where: Armadillo Club, 1988 Burma Road, ThibodauxInformation: Mike Read more [...]

Short sales, foreclosures common in New Tampa

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NEW TAMPA -- Michael Ceparano has seen the ugly side of this sprawling suburban community at the northeast end of the city. Amid its lavish, well-maintained neighborhoods are distressed homes on the market in need of major repairs. Some foreclosed and short-sale properties are stripped of basic materials and the fixtures that make a house a home. Ceparano has seen houses with kitchen cabinets ripped from walls; dining counters missing their surfaces; doors removed from Read more [...]

RPT-BATS’ core business solid, future growth uncertain

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Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:59am EDT * BATS' core trading business solid despite IPO stumble* Canceled IPO hurts nascent listing business* Future growth and expansion uncertain* Regulators don't see link to high-speed trading concernsBy Tim McLaughlin and Olivia OranBOSTON/NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Orders flowed normally through BATS Global Markets on Monday, sending a sigh of relief that the core trading business of the nation's third-largest stock exchange remains Read more [...]

Chop House makeover planned for Memorial Hall

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27 Mar 2012, 10:08 The Victorian Chop House Company, restaurant operator behind Sam's and Mr Thomas's Chop Houses in Manchester, is in advanced negotiations to acquire the Memorial Hall on Albert Square for redevelopment into a restaurant and small hotel. Project Prince involves conversion of the Grade 2*-listed building on the corner of Lloyd Street and Southmill Street into a ground and lower ground restaurant, first floor function rooms in the memorial hall, with eight bedrooms in total Read more [...]