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A consortium led by Mexican media group joins the bidding for Univision
Media Release
Jun. 24, 2006
A consortium led by Mexican media group Televisa overcame last-minute walkouts and a skittish debt market to join the bidding on Friday for Univision, the US’s largest Spanish-language media company.
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A consortium led by Mexican media group joins the bidding for Univision
Media Release
A consortium led by Mexican media group Televisa overcame last-minute walkouts and a skittish debt market to join the bidding on Friday for Univision, the US’s largest Spanish-language media company.
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US Senate puts SEC under microscope for allowing possible insider trading by hedge funds
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Two Senate committee chairmen have launched their own probe into an SEC investigation into Pequot Capital, signalling deepening concern in Congress over the growing hedge fund industry.
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Speculation that the Federal Reserve may deliver a 0.5-percentage-point interest rate increase drives dollar high
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The dollar extended its prior session's gains, hitting two-month highs against the euro and yen Friday, amid growing market convictions that the Federal Reserve will keep lifting interest rates.
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Google began streaming free commercial videos
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Google began streaming free commercial videos, including movies and TV shows, supported by advertising as part of a trial.
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The EU may launch an inquiry into anticompetitive behavior in the telecommunications industry
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The EU may launch an inquiry into anticompetitive behavior in the telecommunications industry next year, according to the bloc's top antitrust regulator.
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The UAW said about 37,000 hourly workers have accepted early-retirement or buyout offers from GM
Ajit Parker
The UAW said about 37,000 hourly workers have accepted early-retirement or buyout offers from GM and Delphi. Chrysler said it plans a program of rebates and 0% financing, a move that could draw GM and Ford into another incentive war.
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Wall street heads down, Europe up Asia down
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Stocks may slip early Friday after a flurry of merger activity in the energy sector and a decline in durable-goods orders. Markets rose in Europe and fell in Asia.
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US durable goods orders fell by 0.3 per cent in May, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease
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US durable goods orders fell by 0.3 per cent in May, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease. Orders fell by 4.7 per cent in April, but the data pointed to higher business investment.
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Carlyle Group’s planned T$47.6bn ($1.5bn) acquisition of Eastern Multimedia delayed
Media Release
Carlyle Group’s planned T$47.6bn ($1.5bn) acquisition of Eastern Multimedia, Taiwan’s largest broadband cable operator, was facing months of delay after the island’s new media regulator raised questions over the US private equity fund’s intentions.
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