LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG) announces that the merger agreement previously
executed on November 7, 2008 with Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
("Fidelity") has been terminated. Under the agreement, Fidelity had sole
discretion to terminate on or before November 21, 20...
Fidelity National
Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) today announced the termination of its definitive
merger agreement with LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., pursuant to its
contractual due diligence termination right.
This week the New Jersey attorney
general settled a lawsuit with eHarmony Inc, a popular matchmaking site that
previously did not serve same-sex daters, requiring it also offer same-sex
matching services.
Hundreds of customers lined up
outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up today,
some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the new
BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon
Wireless.
BEIJING, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mon Arc Corporation www.monacorporation.com PINKSHEETS: MONA.PK management representatives have completed their on-site inspection of the Andrea Gold mine operation in Peru.
The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) and the Nursery Growers Association (NGA) hosted a "Meet Your Senator" luncheon with Sen. Alex Padilla (D--San Fernando Valley) in Canoga Park, California on Friday, October 10, 2008.
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) announced today it has entered into a long-term agreement with
Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, to purchase up to
103 megawatts (MW) of renewable wind energy. The project will generate up to
303 gigawatt-hours of renewabl...
A draft proposal issued Friday by Mayor Greg Nickels outlining his scheme to ignore state statute and state legislative authority over firearms regulation amounts to a slap in the face against more than 250,000 Washington state residents, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep an...
Kroger is asking customers in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area, east Texas, and Shreveport and Alexandria, La., to
check the pet food they have at home for specific packages of Pet Pride pet
food. These products were included in a September recall due to potential
contamination with Salmonel...
TORONTO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial has announced that the Company and its Board of Directors ("Board") will be working with both Houlihan Lokey and Scotia Capital as co-financial advisors. In that regard, Houlihan Lokey and Scotia Capital w...
As of Thursday, January 1, 2009,
WOLS 106.1 FM will be operated by Norsan Media, becoming the newest Spanish
Language FM station in Charlotte and the second FM here for Norsan Media, the
group that also publishes the weekly "Mi Gente".
The new TKTS ticket booth on
Father Duffy Square in New York City has finally opened its portholes after
several years of design and construction. The new booth -- a striking glass
structure in the heart of New York's theatre district -- was officially
declared open by New York City M...
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A South Korean businessman was ordered detained today for his alleged role in a bribery conspiracy for a $206 million telecommunications contract involving employees of the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Divi...
Aibel Group Ltd. (Aibel Group), a United Kingdom corporation, today pleaded guilty to violating the antibribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and their partners cut the ribbon in Nairobi, Kenya, on SERVIR-Africa. The SERVIR system integrates the satellite resources of the United States and other countries into a W...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Peace Corps signed an historic alliance with six well known Dominican non-profit organizations to benefit poor communities in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of the Alliance is to us...
Norwegian Prime
Minister Jens Stoltenberg has formally recommended to his country's Parliament
that Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II be selected to fulfill
Norway's future air-combat capability requirements.
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company") (Nasdaq: EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank, today announced
that it has received preliminary approval of its application to participate in
the Capital Purchase Program established by the United States Department of
the Treasury under the Emergen...
Walter Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: WLT), a leading producer and exporter of U.S. metallurgical coal for
the global steel industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has
adopted a limited duration Stockholder Rights Plan (Rights Plan).
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to the Big Three U.S. auto executives, calling on them to "submit a credible restructuring plan that results in a viable industry, with quality jobs, and economic opportunity for the 21st century...
It has been difficult for Barbara to get around - not because she didn't want to - but because of a severe and rare medical condition limiting her mobility. For years she has coped with effects of her disease; but always desiring to rise above her physical limitations and function as i...
Hundreds of customers lined
up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up
today, some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the
new BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon
Wireless.
In anticipation of added congestion on area roads, SEPTA has developed a special bus routing for Route 12 passengers to help those in the University City/Grays Ferry area impacted by the South Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project.
It's official. With this year's VOGUE
holiday gift guide featuring ONLY items under $500, it's now chic to spend
less for a luxury gift. As Vogue's only home-fragrance brand featured in the
issue, Saint Parfum fulfills the growing trend this year to give meaningful,
personalized and cu...
Plexus Corp.
(Nasdaq: PLXS), today announced it will webcast its investor relations
presentation at the JP Morgan 2008 SMid Cap Conference in New York, NY on
December 4, 2008 at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up today, some braving cold temperatures, to be the first to buy the new BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon Wireless.
Pantheon China Acquisition
Corp. ("Pantheon", OTC Bulletin Board: PCQC) announced today that its Board of
Directors has re-set the record date to determine Pantheon stockholders who
will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at a special meeting of
Pantheon stockholders. The Com...
Dana Holding Corporation
(NYSE: DAN) announced today that it has received the requisite support of its
lenders to amend the financial covenants for its $1.3 billion senior secured
term credit facility.
CyberSource
Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS), a leading provider of electronic payment and risk
management solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved
a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the Company to buy up to $15
million of its common stock. The Company...